Number of Small Businesses Changing Hands Rises

October 14, 2013 By Scottt Suttell Crain’s Cleveland Business Citing a report from BizBuySell.com,1,685 small business transactions were closed nationwide in the third quarter, a 42% increase from 1,189 in the third quarter of 2012. BizBuySell is an online marketplace designed to facilitate small business sales. “In 2013, it appears that the (market) conditions are…

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Mug Shot Monday — “Credit Line Millionaire” Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

October 14, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report A seminar hustler who promised easy money to Main Street has pled guilty to bank fraud. “Discover how to get $100k to $1 Million in business lines of credit,” screams the top banner on his website. http://www.creditlinemillionaire.com/ A tracking thermometer brags $7.5 million has been acquired…

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How to Analyze Borrower Projections to Ensure a Valid SBA Guaranty

How to Analyze Borrower Projections to Ensure a Valid SBA Guaranty When: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Price: $289.00 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Central 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Mountain 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Pacific Complimentary Coleman Report Live! News Show with Bob Coleman from 1:50 p.m. to…

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SBA Personal History Revised Procedures

October 11, 2013 By Karen McHugh SBA Complete As we all are aware now, SBA just recently released the newest version of the SOP 50 10 5 (F), effective January 1, 2014. Even though the new rules don’t become effective for another few months, now is the time to review, interpret, and commit them to…

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Thursday’s Movers And Shakers

October 10, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Kurt Chilcott Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award For Small Business Economic Development Kurt Chilcott, President and CEO of CDC Small Business Finance, the nation’s largest 504 lender, was awarded the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Economic Development in Honor of Edward deLuca by the International…

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SOP 50 10 5 (F) – Collateral Requirement Changes

October 4, 2013 By Karen McHugh As we all are aware now, SBA just recently released the newest version of the SOP 50 10 5 (F), effective January 1, 2014. Even though the new rules don’t become effective for another few months, now is the time to review, interpret, and commit it to memory. There…

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SBA Contingency Plan for Governement Shutdown

September 30, 2013 SBA’s Contingency Plan for Governement Shutdown If Congress and the President are not able to reach an eleventh hour agreement to fund the government, only SBA’s Inspector General audit team and the disaster loan programs will continue to operate as business as usual. If the following SBA programs are interrupted, that will…

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Thursday’s Movers and Shakers

September 26, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Capital Access Network Appoints GE Capital Veteran As Its New CFO Capital Access Network, Inc. (CAN), the largest and most-experienced small business finance specialist, has appointed GE Capital Veteran Shiladitya (“Shila”) Ray as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Ray succeeds former CFO Daniel DeMeo, who…

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