by Grow America Staff | Aug 15, 2025 | Small Business Lending
Here’s a dilemma in small business lending that’s seldom addressed: When loan applications are rejected due to problems with financial documentation, sometimes, the problem isn’t actually with the business’s financials—instead, it’s in the way the financials are...
by Grow America Staff | Aug 6, 2025 | Small Business Lending
Picture this: It’s Friday afternoon and you have $8,000 in the bank with a $15,000 payment due to a vendor on Monday. You’re expecting a client payment to come through, but it doesn’t. Your first instinct might be to panic or to ignore the situation altogether and...
by Grow America Staff | Jul 9, 2025 | Small Business Lending
Sarah stared at her business credit card statement in disbelief. There it was: a $500 charge from a software company she barely remembered signing up for. Eight months of automatic payments totaling $4,000, all for a tool her team had stopped using after the first...
by Grow America Staff | Jul 2, 2025 | Small Business Lending
Ensuring that your business is profitable is about more than staying afloat—it’s about creating a sustainable financial future for you, your family, and your employees. Profits also provide fuel for growth, whether that means hiring more staff, expanding to new...
by Grow America Staff | Jul 2, 2025 | Training
Trainer: Sheldon Bartel, CEcD, EDFP, RHDFP, Field Director and Trainer, Grow AmericaLearn With Sheldon In: ED 101 – Economic Development Finance, ED 201 – Business Credit Analysis, ED 202 – Real Estate Development Finance, and Economic Development...
