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		<title>SBA Lending: Small Businesses Still Waiting to be &#8220;Stimulated&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all seemed so promising&#8230; Last year, Senator John Kerry&#8217;s Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee managed to not only save several small business loan programs that were effectively reduced or completely nixed under the President&#8217;s proposed 2009 budget, but they also managed to secure over $100 million in additional funding. This additional funding was supposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bucking the Trend: Who is Thriving in the Credit Crisis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With concern growing over the health of the global economy, many consumers and businesses alike are doing whatever they can to ride out the impending storm- and that can spell growth and financial opportunity for those who can capitalize on it. So which sectors should still thrive in the current credit crisis?&#8230; Financial consulting and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Finances the Financier?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Business Loans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that it is hard for small businesses to get financing these days from banks &#8211; it was never a piece of cake, and now that the credit crunch is on for so long we see it has gotten ridiculous.  But&#8230; did you ever wonder what a bank does when it needs financing?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Loan Sharks are Better than Family for Borrowing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1) You don&#8217;t have to worry about the loan shark taking the risk. If you think your friends or/and family might lend you money, even though traditional bankers are saying no, then you probably have a pretty good relationship with them. You believe they care about you, and you probably feel the same way about [...]]]></description>
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