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Small Business
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Is It a Wise Hand-Up, or An Unfair Handout?
February 9, 2010Strugglers' eligibility for small-business funds is in question
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Could Small-Business Lending Blitz Backfire?
February 5, 2010WASHINGTON — Though President Obama began a concerted push this week to encourage bankers to boost lending to small businesses, some are wondering if the government will come to regret trying to force the issue.
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Critics Pick Apart Obama Small Biz-Loan Plan
February 3, 2010WASHINGTON — Though lawmakers said Tuesday they support the goal of President Obama's $30 billion program to spur small-business lending, many sharply criticized the proposal, arguing it either would not work or could be done more directly.
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Report: Small Business Owners Grow More Dissatisfied With Their Banks
February 2, 2010Many may switch institutions that don’t meet their needs.
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Obama Pushes Bank Tax, Reg Reform in State of the Union
January 28, 2010Proposes $30B for small business lending
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BofA’s Small Business Strategy: A Boon to Merrill Advisors
January 6, 2010The bank’s new CEO spelled out his commitment to small business.
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Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffett Team in Small-Biz Program
November 19, 2009Financial services conglomerate Goldman Sachs said it will launch a program that will earmark $500 million to assist the small-business community.
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Intuit Rolls Out Small Business CRM Service
November 17, 2009QuickBooks parent Intuit Inc. has unveiled Customer Manager, a CRM service for small businesses that provides online and mobile access to customer data.
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CIT Files for Bankruptcy
November 2, 2009CIT Group Inc. on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York’s Southern District Bankruptcy Court, and on Monday it asked the judge overseeing the case, Allan Gropper, for approval to receive a special loan facility to be used during the court-supervised workout.
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Intuit to Expand 401(k), Health Insurance Market
October 22, 2009Intuit plans to expand its presence in the market for helping small businesses manage their 401(k) and health insurance benefits, even though many of its own customers do not offer such benefits.
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Big Impact Unlikely for Obama's Small-Biz Lending Plan
October 22, 2009President Obama's moves to spur more small-business lending are largely a grab bag of old ideas and minor tweaks that are unlikely to have much impact, observers said.
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Majority of Small Businesses Plan No Raises
October 15, 2009Seventy-seven percent of small business owners don’t plan to give raises in 2010, according to a new survey.
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IRS Creates Retirement Plan Tool for Small Business
October 14, 2009The Internal Revenue Service has created a new Web-based tool to help small-business owners determine which tax-favored pension plan best suits their needs and how to keep their plans in compliance.
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IRS Mulls Limiting Sole-Proprietor Loss Deductions
October 14, 2009About a quarter of all sole-proprietor businesses report losses on their tax returns, but many are doing so by understating their income or overstating their expenses, leading to billions of dollars in lost tax revenue, according to a new government report.
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IRS Provides New T&E Expensing Rules
October 1, 2009The Internal Revenue Service has issued new rules for travel, lodging, meals and other expenses, including a new optional method for computing the deductible costs.
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