Small businesses ready for recovery, but their lenders aren’t

Small businesses looking to grow say they’re running into challenges when they seek financing: Loans are harder to secure, and sometimes are more expensive than before the recession.

Lending is picking up around the country. But it hasn’t thawed enough to spark meaningful job growth, and business owners and advocates say that’s a drag on the economic recovery.

By KIRSTEN VALLE PITTMAN – McClatchy Newspapers

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