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SBA: The abbreviation for Small Business Administration, which is an independent federal agency that was started in 1953 to help small business. It provides a variety of assistance, including financial, technical, and managerial help. It helps other agencies in the federal government direct contracts and spending in the direction of proprietorships and small corporations. It also provides low interest loans to small businesses that suffer from natural disasters.
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FRACTIONAL-RESERVE BANKING A method of banking activity in which banks keep less than 100 percent of their deposits in the form of bank reserves and use the rest for interest-paying loans. Fractional-reserve banking makes it possible for banks to function as profit-seeking financial intermediaries (matching up lenders and borrowers) while ensuring the safety and liquidity of deposits, especially checkable deposits that are part of the economy's money supply.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time looking for a downtown retail store seeking to buy either super soft, super cuddly, stuffed animals or a large stuffed brown and white teddy bear. Be on the lookout for neighborhood pets, especially belligerent parrots.
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Before 1933, the U.S. dime was legal as payment only in transactions of $10 or less.
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"The only profit center is the customer." -- Peter Drucker, educator
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OMO
Open Market Operations
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