Small Business

Many in the housing and small business sectors support extending the first time home buyer tax credit. And representatives from this sector gave testimony to the U.S. House Small Business Committee last week, urging the committee to extend the tax credit.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to expand its microloan program and increase access to capital for small businesses across the country by utilizing new funding from the Recovery Act. The new funding would provide $50 million for loans and $24 million for technical assistance. With the additional resources, SBA plans to focus on adding new lenders and encouraging entrepreneurs to seek out SBA-backed microlenders to finance their businesses.

The state of Ohio plans to launch an initiative to help minority-owned businesses.

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SBA loans are designed to provide a bridge for viable small businesses with immediate financial hardship – to keep their doors open until they get bac