Small business credit is available again — at a price owners now read closely
Bankers opened the lending spigot for small firms through 2025, but the era of cheap money didn't come back with it.
Amara Okonkwo · February 4, 2026
Business developments reported for their consequences inside the organization. Coverage includes earnings that trigger cost programs, mergers and the integration that follows, executive appointments and departures, and restructurings that remove whole functions. The question in every item is which jobs the decision creates, changes or ends.
Business developments reported for their consequences inside the organization. Coverage includes earnings that trigger cost programs, mergers and the integration that follows, executive appointments and departures, and restructurings that remove whole functions. The question in every item is which jobs the decision creates, changes or ends.
Bankers opened the lending spigot for small firms through 2025, but the era of cheap money didn't come back with it.
Amara Okonkwo · February 4, 2026
The disclosed ratio of chief-executive pay to the median employee keeps widening — and it's the proxy statements, not the headlines, that explain why.
Amara Okonkwo · January 13, 2026
