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Four small firms get Louisville loans

Four local businesses have received small-business loans from Louisville Metro Government, including a restaurant near the new downtown arena and an urgent-care facility.

Oregon Small Business Fair planned

If you are exploring the idea of starting a small business, you can get help at the 17th annual Oregon Small Business Fair on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Business loan scheme nets charges against 13

The RCMP has laid charges against 13 Toronto area men in what's being described as a complicated two-year investigation of a fraud scheme valued at $4 million.

Strictly Business: Q&A with Kay Mardon of the U.S. Small Business Administration

The Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce kicks off the first of a series of workshops for current and future small business owners at 11 a.m. Sept. 16. The first one is on small business financing. Later workshops will cover writing a business plan and government contracting. We talked to the Small Business Administration about what aspiring entrepreneurs need to know to get an idea off the ...

Obama promises new jobs initiatives, slams GOP

President Obama went on the offensive Friday on the politically critical issue of job creation, promising to lay out a broad package of ideas next week and slamming Senate Republicans for blocking passage of his administration's small business aid legislation.