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Maintaining beauty on a budget
If Kate Browne of BeU Beauty Clinic in the Dublin suburb of Kimmage was a small food producer, she would be described as a food hero. She is a small individual trader working her guts out to keep a business she loves, and the staff she employs — with no help, encouragement or tolerance, from bureaucratic government offices or the banks. Behind the soft pink exterior of the beauty world has been a very harsh awakening to the brutal reality of what happens in Ireland when your business encounters a bit of difficulty. It is not pretty.
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Banks to lend more to UK small business
British banks will have to increase lending to small business by £10bn this year and pay lower bonuses than in 2010 as part of a peace deal with the government
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Small business wants new tax break to help firms grow
A GROUP of fast-growing small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) is petitioning the Treasury to consider a new type of tax relief to boost the recovery.
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Best Year for Fannie Since 2003
Fannie Mae reported that its new business acquisitions during 2010 were $0.9 trillion. Volume was slightly higher than secondary marketing activity reported for 2009. In fact, the last time business was this good was 2003, when Fannie bought more than $1 trillion.
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With eyes on 2012, lawmakers kick off fundraisers
As members of Congress return to normal legislative business in the coming days, they’ll also resume another activity: raising campaign cash …
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Obama Pick For Top Economic Post Hailed By Business For Pragmatism, Deal-Making
Gene Sperling, the Treasury official widely expected to take over as President Obama’s chief economic adviser, is the sort of figure who has been around…
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Political Circus: Does Obama wear a seatbelt?
Politics is serious business — but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there’s always something that gets a laugh or a second glance.
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U.S approves business with Iran
The U.S Treasury Department has granted nearly 10,000 exceptions to American companies over the past 10 years so they could do business with Iran and other countries blacklisted by the U.S. as state sponsors of terrorism.
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American Corporations Caught Doing Business with Countries Blacklisted by U.S. Government
The U.S. Treasury Department was defending itself Friday against allegations in a news report that it granted permission for numerous corporations to do business with Iran and other blacklisted countries.
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