U.S. gives small businesses more access to microloans – Nashville Tennessean
LOS ANGELES More accustomed to allocating money by the millions, the federal government is stepping up efforts to make loans as small as a few hundred dollars to some of the nation’s tiniest companies. The goal is to create jobs, one little loan at a

Ohio gets $55 million to help small businesses secure loans – Cleveland Plain Dealer
States can apply for federal funds for programs that partner with private lenders to extend greater credit to small businesses. Under the State Small Business Credit Initiative, states had to show they can generate $10 in new private lending for every $1

Obama signs small business aid after long Senate stall – Daily Free Press
President Barack Obama signed a law cutting taxes and creating a $30 billion loan fund for small businesses on Monday after months of legislative stalling in the Senate. The Small Business Jobs Act aims to help small businesses expand and hire new

Carl ‘Give ’em hell’ Carl Paladino tries to leverage populist outrage – Democrat and Chronicle
The parade was moving either too slow or too fast for Carl Paladino. The 64-year-old Republican gubernatorial candidate was marching down New York City’s Fifth Avenue in the Columbus Day Parade. Passing through a gantlet of boos and cheers he had made