tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190674671668441779.post8895703602621776982..comments2009-10-13T14:43:32.694-06:00Jim Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733540973925859090jthomas@minorbrown.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190674671668441779.post-6921271578406826222009-10-13T14:43:32.694-06:002009-10-13T14:43:32.694-06:00Here's two updates from today's news First, the ARC program (the 0.3% part of the stimulus package available to small business, the souce of most new jobs in this country) is about out of money. Second, Kiva.org known and respected for microfinancing new business in developing countries, is now making loans in the US. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113738981Jim Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733540973925859090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190674671668441779.post-60525378885621721622009-10-12T13:06:20.997-06:002009-10-12T13:06:20.997-06:00Here's a small business quoted in Reuters article titled "Small U.S. firms face credit squeeze as crisis drags": "We have a proven track record, we pay our bills early and we're profitable," he said. "But banks are so gun-shy now that no one would touch us. They're just sitting on the money." http://www.reuters.com/article/financialsSector/idUSN1111766420091012Jim Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733540973925859090noreply@blogger.com