Back in July, I re-posted an article by Jay Goltz that appeared on the New York Times' website. He was writing on the possibility of a double-dip recession and told of things he had been doing to both stay optimistic and to shore up his position. One of the things he did was buy a new building. I
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08/17/2010
Things are indeed getting better for owners of small and mid-sized businesses. We're still keeping tabs on HR 5297, because the Senate's actions will have big implications for business owners, but there's other good news that I need to tell you about. The 20-year fixed interest rate on SBA 504 lo
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08/06/2010
As you know, I've been sending emails and making phone calls over the last several days to drum up support for HR 5297, the small business bill the Senate has been debating for a week now. A friend sent me a message asking some questions that you may also have, so I thought I'd respond to them he
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08/03/2010
Many thanks for your support of HR 5297. It appears that the Senate still hasn't passed the bill yet, as the second cloture motion was withdrawn yesterday. So we'll continue to pester our elected officials until we get the action we need from them . . . last I checked, they DO get paid by us (jus
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07/30/2010
“Right now is a great time to buy commercial property.” I say and write that phrase a lot these days. If you're a regular reader of the emails and blog posts I write to you, you've no doubt heard this from me. But I bet you don't hear it or read about it many other places. You might even think me
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07/29/2010
I'm traveling to Connecticut today on business, so I had to compose this message between flights, in airports and on planes. I've frustrated a few flight attendants because I just HAD to finish a thought before shutting off my laptop for takeoff. I would have posted this sooner, but I wasn't luck
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07/28/2010
I tell people all the time that the SBA 504 loan is the "best-kept secret" in commercial real estate financing for a myriad of reasons. But I know not everyone believes me wholeheartedly. To this day, the SBA 504 loan is still considered a second-tier or third-tier financing option by many people
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07/28/2010
I've been tinkering with the idea of a video blog for a little while, and this final season of “24” has given me reason to finally take action. If you've been following us long enough, you might remember the series of postcards we did back in 2007 that were 24-themed. We wanted to commemorate the
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05/04/2010
Sam Calagione, the founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, will be my April Small Business Success Strategies (SBSS) ® TeleSeminar guest author, for our LIVE call next Wednesday April 21st at noon ET. Our SBSS TeleSeminar Series offers Subscribers monthly access to today's best-selling and leading
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04/14/2010
Today is a landmark day for our company: we have begun expanding our operations internationally. We have distributed a press release that is guaranteed to pick up national attention, but I wanted you, our loyal readers and followers, to know about it as soon as possible. Read the full release bel
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03/31/2010
