UK launches small firm loan scheme, critics want more
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne launches his much-vaunted 20 billion pound credit easing scheme to help small companies on Tuesday, but critics argue the plan will make little difference to cash-starved firms. With Britain's prized triple-A credit rating under growing pressure, Osborne has no room for any giveaways in his March 21 budget and is hoping that the scheme will kick-start …
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This Week in Small Business: Another Jobs Bill!
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This Week in Small Business: Another Jobs Bill!
What Small Businesses Need Right Now
According to the Small Business Administration, an agency of the United States Government, small businesses as defined represent 50 percent of non-farm GDP and 70 percent of net new job growth. Nine out of ten businesses are defined as small.
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