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Inc. November 2004 Darren Dahl	Despite Smaller Loans, SBA Breaks Records Why 2004 was great for the Small Business Administration.
CFO November 1, 2004 Randy Myers	Squeezing the SBA Small-business borrowing may get more expensive.
U.S. Banker December 2010 Rob Garver	SBA Aims to Attract More Banks The lower fees and higher guarantees enacted for the government s small-business lending programs have some in the industry optimistic that interest by banks might surge.
Inc. June 2004 Bobbie Gossage	Snowe Me the Money Senator Snowe (among others) restores funding to the Small Business Administration.
Entrepreneur February 2005 C.J. Prince	New Way to 7(a) With no more federal subsidy, entrepreneurs are uncertain about the future of small-business loans.
Inc. June 2006 Olympia J. Snowe	How to fix the SBA Here is one senator's plan to make the SBA even more effective.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Alan Kline	It's Too Soon to Pull the Plug on Higher SBA Coverage In the nine months after the stimulus bill was passed, lenders originated more than $16 billion in SBA-backed loans. It s fair to say that many of those loans would not have been made if not for the increased guarantee.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Steve Garmhausen	SBA Revamps Lending for Underserved Markets After too many defaults and too little loan volume for its Community Express program, the SBA is starting over -- and excluding banks this time.
CFO January 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan	Small Business, Big Problems Lousy morale, decrepit systems, and a crushing workload: Can a private-sector CFO save the SBA?
Inc. September 2003 Elizabeth Wasserman	Time to Fix the SBA The Small Business Administration is in bad need of an overhaul. Here's Inc.'s bold plan to fix the SBA -- delivered just as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Entrepreneur August 2008 C.J. Prince	Something to Bank On Community banks have plenty of money to lend, but intense scrutiny has raised the bar.
Entrepreneur October 2001 Joanne Y. Cleaver	Is SBA S.O.L.? With a general lack of respect from lawmakers and entrepreneurs alike, some say the agency has outlived its usefulness. Can the SBA be saved?
Entrepreneur October 2003 Stephen Barlas	Growing Up Congress is set to increase the lending ceilings on SBA programs.
Entrepreneur June 2003 C.J. Prince	Caps Off to You! More small-business opportunities can flow freely now that the SBA has finally removed its 7(a) loan cap.
Entrepreneur July 2003 C.J. Prince	Makeover Magic The SBA may give its underused 504 loan program a face lift. How will that help you?
Inc. February 2008 Robb Mandelbaum	Soldiering On to Remake the SBA Steven Preston talks about efforts to improve the SBA's processes - and its image.
Inc. May 1, 2007	Performance Stats for the SBA Is the SBA doing more with less? The numbers say yes. But critics question whether the agency is reaching those who need it most.
Inc. September 2003 Amy Gunderson	Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs.
HBS Working Knowledge August 28, 2014	Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit In part three of her series on the state of small-business lending, Karen Mills discusses how public-private partnerships and government guarantee programs have the potential to enhance economic growth.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Amy Barrett	For Entrepreneurs, Credit Eases--a Bit Lending to small businesses has increased from a drip to a trickle, thanks chiefly to SBA guarantees.
Inc. June 2006 Mike Hofman	Can This Man Turn Around the SBA? Never heard of Steve Preston? Few had, until he was nominated to run the Small Business Administration.
Inc. August 2003 Bobbie Gossage	SBA Finds Another Billion for Loans The Small Business Administration has created an additional $1.4 billion in lending authority.
U.S. Banker April 2011 Barbara Morrison	Midsize Is Now a Fit for SBA By utilizing new SBA options offered through legislation redefining small business, banks can help small and midsize businesses benefit from better access to credit.
Entrepreneur July 2006 Joshua Kurlantzick	Troubled Waters It's been a year of scandal, criticism and change at the SBA.
Entrepreneur November 2004 C.J. Prince	A Loan Time With small-business lending up across the board, now's a great time to get the capital you need.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	Small Business Loans: Stimulus Opportunities If you've ever thought about starting your own business, now is the time to do it. Uncle Sam wants to help you out with small business loans.
CFO December 1, 2009 Alix Stuart	Small Consolation Despite the lip service paid to the importance of small businesses, efforts to ease their credit woes have come up short.
Inc. May 1, 2007	What the SBA Actually Does for Small Business An overview to services the SBA provides such as capital and contract assistance.
CFO March 1, 2012 Alix Stuart	Capital vs. Confidence Banks say they want to lend to smaller companies, but credit remains tight. Is relief in sight?
Entrepreneur June 2004 Stephen Barlas	Good Measure The Small Business Administration is looking for a new system to classify small business size. These standards are most important with respect to eligibility for loans and small-business set-aside contracts offered by other federal agencies.
Inc. May 2007 Robb Mandelbaum	Does the SBA Still Matter? To get past the partisan debate in Washington, we went to a district office to find out what the SBA really does and whom it really helps.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2009	The SBA's Karen Mills on Thawing Credit How the Administrator of the Small Business Administration says her agency is helping get banks to lend to small business again.
U.S. Banker February 2007 Andrew Reinbach	Are Small Banks Reevaluating A Big-Bank Technique? Scoring small-business loans is often believed to be unnecessary at the community bank level, especially if the lender and applicant know each other. But it may yet be valuable for credit quality.
Reason March 2009 Veronique de Rugy	Dissatisfaction Guaranteed The government has decided to encourage more lenders to take more chances by guaranteeing yet more loans to high-risk borrowers. The only guarantee for these loans is that our children will be paying billions to cover the losses.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	One Congressman's Solution for Boosting Small Businesses Loans Congressman Kanjorski on lifting the lending cap on credit union loans to small businesses.
Entrepreneur April 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick	Help Needed? Does Uncle Sam owe entrepreneurs a helping hand, or should the government just get out of small business's way? Two experts face off.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2013 Elizabeth Braman	2013 Midyear Financing Report With an abundance of available capital, the first half of 2013 showed plenty of healthy competition to finance commercial real estate. Will this trend continue?
The Motley Fool May 9, 2011 Cindy Johnson	Are Banks Starting Another Race to the Bottom? Easier credit standards are being driven by competition to lend.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Tim Beyers	Quick Take: Have Banks Learned Nothing? When the subprime crisis first struck, Wall Street wondered whether it would spread to prime lenders such as Washington Mutual and Bank of America. Many investors appear to believe that it will.
HBS Working Knowledge April 9, 2014 Carmen Nobel	A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation Karen Mills left her post as SBA Administrator for a joint fellowship at Harvard to tackle a question she's faced her whole career: How can the United States drive innovation and turn it into jobs?
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Dan Caplinger	The Real Threat to the U.S. Economy While big companies grab the headlines, small businesses need credit they can't get.
Entrepreneur July 2010 Gwen Moran	The Bank in Your Backyard Building strong connections with community banks can pay off during uncertain economic times.
Entrepreneur October 2003 Steve Cooper	It Figures The number of small businesses receiving SBA loans... who's simplifying their life... etc.
Entrepreneur October 2006 Crystal Detamore-Rodman	A Perfect Union Looking for a better relationship with your bank? A credit union could be the financing solution you need.
Inc. June 2006 Fred P. Hochberg	Focus on the Mission In the weeks ahead, Congress will consider President Bush's nomination of Steven C. Preston as the new head of the Small Business Administration. As the reins get passed, it's a good time to take stock.
Entrepreneur February 2005 Joshua Kurlantzick	United Nation Post-election, can the parties reach out to entrepreneurs on the issues that matter most?
U.S. Banker July 2008 Anthony Malakian	Small-Company Failures May Cause Big Migraines Oil has topped $139 a barrel. Food prices are skyrocketing. Utilities are pricier than ever. Inflation is on the march. It's no wonder that small-business owners are none too confident about their future. This doesn't mean there aren't opportunities for smart lending.
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