Read more small business stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10821/small-business.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:05:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74306/goldman-pumps-500m-into-small-businesses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a move that definitely has nothing to do with spiraling public hostility, Goldman Sachs has announced a $500 million small-business assistance program. Headed by an advisory panel that includes Warren Buffett and Lloyd Blankfein (he who works for God ), the so-called “10,000 Small Businesses” program will invest...http://www.newser.com/story/74306/goldman-pumps-500m-into-small-businesses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 9:20:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70464/swine-flu-highlights-debate-over-paid-sick-leave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe second coming of swine flu has reignited the debate over paid sick leave. “You have all of our top officials saying, ‘Do the responsible thing. If you're sick, stay home,’” an advocate tells CNNMoney. “And at the same time, we have a country where almost half the workforce...http://www.newser.com/story/70464/swine-flu-highlights-debate-over-paid-sick-leave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 12:36:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65284/obama-health-bill-will-help-small-businesses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama sought to win over small-business owners in his push for health care reform today, Politico reports. The president, whose planned overhaul has come under fire from the US Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations, cited a White House study showing that small businesses pay much more per...http://www.newser.com/story/65284/obama-health-bill-will-help-small-businesses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 8:27:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64137/bailouts-may-be-offered-to-small-businesses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is working on a plan that would take money from the TARP—the $700 billion fund intended to rescue banks—and lend it to small businesses, the Washington Post reports. The money would come with few restrictions, and the government would pick up as much as 90%...http://www.newser.com/story/64137/bailouts-may-be-offered-to-small-businesses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 8:13:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58569/no-recovery-in-sight-for-small-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWall Street and Washington financial gurus may be seeing “green shoots” of economic recovery, but small businesses are still stuck in the mud, Kevin Kelly writes in Newsweek . Kelly, the CEO of a bag manufacturing company, says too many colleagues' businesses are losing sales, laying off workers, or shutting down...http://www.newser.com/story/58569/no-recovery-in-sight-for-small-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 17:47:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55713/in-dog-times-peddling-franks-gets-hot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA frank look at the economy is driving white-collar workers to open small businesses they call “recession-proof”—hot dog carts. Long limited to big cities, stands are turning up even in tiny towns, and are often run by professionals who haven’t quit their day jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports....http://www.newser.com/story/55713/in-dog-times-peddling-franks-gets-hot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 7:16:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53780/some-spending-hard-to-trim-in-guilt-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCharitable contributions are down in a tough economy—but that may not mean people are feeling less philanthropic. Feeling too guilty to let the masseuse go under or a favorite shop die, many who can afford it are spending in an effort to help those around them, the Wall Street...http://www.newser.com/story/53780/some-spending-hard-to-trim-in-guilt-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 10:46:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53395/obama-to-reach-out-to-small-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid misgivings over his spending blueprint, President Barack Obama will provide billions of dollars in federal lending aid aimed at struggling small business owners, the AP reports. The package, to be announced tomorrow, includes $730 million from the stimulus plan that will immediately reduce small-business lending fees and increase the...http://www.newser.com/story/53395/obama-to-reach-out-to-small-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Mar 2009 12:33:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53307/in-barren-job-market-to-get-a-job-create-one.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew businesses are sprouting up across America as unemployed people running out of time and money decide that the only way to get a job is to create one, the New York Times reports. Economists say now is the time in the downturn cycle when "forced entrepreneurship" starts, and this...http://www.newser.com/story/53307/in-barren-job-market-to-get-a-job-create-one.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Mar 2009 9:43:51 CDT