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Small businesses nationwide won a record $96.8 billion in federal contracts last year, an increase of more than $3 billion over fiscal 2008, the U.S. Small Business Administration reported Friday.
Contracts awarded to small businesses accounted for nearly 22 percent of all federal spending last year, according to an annual scorecard released by the SBA that 

Inc. magazine today ranked VerticalResponse NO. 1570 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Music website Pandora, convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Brooklyn Brewery, and Radio 

Capital One Small Business Banking today released the results of its Small Business Barometer survey for the second quarter of 2010. The quarterly survey polls small businesses across the nation, gauging their  

The Business Accelerator Network for Southeast Michigan, a new region-wide network for building and retaining new business in southeast Michigan, today announces the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, an international business plan competition designed to highlight Michigan as a robust and vibrant venue for innovation and business opportunity.
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Vibra Bank announced today it is continuing to provide small business loans despite the distressed credit market and the trepidation that remains after the subprime loan fall out.
“We opened our doors in 2008 leaving us in a unique position. We don’t have the bad loan baggage that has crippled the