Small business owners could get much-needed relief from the economic recovery bill since the U.S. Small Business Administration is pegged to receive $730 million to improve its loan programs. Since the number of SBA loans has dropped dramatically due to the recession, the ...read more

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  May 12, 2017

From coast to coast, small businesses of all kinds have said for 18 months they are not necessarily thumbs-up about the future as are recent overall economic reports. But all that changed in April, according to the most recent figures from the National Federation of Independent ...read more

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  May 12, 2017

Small business owners appear to be in a slightly better mood these days, as the Small Business Optimism Index nudged up 2.7 points in October to 91.7, according to a recent statement by the National Federation of Independent Business, which runs the index. And some specialty ...read more

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  May 12, 2017

According to the 2010 U.S. Small Business Banking Satisfaction Study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates, overall satisfaction by small business banking customers with their banks has dropped from 718 points out of 1,000 to 711. The study found that, of any banking customer, ...read more

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  May 12, 2017