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Small businesses

Date: March 22, 2011
By: Emily Kissee
State Capitol Bureau
Links: AP Story

 
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Missouri will have access to nearly 27 million dollars for small business lending loans beginning next month.
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Wrap: Missouri's application for State Small Business Credit Initiative funds or SSBCI, was approved on Tuesday.

This program helps state-level small business lending programs.

The Deputy District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration in Kansas City, David Ross, says this funding program will stimulate Missouri's economy and create jobs.

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Description: "It's going to flow right back to small business and create jobs. We're all in favor of anything that is going to help us in that direction."

Missouri businesses with fewer than 500 employees can begin applying for the loans on April 8.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Emily Kissee.

Intro: 
Beginning next month, Missouri will have access to nearly 27 million dollars for small business lending loans.
RunTime:  0:33
OutCue:  SOC

Wrap: The U.S. Treasury Department and Governor Jay Nixon announced Tuesday Missouri's application for State Small Business Credit Initiative funds, or SSBCI, was approved.

This program helps create jobs and encourage small business growth.

Missouri's plan dedicates around 17 million for the formation and growth of high-tech businesses and use the other 10 million for industrial, agricultural, and recreational businesses.

Missouri businesses with fewer than 500 employees can begin applying for the loans on April 8.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Emily Kissee.

Intro: 
Nearly 27 million dollars for small business lending loans will become available in Missouri next month.
RunTime:  0:34
OutCue:  SOC

Wrap: Missouri's application for State Small Business Credit Initiative funds or SSBCI, was approved on Tueday.

The U.S. Treasury Department and Governor Jay Nixon announced this, and says this program will help create jobs and stimulate small business growth.

The governor says these funds will create more than 270 million dollars in additional small business lending.

Missouri businesses with fewer than 500 employees can begin applying for the loans on April 8.

The SSBCI is part of President Obama's Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Emily Kissee.