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Gregg Nominated for Commerce as Bank Loans Remain Elusive

Today: Gregg to take on Commerce, lending still lagging even after bailouts, bailed-out Wells Fargo sending their mortgage team to Vegas for two weeks, rules for business success and so much more.

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Obama Promises More for Small Business

Today: Obama offers job-creating loans for small businesses, a look at the Imperial CEO, a supply chain case study, the rise of “stealthcare,” in-store marketing and so much more.

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White House Pushes Bailout as Senate Republicans Balk

Today: Obama vows his plan will deal with the bonus problem, Republicans vow not to cooperate, learning about management from great leaders, ads that check you out and so much more.

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SBA Saves Small Business $10.7 Billion Through RFA as Wall Street Execs Enjoy $18.4 Billion in Bonus

Today: SBA reports success with the RFA, Obama signs equal pay law, Wall Street didn't skimp on executive bonuses, the hidden threat of healthcare, the ten most infamous Super Bowl ads and so much more.

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Obama Argues Stimulus as Postal Service Eyes Delivery Cutbacks

Today: Obama talks stimulus with the House, tips on turning a struggling business around, spam is back, managers need to better watch for sick employees and so much more.

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Time to Serve and Sacrifice: Obama's Call to Small Business

Today: Workers and businesses are called on to serve and sacrifice, the new SEC chief wants small businesses subject to Sarbanes-Oxley, peer-to-peer lending may die the death of 1000 regulations and so much more.

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Wage Discrimination Bill Passes Senate, Card-Check Obama's First Labor Test

Today: The Lilly Ledbetter bill passes the senate, Obama is facing an early test with the card-check unionization bill but he expects passage of his economic stimulus bill by mid-February. We also go into insurance questions, how to do lay-offs and so much more.

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Small Toy Makers and Craftspeople Fighting the New Product Testing Law

Today: A grassroots campaign targets the new product testing law, a little reminder about the President's campaign promises for small business, using a soft touch when trying to collect from slow payers and so much more.

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Transformation Ahead for SBA

Today: Changes coming to the SBA, Geithner apologizes for not paying his taxes, a look at the legal structure of your business, using LinkedIn in your small business and so much more.

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It's Mr. President Now: Barack Obama Takes the Oath of Office and Asks America to Choose Hope

Today: President Obama takes the oath of office, Wall Street continues to slide, testing your online business plan, using visitor surveys, recruiting disabled workers and much more.

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Obama Ready to Prime the Economic Pump

Today: President-elect Obama stands ready to stimulate the economy as retailers try to change with the times, expensive bank rescues fail to actually rescue banks, the cost of credit for business goes up and much more.

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A Dagger to Retail's Heart—The Consumer Product Safety Protection Act

Today: The new Consumer Product Safety Protection Act could shut down small retailers, planning for the recession, experts advise Obama to find a Washington savvy CTO, making it big in 2009 and much more.

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House Stimulus Bill Hits $825 Billion as Unemployment Hits New Levels As Well

Today: House Democrats call for $825 billion in stimulus, unemployment continues to rise, survey shows that workplace manners pay, e-Verify implementation is delayed and much more.

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Fed Chair Offers More Ways to Stimulate the Economy as Start-ups are Proved Crucial in Job Creation

Today: Ben Bernanke offers even more ways to cope with the economic crisis, why the SBA has been AWOL from the list of policy solutions for said crisis, the importance of start-ups to employment is proven, and much more.

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