Article: ON BUSINESS; Uncle Sam lending small businesses a hand; Struggling Minnesota shops have gotten emergency loans as part of the federal stimulus bill.(BUSINESS)(NEAL ST. ANTHONY)

Byline: NEAL ST. ANTHONY; STAFF WRITER

Since the Feds rescued the Titanic likes of Citigroup, AIG and Bank of America, it seems only fitting that Jolynn Johnson's Crystal Kitchen Center got a break, too. "I probably would not have gone out of business," Johnson said. "But a $35,000 loan, with the government making the interest payments for five months, certainly helped relieve my financial and emotional stress. My banker knew this would help tide us over."

Johnson, whose 34-year-old company uses subcontractors to renovate and install appliances in kitchens her business designs, is one of more than 300 struggling Minnesota small businesses that have ...

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