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CIT's Bankruptcy Is Not Doomsday for Small Businesses

Jerry Chautin | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Loans, Bankruptcy, Borrowing Money, Selling Invoices, Selling Accounts Receivable, Recession, Term Loans, Cash Flow, Small Business Owners, Score, Commercial Paper, Equipment Loans, Working Capital Loans, Cit, Factoring, Alternative Financing, Sba, Business News, Small Business, Ifg, Business News
Jerry Chautin

CIT has been a stalwart lender for small businesses. But there are alternatives if you look for them.

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Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 3 of 7

Alice Schroeder | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Excerpt, Economics, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Business News, Warren Buffett, The Snowball, Books, Alice Schroeder, Business, Books News, Financial Crisis, Books News
Alice Schroeder

Buffett had indeed learned through experience that "when in doubt keep holding"; he said, "I've made most of my money sitting on my ass."

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Develop Your Strategic Plan for 2010‏!

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Jian, Women Entrepreneurs, Business News, Software, Michelle Renee, Biz-Plan-Builder, How-to-Start-a-New-Business, New Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Fox Business News, Burke Franklin, Business News
Michelle Renee

Having a proven strategic business planning and financial forecasting system will help you, not only save time and reduce stress, but also make the most out of your existing cash flow, opportunities and resources.

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Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 2 of 7

Alice Schroeder | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Excerpt, Economics, Books, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Business News, Warren Buffett, Financial Crisis, The Snowball, Alice Schroeder, Business, Books News
Alice Schroeder

Buffett would always love reading newspapers, but his investing was tightly focused on simple businesses that were as close to immortal as possible. Newspapers no longer qualified.

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Jason Linkins

Lobbyists Dodge Regulations Through Reinvention

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbyist Deregistrations, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Business News, Lobbyblog, Politics News

So, if you happen to have read a recent study by the Center for Responsive Politics and OMB Watch entitled "Lobbyists Terminating Their Federal Regis...

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You Can Borrow Small Amounts of Business Capital Now

Jerry Chautin | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Women’s Business Centers, Small Business Loans, Working Capital, Obama Administration, Obama, Loan Application, Lenders, SBA 7a, Working Capital Loans, Small Business Owners, Score, SBA Express Loans, Business News, Recovery Act, Innovative Bank, Borrego Express Capital Lending, Borrego Springs Bank, Sbdc, Start Up Loans, SBA Loans, Stimulus, Superior Financial Group, Barack Obama, Pilot Program, Credit Score, Technical Assistance Providers, Borrowing Money, Lending Programs, Credit Scoring, Banks, Equipment Loans, Sba, Business Loans, Small Business Development Centers, Hubzones, Community Express, Small Business, Sfg, Business News
Jerry Chautin

Although small business, economic stimulus lending is being widely criticized, $5,000 to $25,000 is available to you if you have a reasonable credit score and meet basic underwriting criteria.

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The Myth of "Personal Branding"

Richard Laermer | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Michael Jackson, Fame Quotient, Laermer.com, Business News, How to Fame, Personal Branding, Making Money, Faming, The New Fame, Money vs. Happiness, Me 2.0, Business News
Richard Laermer

"Personal Branding" is a term that gets bandied about at every cocktail party despite not having any real discernible meaning.

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Commercial Real Estate: 90% Financing at Low Rates Is Possible

Jerry Chautin | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Commercial Real Estate, Business Condo, Financing, Loan Fees, 7(A), President Barack Obama, Working Capital, Office Building, Cdc, Conventional Loans, Obama Administration, Obama Stimulus, Franchise, Cash Flow, Skating Rink, Certified Development Companies, 80%, Small Business Owners, Warehouse and Retail Store, Credit, Restaurant, 7a, Values, Borrowing Money, Loans, Vacancies, 90%, Business News, Operating Costs, Job Creation, Sba, Bowling Alley, 504, Small Business, Business News
Jerry Chautin

The lesser-known 504 program from the U.S. Small Business Administration can be ideal for small-business owners to buy, build or rehabilitate commercial buildings.

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The Best Risk Reward Proposition

Alan Schram | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Dow Jones, Inflation, Dollar, Business News, Warren Buffett, Financial Crisis, Real Estate, Saving Money, Wal-Mart, S&P 500, Business News
Alan Schram

This will be a different kind of inflationary cycle. The dollar will decline, but Real estate prices will not be going up because few property owners can raise rents right now.

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Credit Rating Agencies and the Next Financial Crisis

Rep. Edolphus Towns | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Bailout, Finance, Financial Reform, Business News, Congressional Oversight, Financial Crisis, Credit Rating Agencies, Business News
Rep. Edolphus Towns

The Moody's business model of "Leave No Fingerprints" might be alright if the credit rating agencies had not played a starring role in the collapse of the financial system. For that reason, this cannot continue.

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Will Obama Save America From Capitalism?

David A. Love | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Capitalism: A Love Story, Wall Street Crisis, Capitalism, Michael Moore, Economic Stimulus Package, Economic Crisis, Business News, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Tarp, Elizabeth Warren, Joseph Stiglitz, Citibank, Paul Krugman, Simon Johnson, Plutonomy, Bill Moyers, Citigroup, Income Inequality, Larry Summers, Wealth, Consumer Protection, Banking Crisis, Banks, Bank Bailout, Foreclosure, Health Care, Mortgage Crisis, Politics News
David A. Love

American-style capitalism is the system that gives you pilots buying groceries with food stamps and sheriffs throwing families out of their homes. President Obama, it's time for a "new" New Deal.

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Does Stimulus Lead to Prosperity?

Alan Schram | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Business News, Financial Crisis, Medicare, Social Security, Saving Money, Federal Budget Deficit, Stimulus Package, Business News
Alan Schram

The argument for a massive spending increase as economic stimulus makes the assumption that spending is the source of our prosperity. Based on that false assumption, it's easy to arrive at the wrong conclusion.

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Greenspan Sees Growth Slowing As Stocks 'Flatten Out'

Bloomberg.com | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Equity, America, Stock Market, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Equity Market, Alan Greenspan, Recession, Business News

"The odds are that we flatten out, even though earnings are doing very well," Greenspan said in an interview with Bloomberg Television, referring to t...

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Jobs: Optimism Has Employers Hiring Again

Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Independent Contractor, Fair Labor Standards Act, Child Labor, Minimum Wage, Florida, Overtime Wages, Workers’ Compensation, Labor Department, Irs, Employment, Business News, Jobs, Sba, Payroll Tax, Small Business, Business News
Jerry Chautin

Employers who think they can avoid payroll tax and employee benefits by mischaracterizing independent contractors may be in for a surprise. The IRS, Labor Department, and even local state governments may disagree and the consequences can be severe.

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If You Want Sales, Don't Discount Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Investments, Investing, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Stock Market, Business News, Marketing, Women in Business, Retail, Business, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

You don't need to be an economic scholar to understand the basics of supply and demand. If a consumer product falls in the retail forest and no one cares, the register won't make a sound.

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Action Learning to Build Skills and Contribute to the Bottom Line

Jon Younger | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Business News, Action Learning, Leadership, Human Resources, Leadership Development, Management, Training, Training Strategy, Business News
Jon Younger

Incorporate project work with real corporate application into classroom education. Done well, it has the potential to transform workshops into true developmental interventions.

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House Pushes For Sweeping Audit Of The Fed

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve Investigation, House of Representatives, Congress, Federal Reserve Audit, Barney Frank, President Obama, Economic Crisis, Business News, Financial Crisis, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Fed Audit, Business News

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers want to pry open the books of the famously secretive Federal Reserve with legislation that would subject the centra...

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Creepy Job Postings on Craigslist

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Business News, Craigslist Prostitution Ads, Unemployment, Economy, Living News
Michelle Renee

As a writer who isn't sure where my next check is even coming from, browsing the job posts for freelance opportunities has become part of my regular routine.

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Banana Ben Strikes Again

Michael Pento | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: National Debt, Global Currency, Federal Reserve, Dollar, Currency, Business News, China, Ben Bernanke, Price of Oil, Business News
Michael Pento

The world's reserve currency can't inflate its way to prosperity. The danger of causing a disorderly decline of the dollar is very high.

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Jason Linkins

WaPo Jumps On "Underwear As Economic Indicator" Beat

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Hanes Brand, Greenspan Underwear, Underwear Sales Greenspan, Mintel Underwear, Media Criticism, Underwear for Men, Mens Underwear Sales, Underwear Men, Underwear, Underwear Sales, Men's Underwear Economy, Greenspan and Underwear, Greenspan Npr, Business News, Washington Post, Alan Greenspan, Mens Underwear, Alan Greenspan Mens Underwear, Men Underwear, Underwear Sales Down, Greenspan Economy, Mintel, Media News

The Washington Post has some good news for everyone during these recessionary times: your recovery may be jobless, but more and more, people are buyin...

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Good Riddance, Cash for Clunkers

Alan Schram | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Deficit, Trade Deficit, Stimulus Package, Cash for Clunkers, Business News, Aig, Credit Crisis, China, Business News
Alan Schram

Washington is experimenting with bogus stimulus, such as the "cash for clunkers" program. Taxing Peter to subsidize Paul's new car is not a recipe for sound economic growth.

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Too Soon to Call a Housing Bottom

Alan Schram | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Business News, Mortgages, Housing Crisis, Housing Bubble, Economic Recovery, Economy, Recession, Business News
Alan Schram

Consensus seems to be that the housing market bottomed. But I have my doubts.

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Obama Administration Fabricates Small Business Contracting Data

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Abuse, Federal Government, Small Business Administration, Freedom of Information Act, Business News, Sba, Asbl, Contracting, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Under Obama, the same Fortune 500 firms that were allowed to receive small business contracts during the Bush Administration continue to receive federal small business contracts.

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Income Inequality: Can We Tax Our Way Out of Trouble?

Alan Schram | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Business News, Taxes, Financial Crisis, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, Income Inequality, Dollar, Business News
Alan Schram

The top 1% of incomes in the country paid 40% of all personal income tax in 2007. You might think this is fair, and maybe it is. However, higher taxes on the top income will spawn a different problem.

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Small Business Issues Should Be Big News in Mainstream Media

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Asbl, Small Business, Fraud, Contracting, Obama Administration, Goaling Report, Barack Obama, American Small Business League, Business News, Cit, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Commercials targeted at small business owners are becoming more common. . It seems advertisers on major television networks have figured out something news producers haven't.

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