Not for the startups out there, but for the established, viable small businesses, comes news from the Small Business Administration of a new loan program–the “America’s Capital Recovery Loan Program”–essentially a program guaranteeing, through third party lenders, up to $35,000 of interest free money for a year for small businesses struggling to pay their debts. (more…)
One of the reasons I write this blog is to help small businesses, as well as myself, stay up to date about helpful free resources on-line. Like any group of sites, there are the good ones and then there are the ones that are hardly worth more than a few clicks followed by a quick exit. (more…)
About a month and a half ago, immediately after President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, I posted this blog entry, entitled “How the Stimulus Plan Benefits Small Business.” Most of the information in that post came from a NY Times article setting forth the various benefits to small businesses. (more…)
Now that President Obama has officially signed the stimulus legislation, we’d all like to find out what specific benefits it will provide. In this post, I’ll focus on the benefits to small businesses. More courageous citizens have read through the entire legislation, and many have been talking here and there about the possible benefits. Here’s what we could determine so far. (more…)
Last week our local bicycle industry appeared to be doing quite well, according to this month’s cover story in the Oregonian, which we also wrote about here. But this morning’s New York Times features this piece, entitled “A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting.” The article discusses the sudden “grim reality” of the bicycle industry, which is experiencing a rapid fall in sales following the industry’s “summer of [its] dreams.” (more…)