Sunday, August 1, 2010

SBA loan program proves effective for Portsmouth restaurant

SBA approves a record number of loan guarantees




















The new deck at Poco's Bow Street Cantina, under the brown awning, is an example of a local project made possible by stimulus funds when the city created a public water-side park in its old location, left. ~Scott Yates syates@seacoastonline.com

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August 01, 2010 2:00 AM
PORTSMOUTH — While there has been no shortage of criticism about the size and effectiveness of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act since it passage almost 20 months ago, ARRA's emphasis on small businesses was unprecedented.