ATLANTA, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs announced Citizens Trust Bank as the first, approved Georgia bank to participate in the State Small Business Credit Initiative program (SSBCI). The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (the "Act") became law in the fall of 2010. The Act created the State Small Business Credit Initiative, which was funded to strengthen state lendin ...

ATLANTA, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that Aug. 8 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Alabama as a result of the excessive rain, flooding, flash flooding, ha ...

ATLANTA, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the counties of Armstrong, Berks, Butler, Carbon, Clarion, Columbia, Crawford, Dauphin, ...

Former Parent Company Citigroup Sells its Remaining Equity Stake in Primerica DULUTH, Ga., Dec 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) today announced that Citigroup has sold approximately 8 million shares of Primerica's common stock, representing all of the remaining shares beneficially owned by Citigroup following Primerica's April 2010 initial public offering. The process began when Primeri ...

Deadline for Private Non-Profits in Maryland to Apply for SBA Assistance is Dec. 5 ATLANTA, Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds eligible Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) of the Dec. 5 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for physical damage in Maryland. These loans are available as a result of a Presidential disaster declaration for Public A ...

Equifax's New Solution is First in Financial Services Industry to Offer Exclusive Market Intelligence on Small Business Lending Trends ATLANTA, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Small business lending executives are now empowered with the market intelligence necessary to shape their future growth and risk strategies with today's announcement of Lending Trends Benchmarking™ -- the first offering from Equifax's ...

ATLANTA, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Media Marketing University announced today that it will present a free webinar with special guest and social media thought leader Guy Kawasaki on July 25 at 12 p.m. E.D.T. During the webinar, Kawasaki will discuss how to influence people while maintaining the highest standards of ethics and other topics found in his latest book, "Enchantment: The Art of Changing ...

Strategic Collaboration between Organizations Advocates for Gender Diversity, Empowers Women Leaders ATLANTA, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Womenetics and InterOrganization Network (ION) are pleased to announce they will partner to provide opportunities, tools and inspiration to women in business. As the gap between the amount of women and men in the U.S. workforce continues to diminish, it is important for ...

Ricoh's Managed Document Services approach helps companies meet their business objectives WEST CALDWELL, N.J., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced a multi-city U.S. tour designed to show companies how to improve their bottom line through effective information and docum ...

Women Entrepreneurs Share their Secrets of Success LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, www.LittlePINKBook.com, which distributes a daily career e-Note and is the No. 1 global online resource for America's 65 million working women, announces its PINK Spring Into Ownership Event Series, celebrating women business owners and their entrepreneurial spirit. This year, Spring ...