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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New Small Business Lending is Up at Mid-Sized and Large Banks

April 24, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor New Small Business Lending is Up at Mid-Sized and Large Banks Continuing from yesterday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported that new lending and interest rates primarily increased, but small banks reported a decrease in new small business lending. These are the facts: Outstanding small business C&I…

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Jaime Aldama Named New President of Momentus Securities

April 24, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Jaime Aldama Named New President of Momentus Securities “Our primary goal is to help the smaller mission-driven lenders who have historically been underserved by the larger Wall Street banks. Momentus Securities bridges the gap between capital markets and mission-driven lenders, attracting the kind of capital that has not been…

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