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SBA Gets Boost to Help Small Business

According to Small Business Trends, the Senate has passed several bills to help the Small Business Administration support small business.

On Thursday, Sept. 29 the U.S. Senate unanimously passed six bills that include numerous measures improving the capacity of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and supporting small businesses.

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Small Business Lending Rules Could Change

The White House is set to loosen small business lending rules, reports Baton Rouge Business Report.

Buried deep in a fact sheet from Oct. 4 is a notice of a proposed rule change that the U.S. Small Business Administration is expected to undertake in the next few months, lifting a 40-year moratorium on new small business lending companies

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Small Business Still Short of Employees

Small businesses are still struggling to find employees and many have to get creative in order to expand, reports Yahoo Finance.

As some corporations slow the pace of hiring due to economic concerns, small business owners are falling behind when it comes to staffing up.

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Small Business Grants Available

There are still small business grants available in October, reports Small Business Trends.

If you’re looking for opportunities to fund your next project, check out these grant opportunities with deadlines in October.

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Podcast Advertising

According to USA Today, the next channel for small business marketing could be podcast advertising.

As you likely heard, a court in Baltimore recently set Adnan Syed free. For many of us who listened to the first season of the podcast Serial way back in 2014 and learned of the tale of Adnan’s odd murder conviction, it seemed like justice was finally served.

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Could Small Business Taxes Increase

The Inflation Reduction Act could cause small business taxes to increase, reports the Guardian.

The tax man is receiving a whopping $80bn thanks to the Biden administration’s recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. Some people are losing it.

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California Adds Small Business Funding

According to San Jose Inside, California is adding $1.1 billion in small business funding. 

Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced $1.1 billion in funding to support California’s small businesses.

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Counterfeiters Hurt Small Business

Small business owner battles counterfitters on Amazon, reports Star Tribune.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then InstaTrim owner Greg Amundson wishes his business wasn't so admired.

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Businesses Can Weather Recession

Results from a recent small business survey finds that 4 out of 5 small businesses believe they can weather a recession, reports CNBC.

If you’re a small business owner, you’ve probably had a turbulent past few years.

For the businesses that survived the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns and supply chain issues, the economic recovery brought back customers willing to spend.

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Alaska Covid Relief Filled with Fraud

Audit finds Alaska’s Covid relief program filled with fraud, reports Alaska Daily News.

A legislative audit of Alaska’s $290 million small business coronavirus aid program found “a high rate” of grants paid to ineligible recipients, the rate at which the grants were issued “fell far short of expectations,” and there was a “materially deficient” monitoring process once they were distributed.

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