Posts Tagged ‘Main Street’

April 30, 2013 Says the American boss of Britain’s first new bank in 100 years. Vernon Hill wants the U.K. to import an SBA styled loan program. “The only other Government programme in America that works, other than air traffic control, is the Small Business Administration. It’s a massive government guarantee system for small business…

April 26, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Is Cheap Credit for Small Business the Answer? Our friends across the pond seem to think so reports the BBC. For every extra pound that banks lend to small companies, they will be able to borrow £5 very cheaply from the Bank of England, and £10…

April 26, 2013 By Bob Judge Editor, CPR Report In March, prepays fell back below 6% for the first time this year, after being above 7% for the first two months of the year. This decrease was caused by double-digit decreases in both defaults and voluntary prepayments. As for the detail, overall prepayments fell 25.02%…

April 25, 2013 By Karen McHugh SBA Complete A common area of confusion is in the arena of financing business acquisitions. The SBA rules surrounding a change of ownership transaction have evolved over time because this area of financing can be fraught with “missteps” by multiple parties (the lender, the purchaser/borrower, the seller, and the…

  April 24, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report U.S. Bank’s 2013 Annual Small Business Survey Their 32 page report is chocked full of so much information I will take several blog posts to discuss. First, start with the basics. U.S. Bank defines a small business as one with revenues of less than $10…

April 23, 2013 Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report “If you are price sensitive we are probably not an option. If you are speed sensitive we are,” says the president of the online pawn shop, Burro. The “speed to market and pay whatever it takes” theme is consistent with other small business financing options in this…

April 23, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report With a small business loan portfolio capped at 12.25% of assets, credit unions are lobbying Congress hard to increase this limit. But for American Eagle FCU out of Connecticut they are throwing in the towel. The credit union has decided the cost of building an infrastructure…

April 22, 2013 by Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Small Business Capital Market is Inefficient So says New York Times blogger Ami Kassar. “The market for capital is inefficient, and in many cases results in gridlock for entrepreneurs, lenders, and investors. “The best advice that I think I can give anyone in the hunt for…

April 22, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report With the conflicting reports out there that small business lending is up.. no wait down…there is one undisputed fact. Crowdfunding is up significantly. Crowdfunding allows anyone to become a bank, and lend a small amount, even $25, to a small business. Crowdfunding is expected to lend…

April 22, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Ten Reasons for Small Business Failure I’ve written in the past that there is only one reason for small business failure – the journey has become too hard and the entrepreneur simply gives up. Here is a contrarian view that I don’t necessarily disagree with. The…