Business Intelligence by Keith Girard

Lending to small businesses worldwide fell in the third quarter. This is showing that all the small businesses that account for more than half of total job creation in Europe and also in the US are still struggling to emerge from the recession. So what can you do as a small business owner to get the financing you need? There’s more than one way to obtain small business financing, and we’ll explain how shortly. If you haven’t been fortunate to secure a small business loan or credit line from...Read Full Story

The Small Business Administration (SBA) often serves as a guarantor of loans to small businesses. Previously, banks that would not ordinarily lend to risky small businesses are incentivized to lend because the SBA guaranteed 90% of the loan. The SBA also waived or reduced many of the fees paid to initiate the loan. Taking 90% of the risk away from the bank allowed the SBA to stimulate new loans.  Unfortunately, on November 23, 2009, the SBA’s $375 million from the Stimulus Plan ran empty. At...Read Full Story

By Dave Von Holten Reposted from Business Credit Services, Inc. blog Recently we discussed the possibility of SBA lending becoming more difficult.The $375 million appropriated to the SBA for decreased loan origination fees and an increased loan guarantee of 90% was the foundation for an amazingly successful program. In fact, the program was so successful that its subsidies depleted three months earlier than forecasted.  Since February 2009, the initial $375 million was instrumental in...Read Full Story

PRESS RELEASEWASHINGTON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), the arch apostle for about 3 actor Hispanic-owned businesses and over 200 bounded Hispanic accommodation throughout the United States, declared a alloyed acknowledgment to today's appear improvements to baby business lending, acquainted a move in the adapted direction, but additionally an amplification of old measures that accept not yielded adapted results.As allotment of...Read Full Story

Franchising has made the world look really small. The well known flavors are now not just restricted to a single town or city but can be enjoyed world wide. Otherwise it would only be a dream for somebody in Asia to wear the fashion of Europe, for the West to have delectable food of the East etc. Globally as well as domestically the system of franchising has something good for everyone.Read Full Story