All Articles Tagged "small buiness"
More Entrepreneurs Looking for Gov't Loans
(Wall Street Journal) — Amid tougher lending standards and riskier times, a growing number of small-business borrowers are seeking federal government loan guarantees to loosen the purse strings at their local bank, according to SmartMoney’s latest Take Two profile of 50-plus entrepreneurs. With several weeks left in the fiscal year, the Small Business Administration’s two main lending programs have already surpassed arecord-high $18 billion in guaranteed loans issued through banks and other conventional lenders, agency data show. That’s more than double the full-year total in 2009. Depending on size, SBA loans are guaranteed for up to 85% against default. Like many borrowers, Alan Green, a former television news photographer who is the subject of this week’s profile, was initially turned down by three banks for a loan he needed to buy an ailing Molly Maid franchise in Salt Lake City. Yet after applying for an SBA 7(a) loan, Green, 59, had a check for more than $100,000 within a matter of weeks.
The Juice Behind Your Website
(Entrepreneur.com) –Margaret Schell wanted a new website for S.PR, the boutique public relations firm she owns in Los Angeles. The firm already had an attractive, simple site that let visitors find her business address, phone number and client list. But Schell wanted something more dynamic, filled with current press clippings and photos, and more importantly, she wanted to blog. So she hired a web developer who created the website of her dreams. Until she tried to use it.
The Juice Behind Your Website
(Entrepreneur.com) –Margaret Schell wanted a new website for S.PR, the boutique public relations firm she owns in Los Angeles. The firm already had an attractive, simple site that let visitors find her business address, phone number and client list. But Schell wanted something more dynamic, filled with current press clippings and photos, and more importantly, she wanted to blog. So she hired a web developer who created the website of her dreams. Until she tried to use it.
