Small business chief pushes for more loans to little guy
Since taking the helm of the Small Business Administration last April, businesswoman Karen Mills has drawn praise for aggressive moves...
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ITC Reschedules Hearing on Small Businesses and Exporting
The United States International Trade Commission rescheduled to March 18, 2010, its public hearing in Washington, D.C., on barriers to...
Hawaii is Paradise for Green-Tech Entrepreneurs
Take a ride in Ron Baird’s pickup truck along the volcanic shore of Hawaii’s Big Island and he’ll show you...
Center helps African immigrants succeed
MINNEAPOLIS ? Hussein Samatar, one of Minnesota’s most improbable bankers, hung a new shingle in Minneapolis towards the end of...
No new customers for small businesses, survey says
Optimism among small-business owners improved marginally in January, with most saying lack of customers is keeping them from hiring or...
Small businesses can avoid a tax time train wreck
For some small business owners, income tax filing season feels like a slow-motion train wreck.These are often owners who tend...
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U.S.-based African Entrepreneurs Win Grants to Fund Projects in their Home Countries
The African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM, www.diasporamarketplace.org), a joint initiative of Western Union Co. and the U.S. Agency for International Development...
The Market Women of Africa
When Rosa Nanes began selling at the Asadena market in Praia, Cape Verde, 22 years ago, her goal was to...
The NMBC Extends Deadline for Business Plan Competition
The National Minority Business Council Inc. has extended the deadline for submitting entries for its Business Plan Competition to Thursday,...