If Monday’s announcement of a new small business plan grabbed your attention, you should check out this post at Open Forum. Anita Bryant explains that it’s a good idea overall but most small businesses either aren’t in a position to borrow more money or wouldn’t turn to the SBA.

Don't you wish it was this easy?

WSJ’s Kelly Spores suggests different types of stimuli that could help struggling small businesses more effectively than SBA loans. Payroll tax holiday, anyone?

Seems like this will be very good news for a very small number of businesses. That includes industries that thrive during recessions, or other companies that need capital for expansion.

Finally, a closer look at the provision in Obama’s plan that exempts investments in small businesses from capital gains taxes shows that the primary beneficiaries are venture capitalists. Not exactly what we had in mind for a plan aimed at small businesses.