A disabled Timaru man is angry at the Government’s decision to curtail funding for a business start-up plan for beneficiaries. Follow this link: Cut from business aid (Timaru Herald)

A move towards merger by Wellington business groups is being keenly watched by other business groups around the country. View original post here: Possible merger of local business groups attracts interest (Timaru Herald)

Oh, to be young, ambitious and just starting your own business — in the worst economic downtu Link: 24-year-olds start delivery business with optimism and a plan (Lexington Herald-Leader)

GOLDSOFT Sdn Bhd, a Kuala Lumpur-based developer of enterprise software applications for small- and medium-sized retailers, plans to expand its business scope to include companies in the pharmaceutical, toy and supermarket sectors this year. Go here to read the rest: Goldsoft plans to expand business scope (Business Times (Malaysia))

March 7 (Bloomberg) — Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. , the world’s largest lender by market value, said it has no fund-raising plan at the moment even as it boosted lending by 24 percent last year. See the original post here: ICBC Plans No Fund Raising; New Loans Grow By 24% (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Answer Spot addresses post-Hurricane Katrina questions. To submit a question, send it to insurance@timespicayune.com. I heard on the news that the SBA was forgiving loans for the state and cities. Do you know of any plans for SBA to… Go here to read the rest: Contrary to popular belief, SBA did not make loans to local governments (New Orleans Times-Picayune)