# A Verification System for New Hires Backfires
Eligibility checks of workers under the government's E-Verify program are hurting small business

# Small Business Exports Edge Up
Small companies have increased their share of goods sold abroad in the two years since President Obama set a goal to double exports by 2015

# For Some U.S. Manufacturers, Time to Head Home
More companies are assessing the true cost of outsourcing

# One-Percenters Want to Buy the Corner Bakery
Smarting from poor returns in the markets, ultrawealthy individuals plan to increase their investments in small businesses

# Obama Seeks Cuts Amid Regulations Debate

# After Hedge Funds, a Career Rejuvenation
A TSA inspection helped Julie Macklowe switch careers from hedge fund manager to entrepreneur, selling luxury, travel-friendly toiletry kits

# Fed Says Business-Loan Demand Rose in 4th Quarter
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Demand for business loans increased in the fourth quarter as economic growth accelerated, according to a Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers at banks. Seventeen of 56 banks reported stronger demand among companies with $50 million in annual sales or more, according to the survey, while six reported weaker demand. Loan demand among small businesses increased by the most in any quarter since 2005. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line."

# One-Percenters Want to Buy the Corner Bakery
Smarting from poor returns in the markets, ultrawealthy individuals plan to increase their investments in small businesses

# 2015 May Be `Tipping Point' for Electric Cars
Idan Ofer, chairman of Better Place, a U.S. startup developing charging stations for electric vehicles, discussess the outlook for the electric car market