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2015

Online Lending: Market Disrupter or Late Cycle Dealmaking?
12/16/2015  Restaurant Finance Monitor

The State of Online Marketplace Lending
12/2/2015   Experian.com

Why We Should Clone America’s Small Business Administration
11/13/2015     Business Review Weekly

Playing to Your Strengths — Opportunities for Regional Banks to Build Better Lending Portfolios
10/12/2015  Experian.com

Just How Alternative are Today’s Online Marketplace Lenders?
9/14/2015   Experian.com

Why Australia Needs a Small Business Borrowers’ Bill of Rights
8/31/2015  SmartCompany.com.au

The SBA Loan Guarantee Program: Technology And The 21st Century
8/25/2015   Forbes.com

“This is not your father’s SBA”: An Interview with Small Business Finance Expert Charles Green
8/6/2015  BusinessLoans.com

Prosper Loans vs. Credit Cards: Two Options for Covering Small-Business Startup Costs
8/6/2015 Nerd Wallet

FinTech!
8/6/2015  BusinessRadioX.com

Popular SBA Program Likely to be Capped at $23.5B in 2016
7/29/2015  Scotsman Guide

Funding Restored for SBA 7(a) Loan Program
7/28/2015   Scotsman Guide

SBA Hits Cap on Most Popular Commercial Loan Program
07/23/2015  Scotsman Guide

Going Online for a Small-Business Loan? Focus on the APR
07/8/2015  Nerd Wallet

Why Personal Credit Scores Can Be Misleading When Measuring Business Creditworthiness
4/30/2015  BusinessLoans.com

Active on Twitter? Kabbage Just Might Lend You More Cash
4/27/2015  Nerd Wallet

Entrepreneurship Is Suffering, Here is How Access to Capital Can Help
2/17/2015 Lendio.com

Testing the Waters–Again
1/2/2015  Scotsman Guide

2014

Small Business Financing: The State of Regulation
12/16/2014 Lendio.com

Where to Go When The Bank Says No to Small Business Finance
12/9/2014 Lendio.com

This Startup Will Give You a Loan — But There’s a Twist
11/19/2014  Entrepreneur.com

Creativity, Alternative Lenders, And Small Business Financing
9/23/2014  Forbes.com

Interview with Jim Beach, School for Startups Radio
9/21/2014  SchoolforStartupsRadio.com

Small Business Capital is Available-But it Will Cost You
8/12/2014 Lendio.com      

UK Forces Banks to Work With Alternative Lenders. Is US Next
08/12/14 Lendio.com

Neither Banks Nor Borrowers Know What They Don’t Know
06/25/2014 DailyAmerican.com  NewsOK.com  OurTown.com

You Want a Small Business Loan for What?
06/25/2014 Forbes.com

Interview with Joe Moss/On The Money
06/25/2014 BusinessRadioX

The Banker’s Guide to New Small Business Finance
06/24/2014  Business Fuel Podcast #80

Neither Banks Nor Borrowers Know What They Don’t Know
06/23/20614  Deseret News

Common Mistakes Business Owners Make That Make Borrowing Difficult
06/04/14  TDSBusiness.com

Common Mistakes Business Owners Make That Make Borrowing Difficult
05/30/14  Lendio.com/blog

The Coleman Report’s Memo to Well’s Fargo
05/20/2014  Lendio.com/blog

The Customer is #1? Really?
04/15/2014  Lendio.com/blog

Transformation Starts at the Top/Podcast #69
03/11/2014  Lendio.com/blog

What’s The Holdup Confirming Up Contreras-Sweet?
03/04/2014  Forbes.com

Do You Really Have the Customer’s Interest at Heart?
01/23/2014  Lendio.com/blog

Small Business Financing is Available, Just Not Where You’re Looking
01/22/2014  The Finance Institute/blog

Main Street and Wall Street Are Not on the Same Street
01/07/2014  Lendio.com/blog

2013

The New Entrepreneur: Odyssey for a Dream
12/25/2013  WPBA.org

Startup Basic Course Highlights Challenges
11/16/13 Herald-Tribune  Read Article

Capital Hill Showdown Shuts Down the SBA
10/01/2013 Forbes.com

Small Business Financing is Available, Just Not Where You’re Looking
09/25/2013  Forbes.com

Another, Faster Way for Loans to be Approved, or Not
09/22/2013  Herald-Tribune

What Do You Think? Should the SBA Be Abolished?
09/09/2013  Lendio.com/blog

Should the Small Business Administration Be Abolished?
09/06/2013  Deseret News

Construction Loans are Picking Up Again
07/17/2013  Cherokee Scout

Dreams and Risk Converge at the Construction Site
07/15/2013  Herald-Tribune

With Affordable Care Act, Do You Win or Lose?
07/08/2013  Herald-Tribune

To Head Off Loan Rejection, Take Charge of Process
06/03/2103  Herald-Tribune 

SBA Loan Process Goes Digital and Cut Some Fees
05/22/2013  The Network Journal

Starved for Cash, Main Street Turns to Alternative Lenders
03/20/2013  CNBC.com  Read Article

5 Ways to Fund Your Small Business
03/12/2013  Kiplinger

Leverage Your Business Development Reach
01/28/2013 Coleman Report

Financing: From DIY to the Bank
01/07/2013  BOA Small Business Community

2012

Writing Your SBA Credit Loan Box Policy
12/24/2012  Coleman Report

Two Types of Business Loans Outside the Bank
12/05/2012  FoxBusiness

Creative Financing Grow in Popularity
12/03/2012  Entrepreneur Magazine

Charles Green to Speak at Start-Up Bootcamp
11/10/2012  Kingonomics

Underwriting Borrower Projections
11/05/2012  Coleman Report

Navigating the SBA Loan Process: Q&A with Charles Green
11/3/2012   Apple Capital Group

Navigating the SBA Loan Process
11/02/2012  BOA Small Business Community

Calculating Borrower Global Cash Flow
10/01/2012  Coleman Report

Go With the Flow
08/31/2012  Atlanta Business Chronicle

Franchising is Safer for Lenders and Entrepreneurs
7/18/2012 Huffington Post

Interview with Bernie Wolford, Buckingham Business Review, Segment 4
07/16/2012  Watch at Buckingham Business Review

Interview with Bernie Wolford, Buckingham Business Review, Segment 3
07/10/2012  Watch at Buckingham Business Review

What You Need to Know to Underwriter Franchise Loans
07/09/2012  Coleman Report

Interview with Bernie Wolford, Buckingham Business Review, Segment 2
06/27/2012  Watch at Buckingham Business Review

Interview with Bernie Wolford, Buckingham Business Review, Segment 1
06/25/2012  Watch at Buckingham Business Review

Program Delivers Capital for Small Business
06/24/2012  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Funding Isn’t Always Going to Be Cash
06/23/2012  M.O./BusinessInterviews.com

Interview with Lee Kantor, DeKalb Chamber’s “Building Capacity Series”
06/23/2012  Business RadioX

SBA’s Rules Make Small Loans Attainable for Most
06/20/2012  Cherokee Scout

New Rules Get Small Loans Flowing Again
06/18/2012  Herald-Tribune

New Rules Get Small Commercial Loans Back on Track
06/12/2012  Boefly.com/Blog

Underwriting Business Acquisition Loans
06/11/2012  Coleman Report

Improve Vendor Relations and the Bottom Line
06/01/2012  American Express Global Payments

Managing Third Party Originator Relationships
03/19/2012  Coleman Report

Digital Age Lending Embraces Old-Time Principles
02/27/2012  Boefly.com/Blog

Finance Your Business Without the Crutch of Real Estate Inflation
02/14/2012  Small Business Trends Radio

Commercial Mortgage Bankers Are Doing Deals
02/01/2012  Huffington Post 

Small Business Loans: How They Work And What You Should Know
01/24/2012  International Business Times

Interview with Caz Taylor & Ruben Garcia, SBA Radio, Segment 1
01/19/2012  ABACast.com

Interview with Caz Taylor & Ruben Garcia, SBA Radio, Segment 2
01/19/2012  ABACast.com

Interview With Nicole Fende, The Numbers Whisperer
01/18/2012  NumbersWhisperer.com

Interview With Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist
01/13/2012  BlogTalkRadio.com

Amazing Entrepreneur Contest for Gwinnett County Small Business Owners
01/10/2012  Small Business Tools

Interview With Peter McClellan
01/09/2012  PoDoMatic.com

Interview With Barbara Weltman
01/02/2012  ABACast.com

2011

Interview with Annemarie Cross, The Ambitious Entrepreneur
12/26/2011  WebTalkRadio

Amazing Entrepreneur Contest for Gwinnett County Small Business Owners
12/24/2011  Examiner.com

Get Creative to Finance Business Real Estate
12/07/2011  Small Business Authority

OIG Audit Touts 40% Error Rate
12/05/2011  Coleman Report

Interview with Eric Dye
12/05/2011  Entrepreneur Podcast Network

Interview with Colethea Jenkins, Build, Grow & Enjoy
11/09/2011  BlogTalkRadio.com

Business Outlays for Vets Often Hidden
11/07/2011  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Yelton Joins TAB Bank
10/21/2011 MarketWatch  World Leasing News

Yelton Joins TAB Bank
10/21/2011 CFA Secured Lender Reuters  MarketWired  Retail Banking

How Cain’s 9-9-9- Plan Could Slam Small Business
10/18/2011 Inc. Magazine

How to Beat the Defensive Pricing Game
10/11/2011  Inc. Magazine

Make Your Credit Policy SBA Compliant
09/26/2011  Coleman Report

Obama Unveils Jobs Plan
09/09/2011  Inc. Magazine

For Small Business, Projections Must Be Accurate, and Credible
08/22/2011  Herald-Tribune

Dekalb County Small Business Summit
08/18/2011  Dekalb Chamber of Commerce

Lender “Screws Up,” Others Can Learn From Its Mistakes
08/17/2011  Huffington Post

How Bankers and SBA Look at Projected Income
08/15/2011  Herald-Tribune

How Will the Debt Deal Affect Your Business?
08/04/2011  Lendio.com/blog

How You Will Benefit From the Debt Deal
08/02/2011  Inc. Magazine

Interview with Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist
07/22/2011  BlogTalk Radio

Interview with Tim Morrison, Write Here, Write Now
07/12/2011  Business RadioX 

New Rules of Getting a Small Business Loan
06/29/2011  Inc. Magazine

Small Business: Landing a Loan in a Tight Economy
06/13/2011 Newsday

Interview with BusinessInfoGuide.com
06/07/2011  BusinessInfoGuide.com

What to Do If You Can’t Make Your SBA Loan Payments
05/30/2011  Credit.com  

Failing Business, Rising Debt: When to Give Up
05/27/2011  CreditCardGuide.com

Interview with Colethea Jenkins, Build, Grow & Enjoy
05/19/2011  BlogTalk Radio

Charles Green Featured in Sarah Larson Lecture Series
04/27/2011  Georgia Perimeter College

Entrepreneurs Are Stopped Cold For Lack of Skin in the Game
04/18/2011  Huffington Post

Bankers Grab Your Collateral When You Default
04/07/2011  Huffington Post

Loan Officers Decide on Character and Credit
04/04/2011  Herald-Tribune

Lenders Want Collateral to Finance Your Business
03/30/2011  Cherokee Scout

Skin-and Flesh, Blood and Bones-in Game
03/28/2011  Herald-Tribune

How to Get a Small Business Bank Loan
03/24/2011  Huffington Post

Bankers Want Financial Projections to Approve Loans
03/16/2011  Cherokee Scout

Art and Science of Convincing Lenders
03/14/2011  Herald-Tribune

Interview with Tawana Black, Business in Black
03/11/2011  KISS-104

Interview with Al Burroughs
03/05/2011  AttainResponse.com 

Small Business Financing Conference Set
02/23/2011  Atlanta Daybook

Small Business Financing Conference
02/19/2011  GlobalAtlanta.com

Second Stepping Up To Business Conference Comes to Atlanta
02/15/2011  eNewsChannel.com

Is Debt Good For Your Business?
02/04/2011  FoxBusiness.com

With US Debt at $14 Trillion, Memory of Treasury Secretary Invoked
02/03/2011  GlobalAtlanta.com

Dennis Lockhart to Address Forum on Managing Public Debt
02/03/2011  Atlanta Daybook

Obama’s Job Creation Plan and Business Growth Coincide at Exporting
01/30/2011  Huffington Post

Classes Teach Financial Ropes
01/30/2011  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Small Business Financing Conference Set
01/26/2011  Atlanta Daybook

Interview with Dawn Ely, Corporate Conversations
01/25/2011  Business RadioX

SBFI Seeks to Improve Business Owner Financial Literacy
01/23/2011  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Interview with Bernie Wolford, Accelerator Avenue
01/21/2011  Business RadioX

The Advantage of Refinancing Business Debt
01/14/2011  Small Business Authority

2010 & Earlier

Fmr. Banker Launches Enterprise to Improve Entrepreneur Financial Skills
12/15/2010 Coleman Report

New Statewide Non-Profit Helps Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
12/10/2010  11Alive.com

SBFI Seeks to Help Small Business Owners Financial Literacy
12/10/2010  Atlanta Business Chronicle

Guaranteed Lending Will Be the New Norm
12/08/2010  Atlanta Daybook.com

Loan Program Gets a Raise
10/31/2010  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Larger Loans May Help Out Local Businesses
10/27/2010  Cherokee Scout

Interview with Carrie Tegeder
08/04/2010  Business RadioX

SBA Loans Plummet After Stimulus Breaks Expire
07/09/2010  Washington Business Journal

Interview with Steve Gross, The Gross Reality
06/30/2010 (Archive Removed)

Intrigued by Atlanta, Estonian Official to Return
03/17/2010  GlobalAtlanta.com

Owners, Bankers Sold on Loan Plan
01/29/2010  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Small Firms on Reed’s To-Do List
01/29/2010  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Swiss Solutions on Georgia Transport Woes to be Presented at Forum
01/18/2010  GlobalAtlanta.com 

Swiss Have the Right Idea for Business
11/23/2009  Atlanta Business Chronicle

WCC to Shine Global Spotlight on Atlanta
11/11/2009  Atlanta Business Chronicle

How to Raise Millions for Your Business
07/20/09     Annona Enterprises

Can Your Business Still Land a Loan?
07/09/2009  Entrepreneur Magazine

Small Business Find it Tough to Borrow
7/7/2009  Atlanta Regional Commission

Small Businesses Find it Tough to Borrow
07/07/2009  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Rising Rates Put Hold on Housing Revival
06/06/2009  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Fair Value: Change in Mark to Market Accounting Rules is Drawing Both Concerns and Question Marks?
04/23/2009  Business2Business Magazine

What Bankers Want?
02/16/2009  Business2Business Magazine

What Do Bankers Think?
02/05/2009  Business2Business Magazine

Show Us the Money
11/11/2008  Business2Business Magazine

Changes Abound
11/02/2008  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Does the SBA Have a Dime to Spare?
04/18/2008  MSNBC.com

Reaction Time-During Slowdown Small Businesses Can Make Major Gains 
03/17/2008  Atlanta Business Chronicle

Credit Crunch Should Have Zero Impact on Loans 
11/05/2007  Atlanta Business Chronicle

Georgia Business Leaders Cheer Rise in Minimum Wage
7/24/2007  Business For a Fair Minimum Wage

Where to Turn for a Small Business Loan
07/01/2007  Success Magazine

Atlanta Bank Reaching Out to Int’l Newcomers
04/07/2007  GlobalAtlanta.com

Big Growth for Little Banks 
04/01/2007  Business2Business Magazine

Contributions to Inc. Magazine’s Encyclopedia of Business Terms

Banking and Loans

Closely-Held Corporations

Credit Evaluation and Approval

Loan Proposals

What You Need to Know About Making a Personal Guarantee