Stimulus package could be boon for businesses of all types

By Kent Hoover
For many businesses, Christmas may come in January, when Congress is expected to pass an economic stimulus package containing billions of dollars in new spending and tax breaks.
Construction companies could benefit from massive investment in roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects.
High-tech companies stand to gain from expansion of broadband services to rural areas, [...]

SBA blasts Obama transition leader

The Small Business Administration blasted President-elect Barack Obama’s SBA transition team leader for writing a “largely inaccurate, outdated and misleading” analysis of the agency’s record during the Bush administration.
Fred Hochberg, an SBA deputy administrator during the Clinton administration, analyzed the agency in a chapter submitted for Change for America, a compilation of advice for the [...]