October 26, 2016

Five Red Flags to Spot a Predatory Small Business Lender

Predatory lending is any lending practice that imposes unfair or abusive loan terms on a borrower. It is also any practice that convinces a borrower to accept unfair terms through deceptive, coercive, exploitative or unscrupulous actions for a loan that a borrower doesn’t need, doesn’t want or can’t afford. Scenario: Despite trying your best your […]
November 21, 2016

Florida Bridges Falling Down? Local Business Finds Financing

London Florida Bridges Falling Down? Local Business Finds Financing When the top guardrail & bridge repair company C. Slagter Construction Inc. had the opportunity to acquire a fantastic deal on machinery and equipment they reached out to us to find the best financing. This growing company also had the need for working […]
December 19, 2016

Commercial Loan Rate Survey – Florida

Commercial Loan Rate Survey – Florida By: John Patterson CFP ® Up, up and away. Unfortunately Cats & Kittens, interest rates have recently gone up and future rises in interest rates in 2017 looks probable. The prime rate just rose ¼% and is now at 3.75%. In a little over a month the 5 […]
December 29, 2016

Local Church Gets Needed Financing for Bright Future

When Omega Baptist Church of the Pentecost was looking to buy real estate for their future location, they focused their search on their favorite areas of Saint Lucie County. They found a fantastic site right on Port St Lucie Blvd. It needs a lot of work but it has plenty of space […]