Boefly Franchise Lending Spotlight Conference

March 6, 2013 With Mike Rozman, Co-President and Chief Strategy Officer Bob Coleman: We’re with Mike Rozman, Co-President, Boefly; Mike out of Needham, Massachusetts. We’ve been reading a lot about small business financing; the numbers are down. How does that translate to the franchise financing world? Mike Rozman: Sure, and thanks for having me on…

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Sequester and the SBA – Optimism Reigns in Uncertain Times

March 5, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Entrepreneur’s Cat Clifford does a nice job in this article recapping the current state of SBA lending. She surmises we don’t know the full effect of the Sequester and it is difficult to predict how the agency will be operating in a year. However, the big…

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Non Profits Fill Small Biz Micro Lending Niche

March 5, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report This is an uplifting story about a number of economic development companies meeting the need for Main Street micro loans. The article profiles New York Business Development Corp, New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund, Albuquerque’s The Loan Fund and Florida’s Pasco Economic Development Council. Writes Mildred…

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What Every SBA Lender Must Know About the Federal False Claims Act

What Every SBA Lender Must Know About the Federal False Claims Act How SBA Lenders Can Become Liable Under the Federal False Claims Act Thursday April 4, 2013 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Price: $289.00 Complimentary Coleman Report News with Bob Coleman starts at 1:50 p.m. Eastern Use our “email address only” order form!…

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Six Questions to Ask how Sequester Will Affect Your Customers

March 4, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor Coleman Report Ok, question number six of whether you are a criminal or not is tongue in cheek, but this Bill Murphy Jr. INC article is a good starting point to begin a dialogue of how your customers will be affected by Sequestration. Here are the six questions…

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The Two Sides of the Small Business Loan Supply Argument

February 28, 2013 We all read the chest-thumping platitudes how big Wall Street banks are breaking all sort of small business lending records. Specifically we’re talking about press releases by Bank of America, (UP 28%!), Citi (UP 21%!). Then, you have the other side of the coin. Inc’s Burt Helm writes small business lending only…

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