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News has been pretty dismal on the lending front of small business. With the news of bankruptcy filings of CIT Group and Advanta, it seems like there are little if any options for small business financing.

But the NYT is reporting that smaller local banks are moving in to fill that void. With charming slogans such as “Policies to serve your street, not Wall Street,” these banks are aiming to keep your business on Main Street alive.

Perhaps turning to the local bank on your street for your small business may not be such a bad idea. A small bank may be more likely to provide stability in today’s more somber economy. T

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When you start a website, you always want to get visitors quick and plenty. But how? At this search engine dominated world, there is only one way, one way only – get a higher rank. For get a higher rank, the most effective way is link building, get a plenty of back links from place like Blog Links, Social Media & Bookmarking, Press Releases, Premium Directory Submission, Standard Directory Submission, Local Search and Select Authority Link Leasing. Sounds easy, but there has plenty of work and it’s a very time consuming work. For me, after I build a new website, I always put all my time on improve website itself and give the link building work way. Fin

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Earlier today, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it plans to kickoff a campaign to collect used mobile phones from November 21. During the campaign, which is scheduled to last until February of next year, consumers will be able to turn in their used mobile handsets at about 1,800 locations, including shops run by Kojima, Bic Camera and Ito-Yokado.

When turning in their used handset, customers will receive a ticket allowing them to apply online for a chance to win a gift voucher. The government plans to give out 800 vouchers worth 50,000 yen, 8,000 vouchers valued at 5,000 yen, and 150,000 gift vouchers worth 1,000 yen.

Of course, the government is after the rare metals that lurk inside many unused handsets.

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Cardholders of consumer credit cards are not the only ones who are trying to save money and manage their budgets this year. Major credit card companies are also struggling to keep their accounts balanced and remain profitable. While some credit card policy changes during the recession upset customers because they made it harder to manage money – with higher interest rates, more fees and charges, and lower credit ceilings – a new set of cardholder tools from Chase named “Blueprint” features is really designed to make life easier for cardholders.

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There seems to be little doubt that James Balsillie was somewhat abrasive in his efforts to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. His conduct, from all accounts, including his, was not clubbable. But should the NHL be run as a club? It is a business, and the personal frictions between a prospective owner and the incumbent owners should not be the principal criterion for accepting a new franchise owner of a franchise.

The NHL was carried away with the joys of copycat, helter-skelter proliferation when it expanded to tropical cities where the sport had scarcely been heard of.

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