Sharp drop in small business loans (CNN Money) The credit freeze afflicting America's small businesses shows no signs of thawing. In the last three months of 2008, the Small Business Administration's flagship loan-guarantee program backed less than half the number of loans it approved a year earlier - a sign that fewer entrepreneurs are getting financing to start or expand their ventures. Small-business leaders, aerospace group give Colorado lawmakers their wish lists (BizJournals) A group of small-business leaders on Monday asked Colorado lawmakers to avoid new regulations and to keep them ?at the table? in the legislative session that begins in two days. New Course Offered for Small Business Owners (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks) (Springfield, MO) -- Downtown Springfield business owners put their heads together on Monday night at the first of many small business education courses offered at OTC. Scotiabank small business unit forks over $25m (The Nassau Guardian) Scotiabank may be the first to disclose just how active its much-touted small business unit has been, with its managing director pointing to some $25m worth of loans flowing through that new division in just over two years. Small-Business Owners Cut Spending, Jobs as Revenues Fall (Gallup) The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index hit a new low in the fourth quarter of 2008, with many small-business owners saying they are generating less revenue, cutting capital spending, and eliminating jobs.
