Walter Alarkon


Millions in 9/11 Loans Ended Up in Wrong Hands

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 29, 2005

Dec. 29, 2005-- Many of the loans intended to boost economic recovery following the 9/11 terrorist attacks actually went to small business...  Read story

Holiday Sales Increase Over Last Year

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 28, 2005

Dec. 28, 2005-- Early numbers on the holiday shopping season look good for retailers, and may end up looking even better if gift-card sale...  Read story

Holiday Sales Increase Over Last Year

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 28, 2005

Dec. 28, 2005-- Early numbers on the holiday shopping season look good for retailers, and may end up looking even better if gift-card sale...  Read story

Retail Watchers Baffled by Holiday Shopping Season

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 22, 2005

Dec. 22, 2005-- With Christmas and Hanukkah falling on the same Sunday and shoppers feeling the fallout from hurricanes and a transit stri...  Read story

Small Businesses Brace for New York Transit Strike

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 19, 2005

Dec. 19, 2005-- As New York braces for a potential transit strike that officials say could cost the city's economy up to $400 million a da...  Read story

Study: Discounts Aren't the Only Way to Boost Retail Sales

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 16, 2005

Dec. 16, 2005 --Small retailers looking to increase customer during and after the holiday season should think twice about simply slashing ...  Read story

Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations May Be Loosened

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to...  Read story

Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations May Be Loosened

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to...  Read story

Shoplifting's Effect on Sales Has Waned

By Walter Alarkon |  Dec 2, 2005

Dec. 2, 2005 --The holiday shopping season<...  Read story

SBA's Budget Cut -- Again

By Walter Alarkon |  Nov 21, 2005

Nov. 21, 2005 --The Small Business Administration will have to continue doing more with less, as its budget is expected to be slashed agai...  Read story

Why Businesses Fail

By Walter Alarkon |  Nov 18, 2005

When the dot-com bubble burst, Nicholas Hall gave failed entrepreneurs a place to vent. On Hall's Web site, Startupfailures.com, failed business owners co...  Read story

Democrats Cry Foul on Plans for SBA Loan Program

By Walter Alarkon |  Nov 3, 2005

Nov. 3, 2005 --Senate Democrats on Wednesday pushed for two amendments that would lower borrowing fees and increase funding for the Small ...  Read story