| LENDER NEWS |
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 SBA Borrower Guarantee Fee Eliminated
Effective Oct. 1, 2007, borrowers no longer have to pay a Small Business Administration (SBA) guarantee fee of one-half percent. Details ...
 Credit Crunch Hits Small Businesses
With the sub-prime mortgage market imploding and house prices slipping, it is becoming more difficult for entrepreneurs to leverage their homes to feed their small businesses.
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| SUCCESS STORY |
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 Coastal of Northwest Florida: A Moving 504 Success Story
After more than a decade of working for and managing other people's moving companies, Jay Bradshaw decided to move himself toward the dream of owning his own business. Full Story ... |
| ASK THE EXPERTS |
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 504 Q&A - Deed Restrictions
Q - How does the Small Business Administration (SBA) view deed restrictions such as those that are common in the purchase of gasoline stations? Answer ...
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| FFCFC NEWS |
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 Christa Watson Joins FFCFC's Team in Tampa Bay
FFCFC is pleased to announce that Christa L. Watson has joined the company as business development officer for the greater Tampa/St. Petersburg area. She will be responsible for Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties. Details ... |
| SMALL BUSINESS NEWS |
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 SBA Extends Gulf Opportunity Pilot Loan Program
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is extending its Gulf Opportunity (GO) Pilot Loan Program for another year, to Sept. 30, 2008, to maintain it as an additional source of capital for small businesses in communities that were serevely impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
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| FLORIDA FINANCE NETWORK |
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FFCFC is proud to be a charter member of the Florida Finance Network, an organization that unifies Florida's economic development financing program and is available throughout Florida to educate lenders, business owners, and economic development officials about financing programs available to small businesses. FFN builds awareness of state and federal small business and economic development financing programs available to Florida businesses.
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