Subway Franchisees Revenues May Be Up, But Cash Flow will be Down

September 3, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Several things pop out to me in this New York Post Subway article, and they are all bad from a small business loan underwriting and portfolio risk management standpoint. 1) Subway is buying market share at the expense of its bottom line with their $4 and…

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Thursday’s Movers and Shakers

August 29, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report The Community Bank Named Great Lakes SBA Community Lender of the Year The SBA Community Lender of the Year Award is presented to a community bank with the best overall performance among community lenders with assets under $1 billion out of the three SBA district states…

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How to Complete the New SBA 7(a) Litigation 7 Tab Package

How to Complete the New SBA 7(a) Litigation 7 Tab Package Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Price: $289.00 Complimentary Coleman Report Live! News Show with Bob Coleman from 1:50 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Sponsored by PCFS 2000 Use our  “email address only” order form! SBA has released a new…

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Best Practices: Tax Lien and Judgment Searches

August 28, 2013 By: Janet M. Dery, Esquire Starfield & Smith, P.C. Tax lien and judgment searches assist lenders when they analyze their borrowers’ collateral and evaluate their character. The search should be made on the borrowing entity, its principals and, often times, on any guarantors (especially if the lender is lending to the guarantors…

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How to Document SBA 7(a) Equity Injections

How to Document SBA 7(a) Equity Injections Getting it Right, 100% of the Time Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Price: $289.00 Complimentary Coleman Report Live! News Show with Bob Coleman from 1:50 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Use our “email address only” order form! According the SBA Inspector General audits,…

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Thursday’s Mover and Shaker – Jeanne Hulit Named Acting SBA Administrator

August 22, 2013 Thursday’s Mover and Shaker – Jeanne Hulit Named Acting SBA Administrator The big announcement this week is Jeanne Hulit has been appointed Acting SBA Administrator. Jeanne will do an awesome job of being a strong advocate for Main Street. Check out this Coleman Report newsletter article I wrote about Jeanne when she…

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14th Annual Rural Lender’s Roundtable

14th Annual Rural Lender’s Roundtable Getting Capital to America’s Main Streets Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Cosmos Club, Washington D.C. Download Registration Form If small business rural lending is important to your lending institution, this is your one must attend event of the year. This year’s one-day event will discuss the various lending programs designed for…

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Jeanne Hulit tapped as acting chief of the U.S. Small Business Administration

August 20, 2013 By J.D. Harrison Washington Post One of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s lending and investment experts will assume the agency’s top role when the current administrator steps down at the end of the month. Jeanne Hulit, the SBA’s Associate Administrator and head of the Office of Capital Access, will take over for…

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