Small businesses get a hand with loans – Memphis Commercial Appeal
based Delta Regional Authority shows that, with three months remaining before the end of the fiscal year, small businesses have received $289.2 million in the 252 mostly rural counties and parishes that make up its jurisdiction. That’s $12 million more …

Businesses challenged by tax and red tape – The Independent
Confidence among businesses has fallen to its lowest level since the recession, with an increasing number seeing tax and red tape as major challenges, according to report published today. The accountancy firm Grant Thornton and the Institute of Chartered …

Businesses prepare for the return of students – Tallahassee Democrat
But even though the restaurant was only half-full at noon, manager Nick Seale knows what s coming. The anticipation is in the air at businesses near Florida State University, Florida A&M University and Tallahassee Community College. Students are moving …