IFC to finance small, medium projects under new business line - Regional (Business News Americas)
The World Bank's ( WB ) International Finance Corporation ( IFC ) will fund a number of relatively small infrastructure and water projects in municipalities and provinces in Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay and Guatemala, IFC subnational finance director Vincent Gouarne told BNamericas.

With Credit Tight, U.S. Gives Small Business a Hand (New York Times)
Santanu K. Baruah, acting administrator for the Small Business Administration, discusses the changes the agency is making to help small companies weather the economic downturn.

Small business says cash remains tight (Toronto Star)
Small business owners are still encountering serious difficulties accessing new credit, despite mounting federal government intervention that has poured billions upon billions into the market to keep banks lending, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

One-two punch takes its toll on Treasure Coast's small businesses (TCPalm.com)
Tighter credit worldwide has made it hard for local small businesses to get loans to help them invest in equipment and make payroll. It also has been hard on small-business owners like Perkins whose businessesdepend on others getting credit.

Drought in lending chokes small businesses in Ariz. (12 News Phoenix)
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Small-business owners across the Valley have adopted that attitude as the ongoing credit crunch shows little sign of easing.