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C-Suite Wednesday — Main Street in Maintenance Mode, Seeing Little Growth

July 13, 2016 C-Suite Wednesday — Main Street in Maintenance Mode, Seeing Little Growth By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite Wednesday “Small business optimism did not go down in June, which is good, but small businesses are in maintenance mode experiencing little growth,” says NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg. “Uncertainty is high, expectations for better business…

Main Street Monday — Main Street Optimism Continues to Increase

August 17, 2015 Main Street Monday — Main Street Optimism Continues to Increase By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Says Chase in its 2015 Small Business Leaders Outlook report. Main Street continues to expect continued recovery after the recession. 2015 numbers are across the board stronger than in 2014. Main Street expects higher revenues,…

Main Street Wednesday – SBA 7(a) Prepays Fall Back Below 8%

November 26, 2014 By Bob Judge Editor, CPR Report In September, prepays fell back below 8% for the fourth time this year, decreasing by 2% from August. As to the cause, we saw an increase in defaults that were more than offset by a decrease in voluntary prepayments. Defaults, which rose by 37%, remained below…

Main Street Wednesday — Future Trends for the U.S. Restaurant Industry

November 19, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report CIT’s restaurant financing expert Bob Bielinski says the fast casual segment remains the top performer in the restaurant sector, and will continue to lead activity and change. The segment, typified by the likes of Chipotle, Noodles & Company and Zoe’s Kitchen, is providing offerings that are…

Election Results: What It Means for Main Street

November 5, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report I spoke with NSBA President Todd McCracken about the 2014 mid-term election results and what it means for small business. Watch our short interview here: Bob Coleman: Hi I’m Bob Coleman, Publisher of the Coleman Report. I am in Rochester talking to the 2014 Upstate New…

8,000 Small Business Loans Apps Declined a Day

October 29, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report The State of Microenterprise and Microfinance in the US: Innovations and Opportunities Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Interview with: Connie Evans President & CEO Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) Bob Coleman: We are talking with Connie Evans, President & CEO, Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) in Malibu,…

Main Street Wednesday – Small and Medium Size Businesses to Create 90% of New Jobs by 2030

October 8, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report In South Africa. No matter the country, the debate is the same. What should the role of government be to assist Main Street? Off the heels of our reporting this morning, the consensus of governments around the world is there is a proper role for government…

Main Street Wednesday – Franchise Loans Perform Better than Mom & Pop

October 1, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report I am speaking at the Boefly Franchise Lending Spotlight Conference today in Philadelphia. The event brings together lenders and franchisors. Some of the franchisors featured today are Hardee’s, Intercontintal Hotel Brands, Servicemaster, Meineke and Maaco. As you may know, I love stats, so here are some…

Main Street Wednesday – Congress Fully Funds SBA Through September 30

September 24, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report No lending holiday is on the horizon this year as Congress has bumped SBA 7(a) funding levels to a record $18.5 billion for the balance of FY 2014 and for FY 2015. Our friend Kent Hoover writes, “As of Sept. 5, more than $17.3 billion in…

Main Street Wednesday – The Case for the Community Bank

September 17, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report I love dissecting the numbers and here are some to contemplate as an FDIC official testified before Congress yesterday. · Community banks account for 14% of banking assets · Community banks account for 45% of small loans to Main Street and Rural America · 600 of…