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SBA lending plays recovery role

Last year, the owners of the two Dog-N-Suds restaurants in Tippecanoe County were able to purchase the property on which their Lafayette drive-in sits.

Microloans big help for some small firms

Like many small businesses caught in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Tri-State Biodiesel was struggling to find capital last year, in the middle of a credit crunch.

Entrepreneurs: Local salon evolving, expanding as a business

Starting your own business, it turns out, is not the hardpart.

Microloan program is a big help for some small businesses

Last year's federal stimulus act included $56.1 million for loans of up to $35,000 to small businesses, and some lenders and borrowers say the money has been put to good use. Like many small businesses caught in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Tri-State Biodiesel was struggling to find capital last year, in the middle of a credit crunch.

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Todd and Lynn Troha, considering a move, started looking for child care on the south side of town. They didn’t find much, Troha said, but what he did find was an opportunity.