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Main Street Monday — Digital Tools Grow the Annual Revenues of Rural Small Businesses by More Than $84.5 Billion Per Year
July 15, 2019 By Caity WituckiContributing Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday — Digital Tools Grow the Annual Revenues of Rural Small Businesses by More Than $84.5 Billion Per Year Research conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows that increased adoption of online tools and digital services could grow the annual revenues of…
Read MoreFraud Friday – FDIC Seeking 14.5M From Dead Bridgeport Banker’s Estate
July 12, 2019 By Dominic J Bartolone Contributing Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday – FDIC Seeking 14.5M From Dead Bridgeport Banker’s Estate Chicago bank president, John F. Gembara, was found dead on December 3, 2017 in the Park Ridge home of a customer who owed the bank $2.8 million. According to a spokesperson for the…
Read MoreColeman Report Update! July 10, 2019 — Upcoming Industry Events, Medical Student Loan Debt, Jennifer Blumig, Joey Bonin
July 11, 2019 By Bob Coleman Executive Producer, Coleman Report Update! Coleman Report Update! July 10, 2019 — Upcoming Industry Events, Medical Student Loan Debt, Jennifer Blumig, Joey Bonin This weeks topics: Upcoming Industry Events House Small Business Committee on Medical Student Loan Debt America West Interviews
Read MoreColeman Movers & Shakers — Steven Johnston, Mark Woods, and Steve Brogdon
July 11, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, Coleman Movers & Shakers Coleman Movers & Shakers — Steven Johnston, Mark Woods, and Steve Brogdon Saint Louis Bank Announces the Hiring of SBA Lending Manager Steven Johnston Steven Johnston joins Saint Louis Bank with over 25 years of SBA lending experience. “Steve possesses an exponential understanding…
Read MoreSBA Hot Topic Tuesday –Student Debt Deters Doctors from Small Business Ownership
July 9, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA Hot Topic Tuesday –Student Debt Deters Doctors from Small Business Ownership Student Debt is causing many doctors to not establish their own practices and apply for SBA loans. Health care remains the top small business employer in the United States, employing over…
Read MoreMain Street Monday — Small Business Optimism Soars Says NFIB
July 8, 2019 By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday — Small Business Optimism Soars Says NFIB “Optimism among small business owners has surged back to historically high levels, thanks to strong hiring, investment, and sales,” says NFIB President and CEO Juanita D. Duggan. “The small business half of the economy is…
Read MoreFraud Friday – Former Oklahoma Punter Sentenced in Bank Fraud Case
July 5, 2019 By Dominic J Bartolone Contributing Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday – Former Oklahoma Punter Sentenced in Bank Fraud Case A Former University of Oklahoma football star will serve more than two and a half years behind bars after being sentenced to 31 months for committing fraud against a bank and two of…
Read MoreColeman Report Update! — Litigation Plans, Concerns with SBA Acting More as a Regulator, America West
July 3, 2019 By Bob Coleman Executive Producer, Coleman Report Update! Coleman Report Update! — Litigation Plans, Concerns with SBA Acting More as a Regulator, America West
Read MoreFraud Friday – CEO Assistant Rips off $3 Million in Stolen Checks
June 28, 2019 By Dominic J Bartolone Contributing Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday – CEO Assistant Rips off $3 Million in Stolen Checks A former executive assistant of a Boston-area technology company was arrested and charged in connection with a fraud and embezzlement scheme that allowed her to skim over $3 million from the business…
Read MoreColeman’s 11th Annual SBA Restaurant Financing Webinar — COVID Edition
Protect Your SBA Restaurant Loans from Defaults and Guaranty Denials: How to Lend to Restaurants in a COVID Environment This 75-minute webinar earns e-certification for all attendees. A Coleman Webinar Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Download a Registration Form We called it in 2019 for lenders to prepare for major disruptions…
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