Small Business Finance

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It's a little surreal to imagine the Small Business Administration (SBA) amidst videos of Susan Boyle and animated dancing pandas, but they've been part of the YouTube generation for two months now. It's not setting the world on fire, but it is there, where the SBA can put its videos within reach of anyone, of course, but particularly those under 35, which the agency has made clear they'd like to reach.

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Although the SBA got $1 billion from the stimulus package earlier this year, it can still be difficult to get money to start or expand your business -- unless you know where to look. Read as Steve Strauss shares tips on often-overlooked financing ideas that could be just the thing for you.

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While many people expect a slow Christmas selling season thanks to the recession, retailers fear the situation could be even worse than expected if CIT Group is allowed to fail.

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Thanks to new health-care legislation, small business owners would bear the brunt of new taxation. Some would have to pay an 8 percent of payroll penalty if they don't already offer health insurance. Click to see what you can expect from these new tax laws.

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Madonna and actress Gwyneth Paltrow's celebrity fitness trainer is making news lately, not for helping stars lose fat but causing ordinary people to lose money. Incidentally, you quite possibly have heard of Anderson and don't realize it. Click to see this fitness trainer's story.

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Facing soaring losses, small business credit card lender Advanta is shutting down accounts and tells investors it will try to wait out the downturn.

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In better times, you're confident longtime customers will pay their bills. But for businesses dealing with rising inventories and account defaults, once-solid partnerships can suddenly seem risky. Now, more companies are looking at trade credit insurance, which covers businesses against customers who can't pay their bills.

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Card issuers have changed the rules. Do you know how to protect your rate, and take action if necessary?