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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program

The Florida Small Business Development Center Network is the primary technical assistance provider in support of the application process of small businesses in need of the Florida Emergency Bridge Loan Program.  We are a major resource on the SBA?s Disaster

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90 Percent Guarantee on SBA 7a Loans End

The authorization for the 90 percent guarantee on 7(a) loans ended on May 31, but the authorization for fee waivers is in place through September 2010. Unless Congress authorizes additional funds the SBA guarantees on 7(a) loans will be 85%

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Big Banks Loan Less to Small Businesses

According to a May 2010 Congressional Oversight Panel report, in spite of the big banks having increased their share of small business lending over the last decade by 4.1%, between 2008 and 2009 their small business loan portfolios fell by

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Numbers Must Tell the Story of Success

Your ability to make the lender believe in you is critical to obtaining the loans necessary for your business to succeed. However, the financial statements of your business provide an objective source of information as to past and future financial

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SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available for Tampa Bay Businesses Impacted by BP Oil Spill

On 5/13/2010, the SBA declared the Tampa Bay area businesses eligible for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans if the business has been negatively impacted by the deepwater BP oil spill. The following counties in the Tampa Bay area are eligible:

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88 Ways to get Money Without Going to the Bank

So, the bank declined your request for a business loan. Did they ask, ?Do you have any marketable collateral?? When you indicated that you only had business assets, did they respond, ?I am sorry, but we do not finance businesses

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