Troubled Assets Relief Program


Goldman, Buffett to Aid Small Business

Two icons of bull-market Corporate America team up to finance and support 10,000 small businesses.

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Why Obama's Small Biz Rescue Plan Is Collapsing

You might recall that a couple weeks back, the Obama Administration convened a "small business summit" to Read more

Your 6 Biggest Stimulus Questions; Tarp Banks Won’t Lend

Entrepreneurs six biggest questions on the stimulus bill answered The HR, benefits, and payroll experts from Paychex walk entrepreneurs through the...  Read more

Tips for Succession Planning and Are VC's Going Extinct?

Banks withdrawing credits lines to small businesses. An Anonymous Banker at BizBox has the Read more

Reality TV for Entrepreneurs; SBA Lenders Say No to $15B

And you thought the competition for venture capital was fierce. Got a business plan and an appetite for televised humiliation? Good news: Survivor ...  Read more

Senate Votes to Include $30 Billion Lending Fund in Small Business Aid Package

The controversial amendment is now part of a bill that could go before the Senate next week.  Read more

Obama To Increase Loans, Credit To Small Businesses

The president says this initiative shifts the focus from Wall Street to stimulate small business growth.  Read more

Obama's Marketing Value, Small Banks, and the Belgian Blues

Barack Obama, brand evangelist. Former Inc. Senior Writer Stephanie Clifford has a great story in today's New York Times about <...  Read more

Bank Loans and Lines of Credit: Harder to Come By, But Not Out of Reach

Bank loans and lines of credit have always been one of the more difficult sources of funding for small businesses to obtain, and that's especially true fo...  Read more

H-1B Visas: A Hot-Button Issue

A new law and a new study refuel the H-1B debate.  Read more

Obama Promises Help for Small Businesses

In his first State of the Union address, the president pledges to spur lending to small businesses and eliminate the capital gains tax on small business inve...  Read more

Small Biz Lender on the Brink; Meet the 30 Under 30

Small-biz lender CIT on the verge of collapse, again. The CIT Group, one of the nation's largest lenders to small business, is in talks today with ...  Read more

Obama Outlines $30 Billion Small Business Loan Proposal

How does President Obama's plan to increase hiring break down?  Read more

How Not to Get Duped by Invisible Display Ads

When an employer strikes . If you've ever thought of spying on an employee you suspect might be working with a competitor, the story of Kathy Lawlor...  Read more

The Upside of a Housing Crisis and Google Goes Tweeting

From bust to boom. In the wake of the ongoing foreclosure crisis, South Florida has emerged as one of the regions hardest hit. But some local busin...  Read more

The E-mail Heard 'Round Silicon Valley

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

SBA Fraud; Facebook Surrenders; Obama, Obama, Obama

GAO alleges major fraud in SBA program. The Government Accountability Office says hundreds and possibly even thousands of businesses in the Histori...  Read more

Where’s Robert Rubin?

Remember the early rush of press scrutiny that followed the surprise announcement of John McCain's veep choice? The virtually unknown Sarah Palin was the ...  Read more