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A Small-Business Bank with National Impact Has Died

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.26.2011 | Business
Read More: Oakland, Women?S Business Centers, Small Business Development Center, Innovative Bank, Borrego Springs Bank, Alternative Financing, ?€œLow to Moderate Income, Small Business Loans, Loan Application, SBA Loans, Los Angeles, Superior Financial Group, California, Community Banks, Credit Score, Small Business Owners, Working Capital Loans, Center Bank, Borrowing Money, Lending Programs, Credit Scoring, Business News, SBA Express Loans, Score, Equipment Loans, Hubzones, Sba, Small Business, Business News
Jerry Chautin

I lost a friend last week. Innovative Bank of Oakland, Calif. is kaput. Just like with other bank failures, the regulators swooped down on the floundering bank after the stock market closed on Friday.

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Federal Contracting: End SBA's Procurement Role

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Small Business, Minority Business, SBA Administrator, Federal Contracts, Federal Agency, Veteran Owned Business, Bidding for Prime Contracts, Federal Procurement, Loan Guaranty, Karen Mills, The American Small Business League, Asbl, Federal Government, Subcontracting, Contracting Fraud, U.S. Small Business Administration, Disadvantaged Business, Procurement, Sba, Contracting, Defense Department, Procurement Officers, Disabled Veteran, Dod, Albert Einstein, Hubzones, Business News
Jerry Chautin

Should the U.S. Small Business Administration be in the business of helping small-business owners procure federal contracts?

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You Can Borrow Small Amounts of Business Capital Now

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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