Small Business Goes to War Against the Banks

Posted by Charles M Cooper on Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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Small Business Fights Back Against the Banks

As banks pull back on lending and work to purge bad loans from their balance sheets, some small business borrowers are on the attack, filing lawsuits, putting out news releases, holding protests and rallying politicians to their cause. WSJ.com


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Sales and Marketing


The Government Market
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Charles M Cooper

Charles Cooper is the Web Editor for America’s Best Companies. He came to ABC with nearly twenty years of business and technology writing and editorial experience. In addition to ABC, Charles has been tapped to be a freelance business writer with the upcoming American edition of The China Daily, has served as a writer for HowStuffWorks.com and LovetoKnow.com and as senior editor for Gear Technology magazine. Contact Charles.

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