Santa Cruz County Bank Hires SVP, Senior Relationship Manager Natalie E. Taaffe

May 1, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Santa Cruz County Bank Hires SVP, Senior Relationship Manager Natalie E. Taaffe Jon Sisk, EVP and Chief Banking Officer, remarks, “We are excited to welcome Natalie to the team. She is well-known in the industry for her vast understanding of and experience in commercial real estate and construction lending,…

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Upcoming Regional SBA Conferences

April 30, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Upcoming Conferences to Sign Your SBA Lending Department Up For Lending conferences present an opportunity for education, training, and networking. Here are conferences in 2024 to sign up for: Great Lakes Lender Conference – August 6-8, 2024 – Columbus Lenders, support providers, civic funders, and development organizations will benefit from SBA…

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57.9% of Family-Owned Businesses Have Operated for 10+ Years

April 29, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor 57.9% of Family-Owned Businesses Have Operated for 10+ Years In April, the SBA Office of Advocacy looked at characteristics of family-owned businesses. They found that 27.3% of all businesses were family-owned (two or more family members own a majority of the business). Family businesses were more likely to operate…

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Funding Circle’s SBLC License Should be Revoked Says House Small Biz Chair & Senate Small Biz Ranking Member

April 25, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Chairman Williams & Senator Ernst Ask SBA to Revoke Funding Circle SBLC Yesterday, Chairman Williams and Ranking Member Ernst sent a letter to SBA Administrator Guzman addressing Funding Circle’s SBLC license. Concerns were raised after Funding Circle’s CEO mentioned possibly offloading the US arm of its operations. Since then,…

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