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Access to Capital Is Focus of Forum Hosted by Top Government Officials

The SBA and the Treasury Department held a forum on November 18 to “discuss ideas for increasing small business’s access to capital."

IFA's Nearly Year-Long Effort to Ease Credit

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Click photo to see IFA's Matt Shay testify on Capitol Hill, photo/youtube

SBA Studies Say Franchises More Likely to Fail than Small Businesses

WASHINGTON - Separate studies by Professor Timothy Bates and now two studies by the Small Business Administration report that franchises fail more than independent small businesses.

Thawing the Credit Crunch at the SBA

A number of small business and franchisor advocates are chiming in about the need to prime the lending pump at the Small Business Administration.

SBA Help Not Getting Through to Businesses

The federal government's small business stimulus program isn't working say experts.

SBA Preferred Lenders

Some of the most active lenders who have displayed particular knowledge on processing the Small Business Administration loans are designated by the SBA as preferred lenders.

A Peek at SBA's Future?

Fred Hochberg, a Clinton-era agency administrator, is drafting recommendations for the Obama transition team on what to do with the Small Business Administration.

SBA Loans Free Falling

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Acting administrator Baruah tours SBA. Photo/SBA

SBA Secondary Market

The SBA secondary market is administered by an outside firm, Colson Services Corp. It is the transfer agent for Small Business Administration 7(a) guaranteed loans.