SBA Names Members to its Small Business Lending Advisory Council
December 11, 2024The results are finally in. After a six-month review period, the SBA finally announced the applicants that have been approved to serve on its inaugural small business lending advisory council.
They are:
- Paul Brown, Managing Partner, Michigan eLab Investment Co.
- Sheryl Cameron, Executive Director SBA Solutions, JPMorgan Chase
- Kevin Carey, Interim President and CEO, American Hotel and Lodging Association
- Ellis Carr, President and CEO, CDC Small Business Finance
- Jill Castilla, President and CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond
- Tammy deClercq, COO Head of Operations SBA, Lendistry SBLC
- Jeff Dick, Chairman and CEO, MainStreet Bank (VA)
- Nicole Dilts, VP of Commercial Solutions, Michigan State University Federal Credit Union
- Maggie Ference, SVP Small Business and SBA Director, Huntington National Bank
- Jeff Hansel, 1st VP, Rockland Trust Company
- Amy Hereford, President and CEO, LiftFund Inc.
- Ernest Hunter, CEO, Frenchy’s
- Duane Lewis, Interim Co-CEO, Black Business Investment Fund Inc.
- Deborah Partin, SVP of Lending, Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc.
- Amy Patel, EVP Head of Commercial Distribution, TD Bank
- Giovanna Piovanetti, Executive President, Corporacion para el Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y De Las Comunidades
- Lane Rhodes, VP Senior Loan Officer, Live Oak Bank
- Mark Robertson, President and CEO, PCR Small Business Development Corporation
- April Schneider, Head of Small and Business Banking, Wells Fargo
The published list is about six members short of the planned 25 so it is likely a few more will be added. To be eligible, applicants had to have “experience and technical expertise in such areas as commercial lending, small business finance, government-guaranteed lending, small business advocacy or advisement, and expertise needed to provide advice on SBA’s loan programs.”
LiftFund and Lendistry are arguably the only two from the fintech space.
Photos From B2B Finance Expo and More
September 30, 2024
Photos from B2B Finance Expo can be FOUND HERE. The order of them arranges at random. We’re still adding a few to the gallery. If you want a higher res version of a photo or to inquire if there are any of you that may not be here, email events@debanked.com. Video interviews from the red carpet or from the trade show floor will start being added over the next couple days and should take up to 2 weeks to get them all up. There is a ton of video content!
Congratulations to Cesar Valero (pictured at right), Business Development Exec of Spartan Capital on his victory at the event’s official poker tournament! Story on this to follow! Second place went to Erica Bell, Business Development Exec at Tax Guard. The final table of the match was HIGH PRESSURE so if you want to know how they got so good at the game, make sure to give them a buzz.B2B Finance Expo was a two-day event in Las Vegas that brought folks together from across the fintech and commercial finance industries.
Special thanks goes out to Greg Smith and Steve McLaughlin of FT Partners for their incredible insights on Day 1. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Small Business Finance Association (SBFA). A thank you to all the sponsors and attendees.
Anticipated Attendance to B2B Finance Expo Surges
September 12, 2024
Registrations for the inaugural B2B Finance Expo taking place Sept 23-24 at Wynn, Las Vegas have already exceeded attendance to AltFinanceDaily CONNECT MIAMI 2024 and may well surpass Broker Fair 2024’s turnout in New York City. Due to this overwhelming interest the opportunity to buy tickets may end soon. Make sure your ticket is secured here.
Interest in the event, which will encompass commercial finance folks from across across SBA, CRE, MCA, Equipment Financing, term loans, LOCs, factoring, investment banking, and more, is quickly propelling B2B Finance Expo to be the largest commercial finance event of the year. Brokers, lenders, funders, vendors, tech, data, legal, leads, and more are among those registered to attend. The featured guest speaker is Steve McLaughlin, CEO of FT Partners.
Brokers will benefit from the wide array of relationship partners available at the show. The event has the backing of the Small Business Finance Association (SBFA) and AltFinanceDaily.
Media and Trade Associations With Representation at B2B Finance Expo
August 21, 2024Coming to B2B Finance Expo on September 23-24 in Las Vegas? Here are some of the news publishers and trade associations that will have representatives there! (SEE AGENDA HERE)
Small Business Finance Association
National Private Lenders Association
Innovative Lending Platform Association
Registration is still open at: b2bfinexpo.com
Rapid Finance a Diamond Sponsor of B2B Finance Expo
August 8, 2024Rapid Finance is a Diamond Sponsor at the inaugural B2B Finance Expo taking place at Wynn Las Vegas from September 23-24. The conference will bring together the leading lenders, funders, and brokers from across the spectrum of commercial finance, leasing, mortgage, and revenue-based capital products.
The Small Business Finance Association (SBFA), of which Rapid Finance is a founding board member, will play an important role at the event. The SBFA is a group of technology-driven financial service companies specifically focused on providing efficient and responsible capital to small and medium businesses – independent businesses – across America. Rapid Finance was founded in 2005.
“At Rapid Finance, we are deeply committed to empowering small business owners with the capital they need to thrive,” said Will Tumulty, CEO of Rapid Finance. “As a founding board member of the SBFA, we proudly support independent businesses across America. Events like the B2B Finance Expo are crucial in bringing together industry leaders and fostering collaboration and innovation, and we are excited to play a role in launching this event and contributing to the commercial finance sector’s growth.”
The B2B Finance Expo is powered by AltFinanceDaily which has produced nearly two dozen commercial finance related conferences since 2017. To register CLICK HERE.
B2B Finance at AltFinanceDaily
July 5, 2024
When Broker Fair first debuted in 2018, the keynote speaker was none other than Ryan Serhant, then a fast rising New York City real estate broker and star of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing. Today he’s got his own Netflix Series called Owning Manhattan.
“After selling real estate for 12 years, I decided to start my own company,” Serhant says in the trailer for the first episode, “and if you can’t sell, you can’t be here.”
That New York hustle attitude was the connecting link for why Broker Fair chose him despite the broker audience being largely engaged in small business financial services at the time. But since then the small business finance broker community has become increasingly diversified in its product offerings and real estate is frequently one of the assets on the menu.
“People will be surprised how many clients have real estate, not just a [primary home], but they own just a small multifamily down the road that they never touched or tapped into,” said Julio Sencion, Principal at Alta Financial, in a recent interview with AltFinanceDaily.
Companies like World Business Lenders figured that out a long time ago while still more discovered the business during the covid recovery, leading AltFinanceDaily to produce a video miniseries about real estate investing in the summer of 2021. The guests ranged from real estate influencer Ralph DiBugnara to NestSeekers International’s Chief Economist Erin Sykes to a couple of old fashioned guys named Danny and Bruce who started investing in real estate across New Jersey long ago.
AltFinanceDaily also interviewed house-flipper turned real estate tech CEO Andrew Luong of Doorvest, did a deep dive as to why real estate was becoming the side hustle of choice in the industry, and even bought real land using the blockchain for the purpose of a story.
Equipment financing has also taken off, leading AltFinanceDaily to produce the first ever sales reality series named Equipping The Dream in 2022.
That’s been complemented by regular coverage and even sitdown interviews from Andrew Carman, Steve Geller, and George A. Parker.
AltFinanceDaily’s Sean Murray has previously presented at the International Factoring Association’s (IFA) Fintech educational event, been a guest on the Coleman Report run by renowned SBA expert Bob Coleman, and moderated panels separately for the New York Institute of Credit and the Alternative Finance Bar Association.
Murray was also the host and producer of the industry’s first ever Broker Battle which took placed in Miami Beach this past January.
AltFinanceDaily is also affiliated with the largest online small business finance community in the US, DailyFunder, and has produced nearly two dozen events since 2017.
“Back in 2018, there was a question that Serhant posed on stage to the Broker Fair audience to make sure he understood where they were coming from,” Murray said. “‘You guys are all B2B right?’ he said, and I think his characterization was spot on, because B2B is pretty much what we’ve been all along.”
AltFinanceDaily is collaborating with the Small Business Finance Association on the B2B Finance Expo that’s taking place in Las Vegas on September 23-24. For info, visit: https://www.b2bfinexpo.com
B2B Finance Expo: Las Vegas, September 23-24
June 18, 2024
The inaugural B2B Finance Expo will debut in Las Vegas this Fall from September 23-24 at The Wynn. Powered by AltFinanceDaily in collaboration with the Small Business Finance Association (SBFA), the conference will bring together the leading lenders, funders, and brokers from across the spectrum of commercial finance, leasing, mortgage, and revenue-based capital products.
“The goal is to bring together leaders in commercial finance at an upscale event focused on delivering value to participants,” said Steve Denis, Executive Director of the SBFA. “Our content will gather industry leaders’ perspectives on partnerships, capital markets, diversifying income streams, and compliance in an environment that balances education, growth, and relationship building.”
“We’ve produced nearly 20 commercial finance related conferences since 2018,” said AltFinanceDaily founder Sean Murray. “Brokers from all segments of commercial finance looking for a valuable conference to expand their network, learn, and grow their business should attend B2B Finance Expo in Las Vegas this year. It’ll be the biggest one of its kind this Fall.”
The SBFA is a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring Main Street small businesses have access to the capital they need to grow and strengthen the economy. The SBFA’s mission is to educate policymakers and regulators about the technology-driven platforms emerging in the small business lending market and how their member companies bridge the small business capital gap using innovative financing solutions. Attendees of the conference will have the opportunity to support this initiative.
To register, visit b2bfinexpo.com. To inquire about sponsorship, complete this form here.
Top Industry Execs Attend Small Business Finance Leaders Summit in Washington DC
January 29, 2024
Fifty top C-level executives attended the Small Business Finance Leaders Summit in Washington DC last week to discuss the economy, small business finance, policy issues, regulatory impacts, and industry best practices. Co-hosted by two major trade organizations, the Small Business Finance Association (SBFA) and the Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA), it was invite-only and open to members of both.
Speakers included US Senator Roger Marshall, Tom Sullivan from the US Chamber of Commerce, Holly Wade from the National Federation of Independent Business, Aaron Klein from Brookings, Will Tumulty from Rapid Finance, Justin Bakes from Forward Financing, Kirk Chartier from OnDeck, and Steve Allocca from Funding Circle, among others.
“As our industry matures, it’s important to provide industry leaders with an opportunity to connect and engage with high-level thought leaders,” said Steve Denis, Executive Director of the SBFA. “We believe our C-level Summit complements the Broker Fair and other industry conferences like Money 20/20 or Nexus. We hope to expand our Summit in June to bring in some new industry voices and will continue to focus on high-end content that is meaningful and strategic for our members and other top industry leaders.”
The organizations are planning another Summit in early June to build upon the success.
