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Ongoing Shut Down Affects $200 Million in SBA Loans Per Day
It's official: the current federal government shutdown now ranks as the longest in history, topping the previous record of 21 days (which occurred during the Clinton administration). So far the shutdown has resulted in furloughs for many "non-essential" federal employees and work without pay for others. As we previously reported, among the agencies affected by the shut down is the Small Business Administration. Now Inc. has run the numbers to determine...
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Study: One-Third of Small Business are Started for Less than $5,000
When it comes to starting a new business, one of the largest and most daunting aspects is raising enough capital. However, while having capital is certainly essential for any small business, a new study finds that it might not take as much upfront money to get off the ground as one might think. According to data from the small business lender Kabbage, one-third of successful businesses are launched for less...
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Small Business Hiring Soars in December
Despite months of reported skilled labor shortages that left many small businesses with job positions they couldn't fill, new numbers from the payroll company ADP show that small business hiring surged in the last month of 2019. As Orlando's WFTV reports, ADP found that its small businesses customers added 89,000 new jobs in December. For comparison the company revised its previously-announced November hiring numbers to 38,000 — less than half of...
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