Sequestration Cuts $92 Million From the SBA’s Budget
When outgoing Small Business Administration chief Karen Mills briefed reporters last month, she said “the sequester is just terrible for small business.” How terrible it will be remains an open...
View ArticleSmall Employers Add Jobs, Obamacare Opportunities, SBA Cuts Overblown: March 11
A monthly Inuit index shows small employers added just 15,000 jobs in February, Donna Fuscaldo reports. [Fox Business] Arlene Weintraub examines the business opportunities created by the Affordable...
View ArticleWith E-Verify Suspended, Employers Are Skittish About Hiring
(Corrects the name of the federal agency in the third paragraph.) The partial shutdown of the U.S. government is frustrating small business owners, especially those who contract with the federal...
View ArticleSmall Caps Stall, NYC’s Soda Ban Blocked, NVCA Seeks New Chief: March 12
Nearly 80 percent of publicly traded U.S. corporations are valued at less than $500 million, writes Adam J. Epstein, but the markets they rely on to raise capital are broken. [Bloomberg Businessweek]...
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Can a New Obamacare Site Remedy Employers’ Confusion?
Photograph by Getty Images More than $500 million has been spent on advertising for and against health reform since 2009, with groups opposing Obamacare outspending supporters by almost 5 to 1,...
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SBA Loans You Can and Can’t Get During a Government Shutdown, in Two Lists
Photograph by Michael Reynolds/EPA via Corbis The U.S. Capitol building in Washington Whether you choose to heed the words lawmakers are speaking, or search for more subtle hints, the first federal...
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New Legislation Neglects Small Exporters’ Biggest Need
Photograph by Tim Rue/Bloomberg A Cosco Pacific container ship enters the Port of Long Beach in California Less than 1 percent of U.S. companies export goods and services, according to the Department...
View ArticleSmall Caps Stall, NYC’s Soda Ban Blocked, NVCA Seeks New Chief: March 12
Nearly 80 percent of publicly traded U.S. corporations are valued at less than $500 million, writes Adam J. Epstein, but the markets they rely on to raise capital are broken. [Bloomberg Businessweek]...
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The SBA’s Role as Home Lender, Post-Oklahoma Tornado
Photograph by Scott Olson/Getty Images Workers repair power lines damaged by a tornado on May 23, 2013, in Moore, Okla. In the aftermath of a natural disaster like the tornado that ripped through...
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Banks Pulled Back on Small Business Lending Before the Shutdown
Photograph by Atilla Altun/Getty Images Lenders say the government shutdown hasn’t yet blocked the pipeline for loans backed by the Small Business Administration. Many banks are still processing...
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