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	<title>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; Small Business Administration</title>
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		<title>Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the House votes on the $15 billion Senate jobs bill later today, it may or may not pass. What’s certain is that several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are planning to vote against the measure, which they charge is more of a “tax credit” bill than anything else.]]></description>
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		<title>Accelerated Assistance</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2010/02/01/accelerated-assistance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Start-Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business incubator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business plans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[small business resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For a start up, the first few years of life are most critical. It’s a pivotal time that only a fraction of ventures have the capital, resources, and stamina to survive. Stepping in to help entrepreneurs are business incubators, which provide coaching, networking opportunities, and even affordable office space to newly minted entrepreneurs.]]></description>
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		<title>Things You Should Know Before Applying for an ARC Loan</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/12/02/things-you-should-know-before-applying-for-an-arc-loan/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/12/02/things-you-should-know-before-applying-for-an-arc-loan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ARC Loan Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For struggling small business owners, there may be help with the government’s ARC Loan Program. The interest free loans are intended to aid small businesses in combating short-term hardship.]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury Secretary, SBA Chief Host Listening Session for Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/20/treasury-secretary-sba-chief-host-listening-session-for-entrepreneurs/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/20/treasury-secretary-sba-chief-host-listening-session-for-entrepreneurs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month the Obama administration announced with great fanfare a plan to increase small business lending. It also promised to host a conference where small businesses, small business advocates and lenders could share their recommendations on the most effective and fastest ways to get capital to cash-strapped entrepreneurs.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/30/washington-report-7/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/30/washington-report-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Oct. 26]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/23/washington-report-6/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/23/washington-report-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Financial Protection Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First-Time Homebuyer Credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuyers Tax Credit May Be Too Popular

In response to abuses and fraud uncovered by the IRS and Treasury Department into the First-Time Homebuyer Credit program, the House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to improve the screening of applicants and administration of the program.
According to the agencies, 580 taxpayers under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/16/washington-report-5/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/16/washington-report-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Rangel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/02/washington-report-3/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/02/washington-report-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Steele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Updates from Capitol Hill]]></description>
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		<title>Get Access to Recovery Act Dollars</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/22/get-access-to-recovery-act-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/22/get-access-to-recovery-act-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Make sure your small business isn’t left behind by checking out these five ways to position your company (which should already be registered and ready for doing business) to access the lucrative contracts and monies of the Recovery Act. But act fast; funds are expected to last until September 30th, 2009, according to James Gambardella, acting director for government contracting with the Small Business Administration (SBA).]]></description>
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		<title>QUIZ: Is Opening a Franchise Right for You?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/17/quiz-is-opening-a-franchise-right-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/17/quiz-is-opening-a-franchise-right-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franchise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quintessential Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Development Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With information from Boyce, Randall S. Hansen, founder of Quintessential Careers and FranchiseHelp.com, BlackEnterprise.com created a franchise quiz. Before you make that move into world of franchising, take this quiz to see its right for you.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Aug. 24-Aug. 30</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/28/news-roundup-week-of-aug-24-aug-30/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/28/news-roundup-week-of-aug-24-aug-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress for Brain Mapping and Guided Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[test scores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup]]></description>
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		<title>MED Week Begins With Government Contracting 101</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/08/27/med-week-begins-with-government-contracting-101/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/08/27/med-week-begins-with-government-contracting-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contracting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minority Business Development Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minority Enterprise Development Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In these tough economic times, federal contracting can provide the perfect opportunity for small businesses to grow and create jobs. To assist small businesses with this benefit, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) kicked off this year’s Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week conference with a plenary session on winning government contracts.]]></description>
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		<title>The Contender</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/24/the-contender/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/24/the-contender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During these times of economic duress, there’s actually room for growth—you just have to know where to look.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Take Your Dream From Concept to Company</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/08/21/take-your-dream-from-concept-to-company/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/08/21/take-your-dream-from-concept-to-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget N. Armstrong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raise The Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vision board]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every aspiring entrepreneur maintains a vision of what professional success looks and feels like for them. However, as tangible as it may be in mind, transforming that concept into reality presents challenges. “Essentially a vision is long term, or a fast-forward look at where you want to be,” says Dee Marshall, life coach and founder of Raise The Bar, a Newark, New Jersey-based coaching and consulting practice.]]></description>
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		<title>SBA’s 8(a) Program Promotes Equal Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/07/17/sba-8a-program-promotes-equal-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/07/17/sba-8a-program-promotes-equal-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Loddo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Small business owners who feel that discriminatory practices have prevented them from successfully growing their business and gaining access to contracting opportunities in the federal contracting marketplace don’t have to look any further than the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) business development program.]]></description>
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		<title>Increase Your Chances of Getting a Federal Contract</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/07/16/increase-your-chances-of-getting-a-federal-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/07/16/increase-your-chances-of-getting-a-federal-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[certification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Theresa Walker, executive director for the Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce, encourages small businesses hoping to increase their chances of scoring a contract by going to their nearest BCC office. She stresses that BCC offices around the nation can assist small business owners in opening doors throughout the contracting process. These offices host workshops, connect members with other members for business opportunities, and hold small business days when members have an opportunity to meet with federal agencies to discuss possible business expenditures. Small business owners are also encouraged to look at other businesses in their industries as partners and join ventures to go after procurement opportunities that they may not be able to get by themselves. ]]></description>
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		<title>SBA Celebrates National Small Business Week</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/05/19/sba-celebrates-national-small-business-week/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/05/19/sba-celebrates-national-small-business-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 17:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America's Recovery Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each year the Small Business Administration hosts “National Small Business Week,” a three-day conference in Washington, DC, to honor the hard work and perseverance of small business owners from around the country, highlight lenders and large corporate sponsors, and toot its own horn. ]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Hearing Focuses on Credit Availability</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/05/14/senate-hearing-focuses-on-credit-availability/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/05/14/senate-hearing-focuses-on-credit-availability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 20:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For several years, small businesses have become increasingly reliant on credit cards as a major source of financing for purchases large and small and sometimes even to keep their doors open. This trend, exacerbated by the current economic crisis felt around the world, has had a trickle down effect from banks to business, as borrowers become less creditworthy and banks tighten their lending criteria to protect their already stressed balance sheets. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tap into a Lucrative Resource</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/05/13/tap-into-a-lucrative-resource/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/05/13/tap-into-a-lucrative-resource/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 18:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Money is aplenty when it comes to government contracts.  The U.S. government is the world’s largest buyer of goods, from spacecrafts to zippers to paper clips, if you can make it, chances or the government may be looking to buy it. ]]></description>
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		<title>How the Recovery Act Encourages Small Businesses to Increase Hiring</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/03/27/how-the-recovery-act-encourages-small-businesses-to-increase-hiring/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/03/27/how-the-recovery-act-encourages-small-businesses-to-increase-hiring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promises to help small businesses increase their ability to hire employees, which will hopefully stimulate the economy. The White House predicts the legislation will create or save 3.5 million new jobs over the next two years. Here’s a summary of how certain provisions could encourage small businesses to employ new workers.]]></description>
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		<title>Unlocking Credit for Small Businesses</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/16/unlocking-credit-for-small-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/16/unlocking-credit-for-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ President Obama and Secretary Geithner Announce Plans to Unlock Credit for Small Businesses
Emphasizes Recovery Efforts Already Taken by SBA to Expand Access to Capital for Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as part of an effort Treasury Secretary Geithner first outlined in introducing the Financial Stability Plan (FSP) in February, President Obama and Secretary Geithner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Unveils $15 Billion Small Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/16/obama-to-unveil-plan-to-boost-small-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/16/obama-to-unveil-plan-to-boost-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timothy Geithner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner meet with Cynthia Blankenship, co-founder of Bank of the West, and other small business leaders. (Source: Getty Images)
President Barack Obama and his economic team unveiled a $15 billion plan to assist small businesses that will temporarily eliminate lending fee and boost bank liquidity to unfreeze credit markets.
During [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Historic Day of Reporting at the White House</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/02/11/a-historic-day-of-reporting-at-the-white-house/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/02/11/a-historic-day-of-reporting-at-the-white-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It started with a phone call from a member of the White House press office on a chilly Saturday night. "I'm calling to let you know that Black Enterprise will be the first black publication to get an interview with the president," he said.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Committee Seeks Ways to Stimulate Small Business</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/02/02/senate-committee-seeks-ways-to-stimulate-small-business/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/02/02/senate-committee-seeks-ways-to-stimulate-small-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Landrieu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Small and minority business owners are frustrated, and understandably so. Since the nation’s economy first began its downward spiral, they’ve been forced to stand on the sidelines while the federal government has spent billions of dollars saving big businesses and banks.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Names SBA Chief</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2008/12/19/obama-names-sba-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2008/12/19/obama-names-sba-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Mills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama selected Karen Mills of Brunswick, Maine, to head the Small Business Administration.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Names Richardson Commerce Chief</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2008/12/03/obama-names-richardson-as-commerce-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2008/12/03/obama-names-richardson-as-commerce-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Richardson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama announced the nomination of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary at a Chicago news conference this morning. ]]></description>
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		<title>Government Announces New Loan Programs</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/25/government-announces-new-loan-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/25/government-announces-new-loan-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry Paulson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To diminish the effect of a sluggish economy, the government announced two new programs today that it hopes will strengthen financial institutions and increase lending to consumers and businesses.]]></description>
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		<title>Minority Entrepreneurs Hope for a Stronger SBA</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/11/19/minority-entrepreneurs-hope-for-a-stronger-sba/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/11/19/minority-entrepreneurs-hope-for-a-stronger-sba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Bankers Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Ballentine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. John Kerry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Small Business Administration, which is charged with serving entrepreneurs needs, has experienced budget cuts and constant turnover in personnel, including three different administrators. Now, with increased Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress and a Democratic president, these entrepreneurs have reason to hope things will change. But with so much focus on bailing out Wall Street, financial institutions, and the auto industry, will they continue to be overlooked?]]></description>
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		<title>Deep in Business Debt?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/credit-debt/2008/07/08/deep-in-business-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/credit-debt/2008/07/08/deep-in-business-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit & Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re like most small business owners, at some point you have robbed Peter to pay Paul.]]></description>
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		<title>Reel In The Resources</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/06/01/reel-in-the-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/06/01/reel-in-the-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Development Centers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valens Marketing & Consulting Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Small business owners need to do their due dili gence," says Lauren R. Beard, president of Valens Marketing &#038; Consulting Group L.L.C., a Silver Spring, Maryland-based consulting and marketing firm with services that include helping small businesses secure financing. Beard adds that resources abound to help small businesses grow, if business owners take the time to look for them. Here are some government-sponsored entities that can help you take your firm to the next level.]]></description>
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