Small business loan support scheme unveiled by Mandelson

The government today unveiled a scheme to secure some £20 billion of short term lending to support ... to convert debt into equity. Phil Orford, chief executive of the Forum of Private Business, expressed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:29:05

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TARP II: The Wrath of TALF

In normal times the Federal Reserve responds to crises by using teeny, gold-plated hydraulic levers to raise and lower interest rates ... which it will lend up to $200 billion to support the issuance of debt backed by consumer and small-business debt -- such as credit-card loans, student debt, auto loans and loans backed by the Small [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:35:02

The Venture Capital Infusions

From Entrepreneur.com : It’s not often that America’s small businesses get $2 billion in federal funds set aside just for them. But that’s what happened when President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act this February.  Better known as the stimulus bill, the ARRA changed the rules for a little-known SBA program that loans money to qualified VC firms called Small Business Investment Corporations, or SBICs. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-09 14:00:00

MICROCAPITAL STORY: US Secretary of State Designate Hilary Clinton Refers to Obama’s Mother, Ann Dunham; Implies Microfinance Would be an Important Part of her Agenda

At a confirmation hearing before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, US Secretary of State designate Hilary Clinton, ... firsthand how small loans given to poor women to start small businesses can raise standards ... with civil and business communities in promoting microfinance for the past nearly 30 years. The USAID [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:00:23

Government Grants

Many people feel that grants are temporary loans. Well, it is not so. Grants means in simple words a favor ... , personal cash, students, research, small business etc. Now, many people are actually not aware about this. I wanted to start a small business and my friend told me to apply for small business grant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:15:28

At Last - Looking at the Customer from Their Point of View

Stessa Cohen and Kristin Moyer here.  Wells Fargo announced that it is launching an online loan-consolidation repayment program in combination with ... “How to really pay off credit card debt” “How to get a small business loan in a credit crunch” ... a savings tool:  the Wells Fargo Debt Pay Down Solution.  This solution will let customers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 14:46:25

News....

News.... Commandos smash Taliban bomb factory. Score one for the good guys. Pentagon: 61 ex-Guantanamo inmates return to terrorism ... to travel in flying car from London to Timbuktu... yes, really. Ok that is cool ... . We need it ASAP. Lord Mandelson unveils multi-billion pound loan scheme to help small businesses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:46:30

FEMA streamlines citizen aid requests (UPDATED)

Failure and embarrassment must be good motivators. After Hurricane Katrina, FEMA allowed victims to file for aid online, ... agencies, you can do other stuff, too: apply for a small business loan, file a change of address with the Social Security Administration, apply for a student loan, and check on the status [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:03:24

Success!

Success is one of those things that is very inspiring to me and probably most of you ... such and such business for 30 million or some large odd number. To me because I am not there yet, success stories ... microlending (small loans) in other countries to start businesses and to try to get ahead. Well, because [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:30:53

Nixon Orders Small Business Loans To Kick Start Jobs Plan

WATCH THE KY3 NEWS @ 10 REPORT HEREGovernor Jay Nixon signs 3 executive orders:Directing the state to create a pool of $2 million dollars in low-interest and no-interest direct loans to small businesses.Establishing a task force to identify ways the state can best attract fuel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:14:00

Obama's Big Chance

Albeit reluctantly, the Senate gave the go-ahead to release the additional $350 billion in TARP funding contemplated by the original plan ... at companies receiving funds, provide more loans to small businesses and ensure “taxpayers can see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:29:19

Start Up Loans

So I keep hearing about this web site for small business owners. I have seen them before and didn't really think much about them ... and debt consolidation. I was very surprised at what they offered and would suggest them to any ... . The site is designed to provide Start-Up Loans for people who want to get their own business [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 02:55:16

P2P Lending Gets Tougher As Another Door Opens

With Prosper and Loanio working on regulatory paperwork, LendingClub was the only peer-to-peer lender in town last quarter ... % for the highest-rated borrowers to 20.11% for the lowest. Borrowers are using the loans for debt consolidation, education, small business and other expenses under $25,000. The increase in traffic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:36:17

Kiva Card a Simple Way to do Serious Good

We all seem to be broke these days. Why would anyone in their right mind want to donate money during a financial crisis? Easy ... the gamut from car repair shops to small farms. Business owners generally take their loans very [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 17:07:46

"A surge of inflation is sure to follow". Fed fault line grows.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Key fault lines are emerging at the Federal Reserve over the central bank's journey into uncharted monetary policy ... - saying the Fed's plan to purchase consumer and small business loans with the help of the Treasury [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:35:13

SBA Loans Plummet

During the first quarter of its 2009 fiscal year (which is the last three months of 2008), the Small Business Administration dropped the total number of loans it backed by 57 percent ... s loan, meaning that 7(a) loans are actually provided by lenders who participate with the SBA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:32:25

Barack Obama Draws 100,000 to St. Louis Rally

Wow. This is impressive no matter your political persuasion ... have disappeared. The credit crisis has left businesses large and small unable to get loans, which [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 04:51:44

Crist 'gardening' plan survives Senate vote

The $10-million Crist administration small business jobs program known as "economic gardening" isn't growing much except opposition ... for loans of up to $250,000 to create new jobs. But Senate Democratic Leader Al Lawson called it "corporate ... Beach Post report that the business consultant who drafted parts of the proposal also wants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:49:29

Crist's 'gardening' proposal survives Senate vote

The $10-million Crist administration small business jobs program known as "economic gardening" isn't growing much except opposition ... for loans of up to $250,000 to create new jobs. But Senate Democratic Leader Al Lawson called it "corporate ... Beach Post report that the business consultant who drafted parts of the proposal also wants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:45:55

Outsourcing Entrepreneur Admits Giant Accounting Fraud

SmartCompany: India’s business sector is reeling after revelations that the boss of outsourcing giant Satyam Computer Services has falsified the ... that $1.4 billion in cash and bank loans the company listed as assets on its balance sheet last September did not actually exist. Raju said in his letter that the fraud started off small but grew [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:02:35

Small Business Administration - Financial Assistance

Our Fast Business Loan, unlike traditional bank loans, has less stringent requirements, faster approval, and no closing cost or fees ... Loans Business Loans Debt Consolidation Services Mortgage Loans Personal Loans Student Loans ... or for investment.Still, some investors in distressed debt, that a sign of a softening economy.That means every [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 05:40:15

Loan Plans for Small Businesses

The government have revealed plans to guarantee small businesses £20billion of loans. In return for a fee, the state will insure banks against companies defaulting on loan repayments. However there are concerns that £20billion won’t be enough for all businesses to share. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has described the measures as “real help now to deal with specific problems”. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 07:30:25

Small business loans for women entrepreneurs

Women mostly have a notice which appropriation small commercial operation loans is a painful, difficult and extensive process. However, a law is utterly a contrary. A commercial operation woman will have to outlay more or reduction a same time and efforts as a office worker to get a loan.Loans have been accessible for women entrepreneurs in a accumulation of fields such as catering, consulting, beauty care, bed & breakfasts, print studios, house pet supplies, nod cards, etc.Things to Keep In Mind [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 20:53:36

Making a Family Budget

by Mary bush Whether you’ve just started a family and are new to the lifestyle, or you have several kids as old as high school age, ... it, you need some help, too. Debt comes in all shapes and sizes. You could have car loans, small business loans, loans from family, credit card debt, or money owed from any type of financing. You need to find [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:10:08

Making a Family Budget

by Mary bush Whether you’ve just started a family and are new to the lifestyle, or you have several kids as old as high school age, ... it, you need some help, too. Debt comes in all shapes and sizes. You could have car loans, small business loans, loans from family, credit card debt, or money owed from any type of financing. You need to find [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 11:07:10

Small-Business Leaders Offer Stimulus Ideas

Entrepreneurs and their representatives convened on Capitol Hill yesterday to offer their suggestions for how the new Obama administration can craft ... a portion of Small Business Administration-backed loans for businesses that create new jobs with health ... , and this could be achieved through giving the SBA authority to grant and fully process small-bu [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:01:12

Small-Business Leaders Offer Stimulus Ideas

Entrepreneurs and their representatives convened on Capitol Hill yesterday to offer their suggestions for how the new Obama administration can craft ... a portion of Small Business Administration-backed loans for businesses that create new jobs with health ... , and this could be achieved through giving the SBA authority to grant and fully process small-bu [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:36:44

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