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Innovation, perseverance, and resilience are some of the attributes entrepreneurs need to weather the current economic downturn. Couple this with the few business owners who aren’t looking to simply survive,...

Small Business on Capitol Hill

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who chairs the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, held a hearing in Washington D.C., to address small business's difficulties in getting capital. The Senate is reviewing the Small Business Administration (SBA) Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008, which calls for two provisions that aim to improve the business climate for minority and women-owned small businesses. One would create additional leverage for venture capital firms that invest 51% of their portfolio with those businesses. The second would create a grant program to provide entrepreneurship training programs to spur the growth of small businesses among underserved populations.

BuzzFeed News To Shutdown Says CEO

BuzzFeed News To Shutdown Says CEO

Internet entrepreneur and BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced in a memo that BuzzFeed News will shut down due to low profitability.

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