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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?

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JPMorgan Chase and others are shoring up balance sheets by reducing or eliminating these financial lifelines to entrepreneurs.

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Quality of life and local incentives can lend a competitive advantage to entrepreneurs when they need it most.

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Obama's $15 billion plan to loosen credit gets high marks from entrepreneurs.

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Tech consultant Gene Marks describes the tools and bellwethers he uses to estimate when business will pick up.