Designed specifically for equipment finance professionals, ELFA SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news and research to help you stay ahead of the competition.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/elfa/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/elfa?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/elfa?sb_code=rssen-us23 Nov 2009 08:48:57 CSThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3DFC60F0B2-2913-45CF-B697-D097B4C580B1%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5A study by PayNet shows that small businesses are increasing borrowing and might be poised to lead the economy out of downtur -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3DFC60F0B2-2913-45CF-B697-D097B4C580B1%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D0BC21E53-3C31-47D4-AC72-0428908DBDA1%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5Caterpillar's worldwide machinery sales fell 50% in the three months that ended in October compared with the same period last -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D0BC21E53-3C31-47D4-AC72-0428908DBDA1%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3DBCAA8898-92B8-48AE-8C13-40EEB87DF2A1%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5Issuers have flocked to capitalize on the government's offer to subsidize interest payments on Build America Bonds.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3DBCAA8898-92B8-48AE-8C13-40EEB87DF2A1%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D93C90567-3978-4B6C-AF03-323CF478BA63%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5The National Association for Business Economists ramped up its economic forecast for next year, predicting that businesses wi -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D93C90567-3978-4B6C-AF03-323CF478BA63%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTMarket Trendshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D96CDCD32-2F0F-4316-A9B6-3F45F067C081%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D96CDCD32-2F0F-4316-A9B6-3F45F067C081%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTGovernment & Regulatoryhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D29E560C7-4F98-4F3D-9368-17C2E92ACE5B%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently said, "We won't have a real market-based financial system until it is safe to  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D29E560C7-4F98-4F3D-9368-17C2E92ACE5B%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTGovernment & Regulatoryhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D9F1665E8-3A07-480E-A0D5-7455F8A9A9CB%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5The Treasury is aiming to get a market price for warrants it received through the Troubled Asset Relief Program through an au -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D9F1665E8-3A07-480E-A0D5-7455F8A9A9CB%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTGovernment & Regulatoryhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D6D23DE94-9A0A-44C1-89BE-8EDDDA93F2B5%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5Measures proposed and implemented by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have helped restore confidence in financial markets  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D6D23DE94-9A0A-44C1-89BE-8EDDDA93F2B5%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTGovernment & Regulatoryhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D0C05F50D-B604-4188-A615-FD4301ED1E5E%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5Jennifer Walzer writes that she recently learned that a friend had been diagnosed with skin cancer -- a fellow entrepreneur w -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D0C05F50D-B604-4188-A615-FD4301ED1E5E%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBest Practiceshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D50F33402-E7F6-43B2-9EE7-151A58C392DC%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5It's never been easier to wreck your business, writes Luke Johnson.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D50F33402-E7F6-43B2-9EE7-151A58C392DC%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBest Practiceshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3DFEA9DFAC-3771-44DF-8E2B-3FDA40EC7707%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5Registration is open for ELFA's 2010 Equipment Management Conference & Exhibition, scheduled Feb. 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Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D6F8E2954-4775-4A17-9C87-66F9CD1B1349%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE5%26copyid%3D6F8E2954-4775-4A17-9C87-66F9CD1B1349%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=5088B56E-6B93-4543-9C00-6B172ED18DE523 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTSmartQuote