Main Street Monday – SBA Announces Fifth Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

June 10, 2019 By Mary Miller Contributing Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday – SBA Announces Fifth Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its fifth annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. The SBA will award 60 organizations that provide small businesses with opportunities such as securing venture capital, business plan…

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Coleman Report Update! — Small Business Delinquencies, Portfolio Monitoring, Revised SBA Form 1050, Kathleen Kelly, Barbara Arena

June 5, 2019 By Bob Coleman Executive Producer, Coleman Report Update! Coleman Report Update! — Small Business Delinquencies, Portfolio Monitoring, Revised SBA Form 1050, Kathleen Kelly, Barbara Arena This weeks topics: – Small Business Delinquencies – Portfolio Monitoring – Revised Form 1050 – Kathleen Kelly, Senior Vice President, Webster Bank – Barbara Arena, Vice President,…

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Fraud Friday — Noah Bank CEO Arrested for SBA Loan Fraud

May 31, 2019 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Noah Bank CEO Arrested for SBA Loan Fraud U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman says this past Wednesday, “Edward Shin, the CEO of a Pennsylvania bank, allegedly exploited his position as a bank officer to illegally issue Small Business Administration loans to entities in…

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Coleman Report Update! — Sponsored by America West — SBA 7(a) Premiums, Tareasa Harrell, Ray Drew, Packaging Documentation

May 22, 2019 By Bob Coleman Executive Producer, Coleman Report Update! Coleman Report Update! — Sponsored by America West — SBA 7(a) Premiums, Tareasa Harrell, Ray Drew, Packaging Documentation Previous Coleman Report Updates!: Coleman Report Update! Archives May 15, 2019 – Coleman Report Update! — SBA 2020 Budget, Puerto Rico Main Street, Mark Willis, Hotel…

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Main Street Monday – Over 57% of Small Business Owners are Baby Boomers

May 20, 2019 By Mary Miller Contributing Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday – Over 57% of Small Business Owners are Baby Boomers Over 57% of small business owners are baby boomers, according to findings from the latest Small Business Trends survey conducted by Guidant Financial and the LendingClub Corporation. The survey, polling more…

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Main Street Monday – Q2 Survey Results Find Business Conditions are Good

May 13, 2019 By Mary Miller Contributing Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday – Q2 Survey Results Find Business Conditions are Good Key findings revealed in the latest survey from the CNBC/Survey Monkey survey, which polled 2000 small business owners, indicate that business conditions are good. “Across a number of key fronts, small business…

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