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Presidential Debates In New Hampshire Ignore b Small b Businesses

With the exception of a brief comment from Governor Mitt Romney about the cost of health care for small businesses, the two words “small business” were absent from the debates. President Bush and members of Congress routinely refer to ...

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Some small businesses are further financed through credit card debt - usually a poor choice, given that the interest rate on credit cards is often several times the rate that would be paid on a line of credit or bank loan. Many owners seek a bank loan in the name of their business, however banks will usually insist on a personal guarantee by the business owner.

In the United States, the Small Business Administration (SBA) runs several loan programs that may help a small business secure loans. In these programs, the SBA guarantees a portion of the loan to the issuing bank and thus relieves the bank of some of the risk of extending the loan to a small business.