Franchise Reviewed

By Irish Taylor

 There is no doubt that small businesses play a big role in the growth and development of a nations economy. The government is well aware of this fact. And with this in mind, the government has put up the Small Business Administration or the SBA to support small businesses in the United States. This agency was founded in 1953 in accordance with the Small Business Act.

It is important to understand however, that the SBA does not directly provide financial loans or business loans. The SBA was designed to assist smaller businesses whose loan applications were declined by banks or private lenders. If youve tried applying for a business loan before and your application was rejected, you can contact the SBA for help. In turn, the SBA will be the one to assist you in finding the right lender who would be willing to grant you the loan you need.

There are 5 business loan programs available through the SBA. These are the Loan Guarantee Program for start-up and growing businesses; the 504 Fixed Asset Financing Program for business construction projects and land purchases; the MicroLoan Program which amounts up to $35,000; the Economic Development Program which provides free counseling and low-cost training; and the 8(a)-Business Development Program for those who are considered as socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners.

SBA Loan Restrictions

The approval of your loan depends on four basic elements- the type of your business, the size of your business, the purpose of your loan, and special circumstances.

To be approved, the applicant must be the owner or must have made a reasonable investment in the business. It should be a small business, meaning it should be independently owned and dominant in size. The business loan must be use for purchasing business equipment, stocks, real estate, for renovation, or as a working capital. Special Circumstances applies to business franchises, clubs, farms, fishing boats, schools, etc. The SBA has set special rules and regulations if a business falls to qualify under this category.

An SBA loan cannot be used to pay off existing debts or delinquent taxes. In some cases however, a business can be approved if it can present that refinancing would be beneficial for the company and that these debts were not a result of uncontrolled spending or financial mismanagement.

Who else are not qualified for an SBA loan? Certain business types are disqualified and these are businesses with questionable foundation or illegal activities. Examples are gambling businesses, pyramid schemes, lending activities, real estate investments, and the like. Non-profit and religious organizations are also not acceptable.

In summary, remember that:

* in order to be considered for an SBA loan, you must first have been turned down or rejected by a commercial business loan lender;

* the SBA does not directly provide business loans but coordinates with lenders and financial institutions on behalf of small businesses;

to get approved, a business must be able to pass the SBA requirements and guidelines for small business.

Irish Taylor is a bussiness loan consultant with SBA Loans for Startup Business

and has been providing consumers and business owners with startup business financing since 1992. For years she has helped people with credit and loan problems especially pertaining to business start up, SBA Loans

and Unsecured Loans

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Google Adsense: Where to Place Ad blockss on Your Web Pages
By Rahim Abu Fattah

 This is one of the best parts of the whole Google Adsense experience. No one else gets to make this decision except you. Its your page. You get to decide how many ( up to 3 ads per page), what colors and shapes you will use and on what part of the page the ad will be placed. Should you place your ads at the top or bottom? In the middle of the text? To the left or right?

The most important decision should be based on the needs of the visitors to your site? What are they looking for? Are they there to read or merely to browse. If they are there to read an entire article, say, you might try placing your ads at the bottom of the page so they will have something to do next. Some publishers swear by placing the ads at the top left of the page because they think customers look there first.

The fun thing is experimenting with all the possibilities. Try different ad locations and different colors for a week and note the differences in your reports. When you hit on something successful, youll see the difference.

Profile of Bloggerparty.com For Those Who May Want To Use it For Google Ads

Blogger Party is another blog hosting website where you can make money with Google Adsense. You create an account and use the publisher id you got when you created your Google Adsense account. If you have not done that yet, that is the first step to making money with your blogs.

At bloggerparty.com, targeted Google Adsense ads will be displayed on your blog pages. Fifty percent of that time, the ads will have your Google Adsense publishers ID and the other fifty percent of the time they will have Blogger Partys Adsense ID or split between them and the person who referred you. Thats right, referrals get 25% of the ad time, which comes out of Blogger Partys share and not the original bloggers or the referrals.

Blogger Party promises party points any time you write something or comment on someone elses blog. They dont do anything as yet, but later you will be able to trade them in for prizes according to Blogger Partys admin.

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