Poll of 470 businesses with 10 employees or fewer shows they’re key drivers of our economy and looking to grow, however nearly six in 10 who need credit to do so say getting it is a serious problem Washington, DC, Oct. 9, 2012—A scientific opinion poll released today shows the majority of the country’s smallest …
The below is an editorial by the Sun News that ran in the Myrtle Beach area newspaper on July 05, 2011 ——————————————————————————————————- Creating Jobs from the Ground Up Frank Knapp has a message for those who want to create jobs and bolster our state’s economy: Look to the little guys. Knapp, the president and CEO …
Over 50 people, providers of services to microbusinesses and legislators, listened with great attention to presentations for 1 ½ hours yesterday in the Blatt Office Building on the State Capital grounds. It wasn’t because we fed them into a sedated state (although the food from @116 on State Street in West Columbia was very good). …
I met Ben in a meeting last week in DC. We were asked to speak on behalf of the American Sustainable Business Council in a conference room full of foundation representatives. Ben went first and shared a little about his past. He told of meeting his best friend in 7th grade. Ben knew it was …
The demand for small business loans is picking up. A Greenwich Associates survey recently found that small businesses increased their seeking of loans in the first quarter of this year by 100 percent over the previous quarter. That’s the good news. The question is how many of these small businesses actually received a loan. According …
