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Square Expands Business Lending Program
The company says it extends credit to businesses that traditional financial institutions deem too risky or too small.
April 9, 2013
Oregon banks increase small business lending and charitable giving
A recent survey conducted by the Oregon Bankers Association shows that banks in the state extended more than $61 billion in total credit in 2011, with $2.7 billion dollars in loans to Oregon small businesses.
April 9, 2013
ADP Reaches 40,000 Human Capital Management Clients
Companies of all Sizes Increasingly Select ADP's Unified Human Capital Management Platforms to Help Navigate Health Care Reform and Other Business Challenges
April 8, 2013
Wisconsin metal company’s HR manager indicted for alleged embezzlement of nearly $1 million in payroll scheme
The human resources manager for a major Milwaukee scrap recycling company has been charged with embezzling more than $1 million from the company over the past six years.
April 8, 2013
Hospitality and leisure businesses leading job growth in South Carolina
While job growth has been generally sluggish across both the state and nation, South Carolina's leisure and hospitality industries are showing promising gains, according to a recent workforce report.
April 8, 2013
U.S. workers more optimistic on economy, but still cautious on spending
More American workers feel secure about the country's overall economic outlook, according to new research from the Principal Financial Well-Being Index: American Workers. More than a third of workers (35 percent) describe their economic outlook as optimistic, up from just 21 percent in the third quarter of 2012, the last time workers were asked their…
April 8, 2013
SBA loan program results in $1.3 billion in defaults
Lax federal oversight dating back years allowed lenders to repeatedly make bad loans to small businesses under a government program that has cost taxpayers $1.3 billion since 2000 on defaulted loans, a Dayton Daily News investigation found.
April 7, 2013
IRS considering taxing employee perks like free meals, massages and other ‘motivators’
For thousands of Bay Area techies blessed to be working for benevolent behemoths like Google and Facebook, there could be an end to the free lunch. And the free shuttle to work. And maybe even the free haircut.
April 5, 2013
Paying for college with bubblegum? This highschooler is doing it with his own small business
He's saving for college 25 cents at a time. For Firestone High School senior David Krichbaum, that means handfuls of peanut M&Ms and shiny quarters, a ton of sales pitches and more than 200 rejections.
April 4, 2013
N.Y. CPA firm provides private hosting solution to clients
With the increased threat of natural and man made disasters many businesses are turning to cloud hosting technology to protect sensitive business data.
April 4, 2013
Kashoo Updates iPad App, Further Simplifies Anytime, Anywhere Small Business Accounting
New Features Include Attachments, Mobile Printing, New Invoice Templates and More
April 4, 2013
Pennsylvania launches new health insurance website
PA Insurance Department Launches New Health Insurance Website
April 4, 2013
Anthem’s insurance rate hike on small businesses draws criticism from California commissioner
California's insurance commissioner Tuesday criticized another rate increase by Anthem Blue Cross, even while acknowledging he's powerless to stop it.