Tag Archive: SBA loans

Financing Your Small Business Acquisition

by | February 27, 2014

Blog written by Alicia Johnston, MBA,  Wells Fargo SBA Northwest or northeast, urban or rural, service business or manufacturing – when it comes to choosing your small business financing, the direction you choose will impact the business’ capacity for growth. Finding and financing a business acquisition can be a seamless process, as long as you... View Article

Good Friends, a Great Program

by | May 22, 2012

This week’s guest blog comes from Ron Raport, Columbia Bank. I recently attended the 2012 Seattle SBA’s Annual Gala Awards night.  It was a wonderful time to see some small business owners receive well-deserved recognition.  The event was well attended and I had the pleasure of seeing many old friends at the dinner.  I began my... View Article

The SBA Perspective

by | April 27, 2011

Our guest blog post comes from Lisa Forrest, VP of SBA Lending at Union Bank.  Lisa will be participating in our panel discussion on April 27 from the SBA perspective.  ———————- While we will be focused on the Banking environment and on some Big Picture views for our Equinox Event on April 27th, I wanted to... View Article

Enhancements to SBA Lending for Small Businesses

by | November 9, 2010

Our guest blogger this week is Lisa Forrest, VP of SBA Lending at Union Bank.  Lisa brings over 22 years of SBA Lending experience and shares recent enhancements to SBA lending programs for small businesses. ————————————– Exciting News for the SBA 504 Loan Program.  When President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Bill (HR... View Article