SBFI managing director Charles H. Green has been an information source for media outlets for many years and has been interviewed for answers, reaction and commentary about issues related to small business capital, business lending and banking. Links to many of these interviews and other articles about SBFI are found below:
2014
Neither Banks Nor Borrowers Know What They Don’t Know 06/25/2014 DailyAmerican.com
You Want a Small Business Loan for What? 06/25/2014 Forbes.com
Interview with Joe Moss/On The Money 06/25/2014 Listen at BusinessRadioX
The Banker’s Guide to New Small Business Finance 06/24/2014 Listen at 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 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
Do You Really Have the Customer’s Interest at Heart?
01/23/2014 Lendio.com/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 Read Article
Small Business Financing is Available, Just Not Where You’re Looking
09/25/2013 Forbes.com Read Article
Another, Faster Way for Loans to be Approved, or Not
09/22/2013 Herald-Tribune Read Article
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 Read Article
Construction Loans are Picking Up Again
07/17/2013 Cherokee-Scout Read Article
Dreams and Risk Converge at the Construction Site
07/15/2013 Herald-Tribune Read Article
With Affordable Care Act, Do You Win or Lose?
07/08/2013 Herald-Tribune Read Article
To Head Off Loan Rejection, Take Charge of Process
06/03/2103 Herald-Tribune Read Article
SBA Loan Process Goes Digital and Cut Some Fees
05/22/2013 The Network Journal Read Article
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 Read Article
Leverage Your Business Development Reach
01/28/2013 Coleman Report-Read Article
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-Read Article
Two Types of Business Loans Outside the Bank
12/05/2012 FoxBusiness Read Article
Creative Financing Grow in Popularity
12/03/2012 Entrepreneur Magazine Read Article
Charles Green to Speak at Start-Up Bootcamp 11/10/2012 Kingonomics
Underwriting Borrower Projections
11/05/2012 Coleman Report-Read Article
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 Read Article
Calculating Borrower Global Cash Flow
10/01/2012 Coleman Report-Read Article
Go With the Flow
08/31/2012 Atlanta Business Chronicle Read Article
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-Read Article
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-Read Article
Funding Isn’t Always Going to Be Cash
06/23/2012 M.O./BusinessInterviews.com Read Article
Interview with Lee Kantor, DeKalb Chamber’s “Building Capacity Series”
06/23/2012 Listen at Business RadioX Read Article
SBA’s Rules Make Small Loans Attainable for Most
06/20/2012 Cherokee Scout Read Article
New Rules Get Small Loans Flowing Again
06/18/2012 Herald-Tribune Read Article
New Rules Get Small Commercial Loans Back on Track
06/12/2012 Boefly.com/Blog-Read Article
Underwriting Business Acquisition Loans
06/11/2012 Coleman Report-Read Article
Improve Vendor Relations and the Bottom Line
06/01/2012 American Express Global Payments-Read Article
Managing Third Party Originator Relationships
03/19/2012 Coleman Report-Read Article
Digital Age Lending Embraces Old-Time Principles
02/27/2012 Boefly.com/Blog Read Article
Finance Your Business Without the Crutch of Real Estate Inflation
02/14/2012 Listen at Small Business Trends Radio Read Article
Commercial Mortgage Bankers Are Doing Deals
02/01/2012 Huffington Post Read Article
Small Business Loans: How They Work And What You Should Know
01/24/2012 International Business Times Read Article
Interview with Caz Taylor & Ruben Garcia, SBA Radio, Segment 1
01/19/2012 Listen at ABACast.com
Interview with Caz Taylor & Ruben Garcia, SBA Radio, Segment 2
01/19/2012 Listen at ABACast.com
Interview With Nicole Fende, The Numbers Whisperer
01/18/2012 Listen at TheNumbersWhisperer.com
Interview With Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist
01/13/2012 Listen at BlogTalkRadio.com
Amazing Entrepreneur Contest for Gwinnett County Small Business Owners
01/10/2012 Small Business Tools-Read Article
Interview With Peter McClellan
01/09/2012 Listen at PoDoMatic.com
Interview With Barbara Weltman
01/02/2012 Listen at ABACast.com
2011
Interview with Annemarie Cross, The Ambitious Entrepreneur
12/26/2011 Listen at WebTalkRadio
Amazing Entrepreneur Contest for Gwinnett County Small Business Owners
12/24/2011 Examiner.com Read Article
Get Creative to Finance Business Real Estate
12/07/2011 Small Business Authority-Read Article
OIG Audit Touts 40% Error Rate
12/05/2011 Coleman Report-Read Article
Interview with Eric Dye
12/05/2011 Listen at Entrepreneur Podcast Network
Interview with Colethea Jenkins, Build, Grow & Enjoy
11/09/2011 Listen at BlogTalkRadio.com
Business Outlays for Vets Often Hidden
11/07/2011 Atlanta Journal Constitution-Read Article
Yelton Joins TAB Bank
10/21/2011 MarketWatch-Read Article World Leasing News-Read Article
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 Read Article
How to Beat the Defensive Pricing Game
10/11/2011 Inc. Magazine Read Article
Make Your Credit Policy SBA Compliant
09/26/2011 Coleman Report-Read Article
Obama Unveils Jobs Plan
09/09/2011 Inc. Magazine Read Article
For Small Business, Projections Must Be Accurate, and Credible
08/22/2011 Herald-Tribune Read Article
Dekalb County Small Business Summit
08/18/2011 Dekalb Chamber of Commerce Read Article
Lender “Screws Up,” Others Can Learn From Its Mistakes
08/17/2011 Huffington Post Read Article
How Bankers and SBA Look at Projected Income
08/15/2011 Herald-Tribune Read Article
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 Read Article
Interview with Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist
07/22/2011 Listen at BlogTalk Radio
Interview with Tim Morrison, Write Here, Write Now
07/12/2011 Listen at Business RadioX
New Rules of Getting a Small Business Loan
06/29/2011 Inc. Magazine Read Article
Small Business: Landing a Loan in a Tight Economy
06/13/2011 Newsday Read Article
Interview with BusinessInfoGuide.com
06/07/2011 BusinessInfoGuide.com Read Article
What to Do If You Can’t Make Your SBA Loan Payments
05/30/2011 Credit.com Read Article
Failing Business, Rising Debt: When to Give Up
05/27/2011 CreditCardGuide.com Read Article
Interview with Colethea Jenkins, Build, Grow & Enjoy
05/19/2011 Listen at 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 Read Article
Bankers Grab Your Collateral When You Default
04/07/2011 Huffington Post Read Article
Loan Officers Decide on Character and Credit
04/04/2011 Herald-Tribune Read Article
Lenders Want Collateral to Finance Your Business
03/30/2011 Cherokee Scout.com Read Article
Skin-and Flesh, Blood and Bones-in Game
03/28/2011 Herald-Tribune Read Article
How to Get a Small Business Bank Loan
03/24/2011 Huffington Post Read Article
Bankers Want Financial Projections to Approve Loans
03/16/2011 Cherokee Scout Read Article
Art and Science of Convincing Lenders
03/14/2011 Herald-Tribune Read Article
Interview with Tawana Black, Business in Black
03/11/2011 Listen here at KISS-104
Interview with Al Burroughs
03/05/2011 Listen here at AttainResponse.com
Small Business Financing Conference Set
02/23/2011 Atlanta Daybook Read Article
Small Business Financing Conference
02/19/2011 GlobalAtlanta.com-Read Article
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 Read Article
With US Debt at $14 Trillion, Memory of Treasury Secretary Invoked
02/03/2011 GlobalAtlanta.com Read Article
Dennis Lockhart to Address Forum on Managing Public Debt
02/03/2011 Atlanta Daybook Read Article
Obama’s Job Creation Plan and Business Growth Coincide at Exporting
01/30/2011 Huffington Post Read Article
Classes Teach Financial Ropes
01/30/2011 Atlanta Journal Constitution-Read Article
Small Business Financing Conference Set
01/26/2011 Atlanta Daybook Read Article
Interview with Dawn Ely, Corporate Conversations
01/25/2011 Listen at Business RadioX
SBFI Seeks to Improve Business Owner Financial Literacy
01/23/2011 Atlanta Journal Constitution-Read Article
Interview with Bernie Wolford, Accelerator Avenue
01/21/2011 Listen at Business RadioX
The Advantage of Refinancing Business Debt
01/14/2011 The Small Business Authority Read Article
2010 & Earlier
Fmr. Banker Launches Enterprise to Improve Entrepreneur Financial Skills
12/15/2010 Coleman Report.com Read Article
New Statewide Non-Profit Helps Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
12/10/2010 11Alive.com Read Article
SBFI Seeks to Help Small Business Owners Financial Literacy
12/10/2010 Atlanta Business Chronicle Read Article
Guaranteed Lending Will Be the New Norm
12/08/2010 Atlanta Daybook.com Read Article
Loan Program Gets a Raise 10/31/2010 Atlanta Journal Constitution-Read Article
Larger Loans May Help Out Local Businesses
10/27/2010 Cherokee Scout-Read Article
Interview with Carrie Tegeder
08/04/2010 Listen at Business RadioX
SBA Loans Plummet After Stimulus Breaks Expire
07/09/2010 Washington Business Journal Read Article
Interview with Steve Gross, The Gross Reality
06/30/2010 Listen at HLBGrossCollins.com
Intrigued by Atlanta, Estonian Official to Return
03/17/2010 GlobalAtlanta.com
Owners, Bankers Sold on Loan Plan
01/29/2010 Atlanta Journal Constitution-Read Article
Small Firms on Reed’s To-Do List
01/29/2010 Atlanta Journal Constitution-Read Article
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 Read Article
WCC to Shine Global Spotlight on Atlanta
11/11/2009 Atlanta Business Chronicle Read Article
How to Raise Millions for Your Business 07/20/09 Annona Enterprises
Can Your Business Still Land a Loan?
07/09/2009 Entrepreneur Magazine Read Article
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-Read Article
Rising Rates Put Hold on Housing Revival
06/06/2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution-Read Article
Fair Value: Change in Mark to Market Accounting Rules is Drawing Both Concerns and Question Marks?
04/23/2009 Business2Business Magazine-Read Article
What Bankers Want?
02/16/2009 Business2Business Magazine-Read Article
What Do Bankers Think?
02/05/2009 Business2Business Magazine-Read Article
Show Us the Money
11/11/2008 Business2Business Magazine-Read Article
Changes Abound
11/02/2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution-Read Article
Does the SBA Have a Dime to Spare?
04/18/2008 MSNBC.com-Read Article
Reaction Time-During Slowdown Small Businesses Can Make Major Gains
03/17/2008 Atlanta Business Chronicle Read Article
Credit Crunch Should Have Zero Impact on Loans
11/05/2007 Atlanta Business Chronicle Read Article
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-Read Article
Big Growth for Little Banks
04/01/2007 Business2Business Magazine-Read Article
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
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