| SBA Financing Seminars throughout the Community
The SBA will present at the Superior Financial Group's "Financing Your Business Seminar" for small loans up to $25,000.00. The loan offers a ten year term with low monthly payments and no pre-payment penalty. No collateral is required and has a rapid turnaround time on a loan decision. The loan may be used to pay off business credit card debt. SBA technical assistant providers will be helping Superior Financial Group take loan applications on sight, bring a copy of your driver's license to speed up the loan process. The seminars will be held at the following locations: Sept. 4 Northeast El Paso, Buck's restaurant, 9496 Dyer, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. hosted by the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Cost $12.00 for BBQ Dinner). Sept. 5, City Hall Chambers, 860 N.
Amex offers short-term credit
Credit card issuers learned long ago that many small-business owners use their personal credit cards to fill gaps in cash flow. So why not come up with cards that are geared specifically for small businesses? Many have, and American Express Co. is among the latest to put out a new small-business card. Amex started taking applications this month for its Plum Card, which offers early payment discounts and an option to defer payments for up to two months with no interest, instead of the usual 30 days. Amex is promoting the pay-in-full card as an alternative to trade terms credit, which is a form of short-term credit negotiated between a small business and its suppliers. The card is "the first of its kind," said Raymond Joabar, a senior vice president at Amex's small-business division in New York City.
Businesses react to proposed drainage fee
As decision time draws near on whether to approve a storm water utility fee in Wentzville, some in the business community are holding their breath.Nov. 8 might have marked the last of the city's informational public meetings on the idea, but it drew far more attendees than the first two combined. That's because there's far more at stake."It's a mixed bag," said Donna Marie Pierre, president of the Downtown Business Association, who attended the meeting that evening. "Some people vehemently didn't want any additional fees of any kind. ... Some people have a lot of area they'd be paying for. And that's a problem."Yet, the city's problem is that it needs to find a source of funding.When storm water, which usually refers to rainwater or melted snow, is not soaked into the ground, it becomes surface runoff, picking up pollutants on its way to rivers, lakes and streams.Environmental Protection Agency regulations now require cities to implement and fund storm water programs that better regulate storm water runoff, which is why Wentzville, along with many other municipalities, is considering a storm water fee.If the fee were passed, commercial, industrial and residential property owners would be charged a rate based on their amount of impervious surface area, or area that does not soak up water, such as paved roads, sidewalks and buildings.Officials estimate the fee for a residential unit would average $1.10 per month.
Colligo Networks Announces Two Executive Appointments
Vancouver, BC, November 26, 2007--(T-Net)--Colligo Networks, a leader in desktop collaboration solutions, today announced two new additions to the Senior Management Team: Dave Foster as Vice President of Product Development and Genèse Castonguay as Vice President of Marketing and SME Sales. Mr. Foster and Ms. Castonguay join Ed Kaczor, recently appointed Vice President of Enterprise Sales, to round out Colligo's senior management team, positioning the Company for major growth in 2008.
Dave Foster will drive the product vision at Colligo Networks. He brings over 15 years of expertise in managing technology product development and delivery with major multi-national companies, including a successful track record of repeatable on-time systems delivery to international markets. Prior to joining Colligo, Mr.
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