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Despite the partial shutdown, advocates and policymakers are working on rules that would affect millions of small businesses

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Banks Pulled Back on Small Business Lending Before the Shutdown
Approval rates ticked down before the shutdown, according to monthly research from Biz2Credit
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Radio: NFIB's Optimism Index Sank Before the Shutdown
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Google Search Refresher, Indiegogo's New Features, Sequestration 2.0: Oct. 9
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Why Are So Many California Businesses Changing Hands?
More small businesses changed hands last month than in September 2012 as buyers took advantage of stock and housing market gains
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Headaches Loom for SBA Borrowers in Shutdown's Second Week
Continued partial shutdown of the federal government could significantly impair small business borrowers and lenders
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Radio: Small Businesses Win Ruling on New York Swipe Fee Law
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Obamacare Boost, North Korea's Choco Pie Economy, Shutdown Stories: Oct. 8
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Gauging Small Business Hiring: Another Slow Month
Our monthly roundup of research on small employers’ hiring trends shows many are wary
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Radio: NFIB Survey Shows Small Business Hiring Slowed in September
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Feeding Furloughed Workers, Fake Small Business Grants, 'Wantrepreneurs': Oct. 7
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With E-Verify Suspended, Employers Are Skittish About Hiring
A federal system for checking whether new employees are allowed to work in the U.S. is offline. Can businesses still hire?
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Diddy on NFTE, High School Entrepreneurs, and the Shutdown
The music producer and entrepreneur shared advice and perspective at a Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship event on Oct. 3
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SBA Loans You Can and Can't Get During a Government Shutdown, in Two Lists
In the event of a shutdown, the Small Business Administration will keep operating its disaster loan program—and not much else
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The Shutdown's Ripples Are Already Frustrating Small Businesses
The federal shutdown will affect small businesses in unexpected ways. For one thing, the Small Business Administration won't be making new loan guarantees
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Why Are So Many California Businesses Changing Hands?
More small businesses changed hands last month than in September 2012 as buyers took advantage of stock and housing market gains
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Big Businesses Seek Marketing Wins With Small Business Contests
Contests for small businesses appeal to large companies, including Chase and FreshDirect, that seek to align their brands with entrepreneurs
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Gay Wedding Services, Private Health Exchanges, Government Shutdown Jokes: Oct. 3
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An NFIB-Branded Credit Card Lacks Key Borrower Protections
A new credit card offered in partnership with an influential small business group includes provisions many critics call predatory
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The Internet Sales Tax Is Back—Without Small Business Exemptions
Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, in crafting the House's version, wants to put all businesses—including the smallest sellers—on equal footing
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PayPal Breaks Into Small Business Lending
The company says knowledge of its merchants' cash flows makes PayPal comfortable offering working capital loans to some of them
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SBA Loans You Can and Can't Get During a Government Shutdown, in Two Lists
In the event of a shutdown, the Small Business Administration will keep operating its disaster loan program—and not much else
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New York State Cracks Down on Fake Online Reviews
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's yearlong inquiry into fake business reviews is a warning to entrepreneurs who deceive customers online
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PayPal Breaks Into Small Business Lending
The company says knowledge of its merchants' cash flows makes PayPal comfortable offering working capital loans to some of them
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Big Businesses Seek Marketing Wins With Small Business Contests
Contests for small businesses appeal to large companies, including Chase and FreshDirect, that seek to align their brands with entrepreneurs
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Hector Barreto Wants Hispanic Entrepreneurs to Tap More Loans
The former Small Business Administration chief describes his tenure at the agency and his current goal of improving capital access
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Diddy on NFTE, High School Entrepreneurs, and the Shutdown
The music producer and entrepreneur shared advice and perspective at a Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship event on Oct. 3
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The Shutdown's Ripples Are Already Frustrating Small Businesses
The federal shutdown will affect small businesses in unexpected ways. For one thing, the Small Business Administration won't be making new loan guarantees
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Policy

With E-Verify Suspended, Employers Are Skittish About Hiring
A federal system for checking whether new employees are allowed to work in the U.S. is offline. Can businesses still hire?
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Big Banks Say Their Small Business Lending Is Up
As 13 big banks say their small business lending has risen by $17 billion since 2011, the U.S. Treasury reports $1.9 billion in financing via its…
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Basics for Entrepreneurs Before the Obamacare Exchanges Open
The U.S. Department of Health and Human services today revealed pricing on federally operated health exchanges
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The Shutdown's Ripples Are Already Frustrating Small Businesses
The federal shutdown will affect small businesses in unexpected ways. For one thing, the Small Business Administration won't be making new loan guarantees
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- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Comments
- Email
Financing

PayPal Breaks Into Small Business Lending
The company says knowledge of its merchants' cash flows makes PayPal comfortable offering working capital loans to some of them
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- Facebook
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Comments
- Email
What Small Business Is Reading and Watching

Gay Wedding Services, Private Health Exchanges, Government Shutdown Jokes: Oct. 3
A daily roundup of the most compelling stories for small business and entrepreneurs
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Taxes

The Internet Sales Tax Is Back—Without Small Business Exemptions
Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, in crafting the House's version, wants to put all businesses—including the smallest sellers—on equal footing
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- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Comments
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Financing

Big Banks Say Their Small Business Lending Is Up
As 13 big banks say their small business lending has risen by $17 billion since 2011, the U.S. Treasury reports $1.9 billion in financing via its…
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Why Are So Many California Businesses Changing Hands?
More small businesses changed hands last month than in September 2012 as buyers took advantage of stock and housing market gains
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Building a ‘TurboTax’ to Streamline Immigration Paperwork
A former acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says his startup can bring the process of filing immigration forms into the…
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Diddy on NFTE, High School Entrepreneurs, and the Shutdown
The music producer and entrepreneur shared advice and perspective at a Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship event on Oct. 3
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Policy

SBA Loans You Can and Can't Get During a Government Shutdown, in Two Lists
In the event of a shutdown, the Small Business Administration will keep operating its disaster loan program—and not much else
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Behind New York State's Obamacare Insurance Rates
The Affordable Care Act helps fix New York's broken market for individual health plans. Small employers won't benefit comparably
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