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Financing
Crowdfunding's on Hold. So Is Crowdfunding Fraud
Predictions about a robust new source of capital for entrepreneurs and a flood of fraudsters preying on gullible investors haven't materialized -
Smart Answers
How Are the SBA’s Loan Programs Doing?
The Small Business Administration is pushing to expand loan availability and streamline its loan-guarantee approval process. Approvals in the last two years set records, but it's unlikely that pace will continue -
Policy
Departing SBA Chief: What's Next for Small Business
Karen Mills worked hard to raise the Small Business Administration's profile. Her successor will have much to do -
Taxes
California Seeks $120 Million in Back Taxes from Small Businesses
The Golden State is trying to collect back taxes from entrepreneurs and shareholders who had recently used a 20-year-old tax break that was invalidated in 2012 -
Legislation
Crowdfunding: Waiting for the Investor Pool to Deepen
Until the Securities and Exchange Commission sets the rules, the legislation allowing startups to solicit funds from mom-and-pop investors remains on hold -
Commentary
SEC: Don’t Make Crowdfunding Useless for Main Street
The SEC is working on rules for small businesses that want to sell equity stakes online. The agency needs to protect investors from fraud without making the process too painful for entrepreneurs -
Policy
Three Months After Sandy, a Report Card on Small Business Relief
SBA loan approval rates for Sandy are more than twice as high as those for Katrina and Rita -
Policy
Behind Women’s Shrinking Share of Federal Contracts
Government contract awards to women-owned firms are dropping faster than contracts to businesses owned by men -
Policy
Why Few Sandy Victims Are Tapping Government Loans
The SBA expected a flood of businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy to use its direct lending program. The response has been tepid -
Financing
Five Unanswered Questions About Crowdfunding
While the SEC must write rules to make the JOBS Act work, a slew of middlemen are eager to connect investors with businesses -
Financing
TARP Verdict: Bailouts Failed to Help Small Business
A new analysis by economist Rebel Cole shows that banks that took federal bailouts cut their lending to small businesses more than non-TARP banks did -
Financing
The SBA Preps for a Flood of Disaster Loans
Criticized for turning down too many businesses after Hurricane Katrina, the Small Business Administration's disaster loan program is trying to streamline itself -
Financing
The Small Business Lending Fund's Tepid Results
Billions in government money meant to get banks to lend have translated into only modest gains for Main Street -
Policy
Why 'Makers' vs. 'Takers' Is the Wrong Conversation
A MacArthur "genius" fellow who grew up poor finds entrepreneurship is an important way people exit poverty -
Policy
IPOs' Job-Boosting Power Is Overblown
New research casts doubt on a claim that 90 percent of employment growth happens after a company goes public
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