Chop the SBA?
Members of Congress are asking the SBA to look for efficiencies. How any fallout will affect lending is up in the air.
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Lending felt tight last year? You were right
Yes, 2010 was tough, an NFIB study shows. But poor sales and uncertainty were even bigger problems than finding credit.
Less rust, more shine ahead for Indy, Midwest?
An academic has compiled a string of reasons the Midwest might be verging on a come back. That should be encouraging to small businesses.
A better toy for tracking capacity to innovate
An updated Indiana University website shows Hamilton County looking good against some suburban powerhouses but not so great compared to others.
A tax carrot to attract investors
Buy stock in a small company before Dec. 31, and federal taxes on capital gains are forgiven—under the right circumstances.
Poll shows rising optimism; will profits follow?
Americans turned optimistic almost overnight, a new, expansive survey shows.
The link between entrepreneurship and divorce
Creating great companies isn’t easy. Neither is it easy for some entrepreneurs to keep their marriages together.
Not getting paid on time? You aren’t alone
Accountants say receivables stretched during the recession, and worse, this might be the new normal.
Venture Club emerging from recession along with everyone else
Venerable entrepreneurship group is seeing attendance rise, and is planning new events.
Online site: Indianapolis business sales recovering
Sales have rebounded to 2008 levels, BizBuySell reports. But why?
Reform not prompting new insurance plans locally
Tax credits aren’t luring small companies, broker says.
Blog on small business, entrepreneurship debuts
Welcome to Small Biz Matters, IBJ’s new blog about anything and everything small business and entrepreneurship.
About your host
Welcome to Small Biz Matters, where you can join the conversation on small business and entrepreneurship. Small Biz Matters' host, Andrea Muirragui Davis, can be reached at adavis@ibj.com or 317-472-5369.