Local businesses fear loss of NBA season – ABC 4
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Sports) – The chances of there being an NBA season took a major blow today and that could mean more trouble for local businesses that are already struggling due to the lockout. “It’s definitely a concern because so much of our …

Small businesses get their own APEC forum in Honolulu – The Business Journal
In the midst of the high-level government meetings and the presence of big business in Honolulu this week, small- and medium-sized businesses had their own forum to talk issues, trends and opportunities. Small businesses represent 90 percent of …

Small Businesses Can Save with Visa Discount Program – Yahoo Finance
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – News) today announced the expansion of Visa … utility of its network to deliver more value and efficiency to small businesses, clients and merchants. Harnessing the analytics and …

Ben Bernanke urges banks to help small businesses – Boston Herald
WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says small businesses are struggling to get loans more than two years after the recession ended. He says banks could help them by easing overly tight lending standards. Bernanke says the Fed …

Businesses in Mexico hurt by fear of drug violence – WFAA
Now, the businesses that depended on tourists are struggling as Americans stay away. Border towns like Nogales, which is about an hour south of Tucson, have long relied on visitors from America. But, the good prices are not enough these days.