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SBA Resumes Loan Guarantees

Dec 29 2009in News Charles No Comments »

The Small Business Administration resumed two loan guarantee programs Monday. From the NJBIZ.com John Villios, district counsel for New Jersey, said extending these terms “is tremendously important because of the large increase in loan volume in New Jersey,” which he credited to

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Dept of Labor and FMLA Expansion

Dec 29 2009in Policies Charles No Comments »

On Friday, the Dept of Labor released changes to FMLA that expand qualifying events to include assistance for veterans and military families. The legislation creates two new qualifying events to the original four of FMLA: 1) Leave During Family Member’s Active Duty — Employees who have

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Terry Neese Interview w/ Woman Entrepreneur

Dec 28 2009in Featured, News Charles No Comments »

This is from: WomenEntrepreneur.com Activist, Advocate, Game Changer Terry Neese says women business owners have the ability to shape the political landscape in their favor. And she’s determined to give them the tools to do so.

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SEC Capital Formation for Small Business Forum

Dec 28 2009in Featured, News Charles No Comments »

On November 20, the SEC held a forum on capital formation for small business. Who: Gerald J. Laporte, Chief, Office of Small Business Policy, SEC Division of Corporate Finance Christopher Cox, SEC Chairman

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