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Success for small business (and the economy for that matter) this year might be determined by securing the right business financing. While banks have tightened their terms, there have also emerged many more options for businesses to get capital in the last couple years. In this episode we talk about 12 sources of capital that [...]

Every Friday we list 7 of the best stories we’ve read throughout the week. Most involve something about business. Sometimes we add something else. Enjoy the stories below. Please share some of the stories you’ve read. Check out our 20th edition of Eyeball Worthy Links of the Week: 1. SBA’s Growth Capital Program Sets New [...]

Infographic helps correct misconceptions about the Small Business Administration, and documents the history of the organization dating back to the Great Depression. SALT LAKE CITY – As loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration hit records high last week, the Obama Administration has been busy putting even more resources and money into the SBA. As [...]

The SBA’s roots date back to the 1930s, when Herbert Hoover created the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to help businesses get out of the Great Depression. Here’s a look at the SBA and how it came to be: Want this graphic on your site? Please use this embed code: For almost 60 years, the Small Business [...]

Click below to Play. Go here to download on iTunes. Click to download the mp3 Entrepreneur Addiction Episode #3 Patrick Wiscombe hosts the show each week, covering a wide variety of entrepreneur topics that can help small businesses secure more financing, hire more employees and grow their business. Patrick has had many years in the [...]

Click below to Play. Go here to download on iTunes. Click to download the mp3 Welcome to episode #2. Patrick Wiscombe hosts the show each week, covering a wide variety of entrepreneur topics that can help small businesses secure more financing, hire more employees and grow their business. Patrick has had many years in the [...]

There’s been a lot said (good and bad) about the SBA since it was formed almost 60 years ago. And recently, there has been mixed views about the effectiveness of the new Small Business Lending Fund.   When the government puts its big hands in the mix to help small business, it often brings controversy. [...]

You can probably list dozens of issues plaguing our economy right now. The main problem? “The nation’s most pressing economic problem is creating jobs,” said Robert G. Wilmers, M&T Bank Chairman and CEO, at a three-day America East Conference for Small Business Administration lenders in Buffalo, New York. Wilmers said the solution is to restore [...]

Every Friday we share a list of links about business financing, entrepreneurship, business tips, and other random interesting things we find throughout the week. This week had some big news about the SBA and the Federal Government’s initiatives on helping small business. But, don’t worry. State Farm saved us from too much seriousness with their [...]

Congress and the White House finally shook hands (although begrudgingly) and saved the United States from defaulting. However, the political bickering is still running rampant, and small business is likely facing the fallout. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told the Senate on Monday: “People on the right are upset. People on the left are [...]