Will Small Biz Suffer From The Credit Crunch?

Story date: 2007-08-31 11:31:00
Added on: 2007-09-01 02:35:07

Forbes - Interest rates have inched up too, but not by much. Small-business loans track the prime rate--the rate at which banks make loans to their most credit-worthy commercial customers. In January, small businesses with solid credit could borrow at a 1.0 ...


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