At last week’s annual Small Business Administration’s conference for National Small Business Week, SBA Chief Karen Mills took some questions. One small business owner said that she received “invaluable support” from one of the SBA’s Small Business Development Centers, which operate in every state. The lack of credit from banks…
Cash flow and job tax credits
In my blog on Monday, I made the following observation about the job tax credits within the President’s proposed American Jobs Act. Tax credits are taken when tax returns are prepared, not at the time of hiring. If a business doesn’t have the capital to do the initial hiring, the…
Microenterprise Development Month
Last week, Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills spoke to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. She had good news for many businesses seeking credit. “Lending is back to 2008 levels,” Mills said. But the news wasn’t so good for the small businesses in geographically challenged areas and our smallest…