Posts Tagged 'Ex-Im Bank'

Shutting Down Ex-Im Bank Punishes American Entrepreneurs and Job Seekers

Shutting Down Ex-Im Bank Punishes American Entrepreneurs and Job Seekers

With all the barriers stacked up against American entrepreneurs, a bright spot has been access to working capital through the Export-Import Bank, which is essential if American exporters are to compete in the global marketplace. Ex-Im provides working capital guarantees, insurance and direct loans to American manufacturers, helping to open new foreign markets that allow the U.S. economy to grow, while creating good-paying jobs.

Yet some in Congress are leaning toward not reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank. A vote is scheduled for ...

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Another Roadblock to Capital for Entrepreneurs

Another Roadblock to Capital for Entrepreneurs

Access to capital is the lifeblood of a small business if it wants to grow and hire. Yet, increasingly the U.S. government puts roadblocks in front of entrepreneurs who, with a little financial help today, could be tomorrow’s Apple.

For example, let’s take Dodd-Frank, which is forcing our community banks out of business. For more than a hundred years, community banks have been the economic drivers for small business, communities and the nation.

But they have been replaced by megabanks that are ...

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