Bridge Bank expands to downtown San Jose

Bridge Bank, N.A., a full-service business bank, said today it is expanding with a new office at 55 Almaden Boulevard in downtown San Jose. The bank expects to take occupancy in the first quarter of 2004, subject to regulatory approvals.

Agencies ignoring small-business impact

Many federal agencies still are not complying with an executive order issued a year ago by President Bush directing them to take specific steps to make sure they consider the impact their proposed regulations would have on small businesses.

Banker seeks answers as factor collapses

In the world of banking, relationships are often based on trust, admiration and respect. Victor C. Balestra, president and chief executive of Espirito Santo Bank in Miami, is discovering that's not always enough.

Tax changes will give businesses a boost

Tax and business-expense changes enacted earlier this year should begin to kick in before the end of the year, generating new purchases by small business and additional jobs, the head of the Small Business Administration says.