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November 1997 (Revised October 2001)
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A Note on Government Sources of Financing for Small Businesses

By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely

Discusses issues related to government sources of financing for small business in the United States. In addition to presenting motivations for government financing programs, the note gives a detailed presentation of major federal programs to assist small business. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Finance; Business and Government Relations

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24 Apr 2014
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Thriving small businesses lead to community strength

Raj Bhatt (MBA 2008) talks about helping to improve his community by investing in local small businesses to provide jobs and services. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Jun 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Bank Structure and the Terms of Lending to Small Businesses

Keywords: by Rodrigo Canales & Ramana Nanda; Banking

28 Jul 2016
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Can Democrats find a way to woo small business owners?

28 Oct 2019
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Small Businesses and the Underserved: This Week in the Finovate Podcast

07 Jan 2016
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What the Fed’s Rate Hike Means for America’s Small Businesses

17 Oct 2019
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A New Small Business Tech Ecosystem is Emerging

15 Apr 2020
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Former SBA Head: Fintech Is Key To Aid Small Businesses

08 Aug 2014
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Former SBA Chief Mills: Lending to Small Businesses Still Sluggish

13 Apr 2020
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Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

February 1985
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First Federal Corp.: Small Business Market (A)

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Find at Harvard

18 Nov 2009
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Goldman, Buffett Team to Aid Small Businesses

07 Sep 2016
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Appreciating the Big Role of Small Business

“Why isn’t anyone talking about Joe the Plumber in this presidential election?” Dean Nitin Nohria asks in a new opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, in which he makes a case for the vital role of small View Details