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MidasTimes -> Small Businesses Find a New Source for Funding

These days, small-business owners are turning to credit unions for loans. Unlike banks, most credit unions haven't suffered from multibillion-dollar losses from subprime lending. Also, many investo....


MidasTimes -> Microlenders Widen Their Client Base

Mostly nonprofit organizations, microlenders have historically focused on lending dollars to small-business owners in lower-income communities and developing countries. Yet due to today's tight cre....


MidasTimes -> Credit Woes Hit Home

Financial-services firms aren't only tightening up on consumer credit cards, but they're also reducing credit lines, raising interest rates on and closing business credit card accounts. Many firms ....


MidasTimes -> A Biking Boom Amidst the Slow Economy

While small-business owners generally continue to struggle, one entrepreneur – bike shop owner K.T. Higgins shares how she's surviving in today's economy in a video courtesy of Fox News. ....


MidasTimes -> Entrepreneurs Pack Up and Go Home

Due to the recession, many small-business owners are relocating their businesses from storefronts to their homes. But unfortunately, this change means additional challenges, such as home-business z....


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MidasTimes -> Unique Ways Entrepreneurs Are Raising Money

Due to the credit crunch, small-business owners are taking a more creative route than pursuing traditional funding sources to sustain their business. Business owners Debi Ryan asked her neighbors t....


MidasTimes -> Condo Boards Take on Lenders

It can take several months for a bank to foreclose a property after the owner stops making mortgage payments, but condominium boards still need to pay utility and maintenance bills. To foot the cos....


MidasTimes -> Innovative Ways to Reel in Cash

Instead of seeking financing from banks, small-business owners are now finding innovative ways to raise money. For instance, ESSpa Kozmetika Organic SkinCare day spa Owner Eva Sztupka-Kerschbaumer ....


MidasTimes -> How to Enlist a Global Work Force of Freelancers

Buyouts and layoffs due to the recession have led many of today's companies to look for remote labor online, which they can do using online services marketplaces such as Guru.com, Elance.com and oD....


MidasTimes -> Dropping Home Values Crunch Credit Lines

Many small-business owners fund their business with a home equity line of credit (HELOC), like Marcia and Tom Blackwell did when they launched their business, Blackwell's Organic Gelato, in 2005. I....


MidasTimes -> California Vendors Fight for Their Cash

California State Legislature could not concur on ways to close the state's $26 billion deficit, leading it to start issuing IOUs for vendor bills, personal income tax refunds, local government fund....


MidasTimes -> Survey: Entrepreneurs are Optimistic

President's Resource Organization (PRO) President Ray Silverstein recently surveyed business owners on how they are doing in these tough economic times. He found that "The outlook is optimisti....


MidasTimes -> Small-Business Groups Want Aid Plan Details

The Obama administration is considering various proposals to help small businesses obtain loans, but the initiatives are not generating much enthusiasm from small-business advocacy groups. One prop....


MidasTimes -> Don't Be Tempted by 'Shelf Corporations'

While investigating "shelf corporations" – corporations created in low-tax, low-regulation states to build credit history before they are sold off, the Central California BBB discov....


MidasTimes -> Cash-Balance Plans Appeal to Small Firms

Small-business owners and professional groups are discovering a new way to save for retirement: cash-balance pension plans. A type of defined-benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement....


MidasTimes -> Dallas-Fort Worth Small-Business Owners Say Health Plan's Price May Be Too Steep

House Democrats and the Senate Health, Labor and Pensions Committee both proposed national health care reform bills this week requiring employers to supply health insurance or pay a fee. In respons....


MidasTimes -> Among Small-Business Owners, Signs of Hope

Small-business owners feel increasingly hopeful about the economy based on the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) monthly optimism index – since March, it has increased by 6.9....


MidasTimes -> Small Business Administration Chief: 'We're the Popular Kid'

Small Business Administration (SBA) head Karen Mills recently shared her thoughts on the impact the Recovery Act has had on small business with CNNMoney. Although SBA-backed loans are down by 30 pe....


MidasTimes -> Taming Your Business' Cell Phone Bills

Nowadays, small-business owners can easily find better cell phone terms and rates, just by asking their wireless provider. "Thanks to the downturn, carriers are trying even harder to keep your....


MidasTimes -> Tapping Talent Through Internship Programs

As large businesses continue to cut internships and students increasingly need them in today's tight job market due to the recession, smaller businesses are finding it easier to attract more talent....


MidasTimes -> Why You Need a Business Plan

Business owners often put off writing a business plan, but should tackle the task for a few essential reasons, based on The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook scheduled for relea....


MidasTimes -> Sharp Drop in Start-Ups Bodes Ill for Jobs, Growth Outlook

Would-be entrepreneurs are more likely to seek employment than start a new company due to the recession, which has historically proven to negatively affect employment rates and economic output for ....


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MidasTimes -> Wall Street Smarts

A contributing writer for the New York Times tells a story of a well-dressed, financially safe man claiming to know why the financial system almost collapsed in fall of last year. Essentially, he s....


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MidasTimes -> Entrepreneurs Take on Tax Man

More and more small-business owners are filing commercial property tax appeals and significantly reducing their tax bill as a result. For example, the Tennessee State Board of Equalization has rece....


MidasTimes -> Political Uncertainty Puts Freeze on Small Businesses

Now 22 months after the recession started, small-business owners are still dealing with banks not lending and consumers not spending. But another major reason that these owners are not hiring, expa....


MidasTimes -> Three Best Ways to Build Business Credit

Small-business owners need a strong business credit history to obtain financing, but how can they build credit when banks and credit card companies are not lending to businesses without this histor....


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Welcome to MentorNotes - Articles, comments, opinions and white papers from the MidasNation Mentors.  These works encompass a broad spectrum of industries, sectors, subject matter and discipli....


MidasTimes -> Small Business Owners Are More Gloomy

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