credit crunch

China’s policy makers have created an artificial credit crunch in order to keep inflation in check, raising concerns that

The tightening credit environment has created development difficulties for franchisors and franchisees. Franchisors, fortunately, are beginning to step in and create credit opportunities for prospective franchisees.

Central banks from around the world opened their vaults Thursday to head off another credit crunch like the one that crashed the financial system in 2008 and sent the global economy into a deep recession.

Homewood, Illinois (PRESS RELEASE – July 8, 2010) — Executives at iFranchise Group, the nation’s leading franchise consulting firm, believe that now is the right time for business owners to consider expanding their businesses.

The housing market bust, recession, credit crunch and other factors in personal finance are driving the rate of bankruptcy back up, despite the changes in the law.

Economist Joseph Stiglitz was euphoric at the response to the credit crunch – but he believes the plans have been derailed.

"The bankers are behaving as if nothing has changed since August 2007 and the political running in the United States is being made by the right-wing anti-state Tea Party."

The Age of Retirement was one of America's most successful social reforms ever. But that era is over. A new vision of old age is emerging from the trauma of the credit crunch and the Great Recession: Forget retirement.

Keep working.

Washington, (PRESS RELEASE – October 22, 2009) — Responding to President Barack Obama’s announcement today of a new initiative to enhance small businesses’ access to affordable capital, NSBA President Todd McCracken registered his support of the administration’s actions, but urged further action.

The effects of the credit crunch have been clear for all to see: from bank failings to government bailouts, to a full-blown economic fallout, the recession continues to hang over us - now with just spots of recovery on the horizon.

Quincy, Massachusetts and Boca Raton, Florida (PRESS RELEASE – October 14, 2009) — Cortera™, a community-driven business information company, announced the publication of its September 2009 Small Business Index™ (SBI) report, a new monthly index of accounts receivable (A/R) activities covering businesses with less than 500 employees (the Small Business Association definition of a small business).