Gloom settles over small-business owners (The Globe and Mail)
The credit crunch has taken a heavy toll on small-business confidence in Canada, with the high cost of credit or the lack of access to financing cited by 27 per cent of members of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Broad decline in small business optimism about the economy: CFIB (Investment Executive)
Small businesses across Canada are less optimistic about the outlook for the economy, with the weakest sentiments coming from Ontario, according to Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

Small business owners can survive the economy (WBTV Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The troubled economy is worrying small business owners, but the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce is here to help. It hosted a "Survive and Thrive" seminar Tuesday. Business leaders got together to share their ideas on how to meet today's challenges.

Small-business seminar offers advice on financing (The Record)
Small-business owners can learn details about securing financing at a free seminar at The Paterson Museum on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Bank of America, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner CityTeam up to ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Bank of America, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the not-for-profit, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City joined together to advance inner city small business growth today by hosting Inner City Capital Connections 2008.