Businesses can create their own credit by collecting from customers faster than they pay suppliers for materials and services. Taking credit cards is one way to help make that happen.

State employees are working through the weekend to prepare unemployment checks for 121,000 long-term jobless Californians, bypassing an antiquated computer system.
Loree Levy, spokeswoman for the state Employment Development Department, says checks could begin arriving as early as midweek after complaints poured in about the delays. Levy previously said jobless payments from a federally approved extension [...]

“Black Wall St” and More. Visit www.Recovery.Gov to check out the options for your business including contracting opportunities. During these times of consolidations, failures and more, it can be difficult to determine where to establish a banking relationship.

Carib Press talks to Caribbean business owners to find out their strategies for weathering the economic storm.