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THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS package signed by President Bush on Wednesday includes two significant tax breaks for small-business owners. The provisions, designed to encourage business spending, come in the form of bigger depreciation write-offs: Read More

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Optimism among small-business owners fell last month to a 17-year low as companies said they expect business conditions to worsen in the next six months.

The National Federation of Independent Business confidence index declined 2.8 percentage points to 91.8, according to the Washington-based group. Eight of the 10 components making up the meas Read More

From the page: "The U.S. economy is in better shape than the pundits, polls and press say it is. I don't believe America is in a recession now. I don't think one is coming. After eight months of anxiety and stock market turbulence, if the bad event hasn't happened by now, I doubt it will happen at all." Read More

Hey Obama! Hey Clinton! Hey McCain! Psst, over here. Some members of the small business community are ticked off that small firms, which create the greatest number of new jobs in the nation and comprise 99 percent of all employers, are getting little attention during this presidential campaign season. Read More

Business.gov the official business link to the U.S. Government, managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration has developed a new search engine for small business owners. Read More

The mortgage credit crunch has spilled over into business lending as local banks are less risk-inclined than they used to be and credit is harder to come by for businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration officials said. The number of SBA-backed loans from banks has trended down as banks toughen their standards and small businesses are more cau Read More

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