President Obama’s Small Business Push

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The President’s plan would take $30 Billion repaid from the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) and make them available to community banks, which Small Business Administration head Karen Mills says will then go… Continue reading

Minority-owned Businesses Struggling

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A recent report by the US Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency revealed trying times for the country’s minority owned businesses. According to the agency director David Hinson, “For all businesses, especially those… Continue reading

What is the picture?

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ACCION Chicago has hundreds of clients who own and operate a large variety of businesses. The picture is actually a snip of a client serving up food at a past Annual Event. We’ll… Continue reading

Welcome

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ACCION Chicago’s new blog will be a space to learn more about microfinance and small business lending in the United States. It will also be a place for ACCION Chicago staff to reflect… Continue reading