• Walter Schuppe Beyond Secured Finance - Faces of Freedom
    Nov 11, 2024
    Walter Schuppe, formerly of Pacific Western Bank, started Faces of Freedom in 2019 to
    express gratitude to and honor the sacrifices and service of U.S. Military veterans and their families. The project uses black and white portraits and oral histories, as told by each veteran, to help connect a face with a personal story.
  • Vince Mancuso 2024_150 5 Key Strategies for Building a Successful Factoring or ABL Platform
    Nov 7, 2024

    Building a factoring or asset-based lending (ABL) platform that maximizes value and attracts capital requires more than operational success. A solid foundation that positions the business for growth, efficiency, and sustainability is crucial. Whether you're looking to secure capital through banks, non-bank lenders, or investors, here are five essential strategies to build and grow a high-performing factoring or ABL business.

    1. TSL1124_RobertMeyers_InterviewPhoto_150 Eyes on the Future: SFNet Welcomes its Youngest President in 80 Years
      Nov 4, 2024

      Robert Meyers, managing member and president of Republic Business Credit, discusses his over 10 years of SFNet involvement to where he is today, as well as his goals as SFNet’s incoming president, which include creating a larger and more inclusive community to benefit its members and accelerate access to those in need of capital.

    2. Renee Fellman websize small Numbers are the Symptom and not the Disease
      Oct 23, 2024
      When corporate profits are plummeting, people often say, “They’re having financial problems.” In reality, however, the numbers are the symptom and not the disease. The underlying disease—almost always—is mismanagement of the people, processes and systems through which a company provides its products and services. For that reason, operational restructuring, in tandem with financial restructuring, can produce significantly better bottom-line results than those created by financial restructuring alone.

       

    3. MidFirst Business Credit Appoints John Nooney as President
      Oct 22, 2024
      MidFirst Business Credit (the “Company”), a subsidiary of MidFirst Bank, the largest privately owned bank in the nation, today announced the appointment of John Nooney as President. Dennis Schlesner, former President of MidFirst Business Credit, retired on October 1, 2024.
    4. Jenn Palmer Fueling Inclusive Growth: Jennifer Palmer on JPalmer Collective’s $72M Capital Raise and Vision for the Future
      Oct 21, 2024

      On October 18, JPalmer Collective (JPC), an asset-based lending company committed to funding high-growth, women-led and natural products companies, announced a series of transactions raising $72 million in gross proceeds. The raise will accelerate JPC’s growth trajectory and fund new loans to JPC borrower clients. 

      Here we sit down with Jennifer Palmer, CEO and founder of JPalmer Collective, to learn more about the unique capital raise, which had a strategic combination of financing close simultaneously. 

    5. tiffani-bova-official_150 Interview with Tiffani Bova, SFNet Convention Keynote Speaker
      Oct 21, 2024
      Ranked for the last six years in the Top 50 Business Thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, Tiffani Bova is a thought leader who Forbes says “reshapes our perception of growth.”
    6. JPalmer Collective Completes $72 Million Capital Raise to Accelerate Growth and Fund New Clients
      Oct 18, 2024
      JPalmer Collective (JPC), an asset-based lending company committed to funding high-growth, women-led and natural products companies, today announced a series of transactions raising $72 million in gross proceeds. The raise will accelerate JPC’s growth trajectory and fund new loans to JPC borrower clients.
    7. Travis Pocock Joins SLR Business Credit
      Oct 15, 2024
      SLR Business Credit, and its parent company SLR Capital Partners, is proud to announce the addition of Travis Pocock as Senior Vice President. In his role, Travis will be responsible for identifying and engaging asset-based lenders, accounts receivable factoring companies, and portfolios for acquisition.
    8. Navigating Cybersecurity Challenges in the Lending Industry
      Oct 14, 2024
      Attorneys from Mandelbaum Barrett PC explore how the rising cyber threats and stringent regulations facing lenders and the essential strategies for developing robust cybersecurity programs, safeguarding data, and maintaining regulatory compliance in a rapidly changing landscape.
    9. Tom Harris Joins Iron Horse Credit
      Oct 14, 2024

      Iron Horse Credit, a newly anointed asset-based lender, is proud to announce the addition of Tom Harris as Business Development Officer. In his role, Tom will be responsible for identifying new territories, partnership channels and building new client relationships.

       
    10. U.S. Middle Market Performance Shows Sustained Stability
      Oct 11, 2024
      Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index grew earnings by 8% during the first two months of the third quarter of 2024. Revenue grew 5% during the same period.
    11. Encina Lender Finance Bolsters Senior Management Team With Three Promotions and Two Key New Hires
      Oct 9, 2024
      Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA – October 10, 2024 – Encina Lender Finance, LLC (“ELF”) announced today several senior executive promotions and key new hires to support the company’s next stage of growth.
    12. Stephen Schwartz A Conversation with Wells Fargo’s Managing Director of Supply Chain, Trade, and Channel Solutions
      Oct 7, 2024
      Stephen Schwartz heads underwriting for the Supply Chain, Trade & Channel Solutions group covering Key Accounts Purchase, Supplier Finance, Accounts Receivable Securitization, International Factoring Commercial Services, Inventory Finance, Channel Finance and Equipment and Vendor Finance floor planning. Here, he discusses how companies are navigating supply chain challenges particularly in light of the U.S. port strikes.
    13. MidCap Business Credit Adds Ray to New Business Team
      Oct 7, 2024
      MidCap Business Credit has appointed Ryan Ray as Senior Vice President of its business development team.  Ray has spent the last 15 years in asset-based finance in business development, most recently with Accord Financial.  Ryan will be located in Chicago and will cover the Midwest market further cultivating relationships with asset-based lenders, private equity sponsors, investment bankers, advisors, and other financial institutions. 
    14. SFNet Announces Governance Boards Leadership
      Oct 3, 2024
      The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) Member Directors have elected and the Executive Committee has approved the FY25 SFNet Management Committee and Executive Committee members. In addition, the Secured Finance Foundation (SFFound) Member Donors have elected and the SFFound Board has approved the FY25 SFFound Board and Officers.
    15. TSL1123_BarryBobrow SFNet 2024 President Barry Bobrow Reflects on a Successful Year
      Oct 2, 2024
      Bobrow discusses the highlights of his tenure as president of SFNet, challenges and opportunities faced, and advice for incoming SFNet President, Rob Meyers.
    16. SFNet Releases ABL Q2 and Factoring Mid-Year Reports
      Sep 27, 2024

      SFNet has published the results of both its Q2 ABL Survey as well as its Mid-Year Factoring Report. Participating lenders have access to additional data and detailed reporting. Contact your business unit leader or asavaser@sfnet.com to request a copy of your report

    17. morse, david Taking Security in Cross-Border Lending: (How Do You Know) the Steps to Take or Whose Law Is It Anyway?
      Sep 26, 2024
      Navigating cross-border secured financing presents a complex challenge, where choice of law and conflict of law rules create an intricate maze. Unlike straightforward domestic transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code, international financing demands careful scrutiny of diverse jurisdictions’ laws. David Morse of Otterbourg P.C. explores the practical steps lenders must take to secure rights over assets like inventory and receivables across multiple countries to ensure the lender has the benefit of such security. Part 2 of this article will appear in the November/December issue.
    18. FGI Risk Expands West Coast Presence with Hiring of Sara Bell
      Sep 24, 2024
      FGI Worldwide LLC (www.FGIWW.com) (“FGI”), a global leader in the commercial finance industry, has announced the hiring of Sara Bell as Director, FGI Risk. Based in Los Angeles, Ms. Bell will focus on developing relationships and new business opportunities on the West Coast for FGI’s credit insurance brokerage and risk advisory division.
    • Walter Schuppe Beyond Secured Finance - Faces of Freedom
      Nov 11, 2024
      Walter Schuppe, formerly of Pacific Western Bank, started Faces of Freedom in 2019 to
      express gratitude to and honor the sacrifices and service of U.S. Military veterans and their families. The project uses black and white portraits and oral histories, as told by each veteran, to help connect a face with a personal story.
    • Vince Mancuso 2024_150 5 Key Strategies for Building a Successful Factoring or ABL Platform
      Nov 7, 2024

      Building a factoring or asset-based lending (ABL) platform that maximizes value and attracts capital requires more than operational success. A solid foundation that positions the business for growth, efficiency, and sustainability is crucial. Whether you're looking to secure capital through banks, non-bank lenders, or investors, here are five essential strategies to build and grow a high-performing factoring or ABL business.

      1. TSL1124_RobertMeyers_InterviewPhoto_150 Eyes on the Future: SFNet Welcomes its Youngest President in 80 Years
        Nov 4, 2024

        Robert Meyers, managing member and president of Republic Business Credit, discusses his over 10 years of SFNet involvement to where he is today, as well as his goals as SFNet’s incoming president, which include creating a larger and more inclusive community to benefit its members and accelerate access to those in need of capital.

      2. Renee Fellman websize small Numbers are the Symptom and not the Disease
        Oct 23, 2024
        When corporate profits are plummeting, people often say, “They’re having financial problems.” In reality, however, the numbers are the symptom and not the disease. The underlying disease—almost always—is mismanagement of the people, processes and systems through which a company provides its products and services. For that reason, operational restructuring, in tandem with financial restructuring, can produce significantly better bottom-line results than those created by financial restructuring alone.

         

      3. MidFirst Business Credit Appoints John Nooney as President
        Oct 22, 2024
        MidFirst Business Credit (the “Company”), a subsidiary of MidFirst Bank, the largest privately owned bank in the nation, today announced the appointment of John Nooney as President. Dennis Schlesner, former President of MidFirst Business Credit, retired on October 1, 2024.
      4. Jenn Palmer Fueling Inclusive Growth: Jennifer Palmer on JPalmer Collective’s $72M Capital Raise and Vision for the Future
        Oct 21, 2024

        On October 18, JPalmer Collective (JPC), an asset-based lending company committed to funding high-growth, women-led and natural products companies, announced a series of transactions raising $72 million in gross proceeds. The raise will accelerate JPC’s growth trajectory and fund new loans to JPC borrower clients. 

        Here we sit down with Jennifer Palmer, CEO and founder of JPalmer Collective, to learn more about the unique capital raise, which had a strategic combination of financing close simultaneously. 

      5. tiffani-bova-official_150 Interview with Tiffani Bova, SFNet Convention Keynote Speaker
        Oct 21, 2024
        Ranked for the last six years in the Top 50 Business Thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, Tiffani Bova is a thought leader who Forbes says “reshapes our perception of growth.”
      6. JPalmer Collective Completes $72 Million Capital Raise to Accelerate Growth and Fund New Clients
        Oct 18, 2024
        JPalmer Collective (JPC), an asset-based lending company committed to funding high-growth, women-led and natural products companies, today announced a series of transactions raising $72 million in gross proceeds. The raise will accelerate JPC’s growth trajectory and fund new loans to JPC borrower clients.
      7. Travis Pocock Joins SLR Business Credit
        Oct 15, 2024
        SLR Business Credit, and its parent company SLR Capital Partners, is proud to announce the addition of Travis Pocock as Senior Vice President. In his role, Travis will be responsible for identifying and engaging asset-based lenders, accounts receivable factoring companies, and portfolios for acquisition.
      8. Navigating Cybersecurity Challenges in the Lending Industry
        Oct 14, 2024
        Attorneys from Mandelbaum Barrett PC explore how the rising cyber threats and stringent regulations facing lenders and the essential strategies for developing robust cybersecurity programs, safeguarding data, and maintaining regulatory compliance in a rapidly changing landscape.
      9. Tom Harris Joins Iron Horse Credit
        Oct 14, 2024

        Iron Horse Credit, a newly anointed asset-based lender, is proud to announce the addition of Tom Harris as Business Development Officer. In his role, Tom will be responsible for identifying new territories, partnership channels and building new client relationships.

         
      10. U.S. Middle Market Performance Shows Sustained Stability
        Oct 11, 2024
        Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index grew earnings by 8% during the first two months of the third quarter of 2024. Revenue grew 5% during the same period.
      11. Encina Lender Finance Bolsters Senior Management Team With Three Promotions and Two Key New Hires
        Oct 9, 2024
        Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA – October 10, 2024 – Encina Lender Finance, LLC (“ELF”) announced today several senior executive promotions and key new hires to support the company’s next stage of growth.
      12. Stephen Schwartz A Conversation with Wells Fargo’s Managing Director of Supply Chain, Trade, and Channel Solutions
        Oct 7, 2024
        Stephen Schwartz heads underwriting for the Supply Chain, Trade & Channel Solutions group covering Key Accounts Purchase, Supplier Finance, Accounts Receivable Securitization, International Factoring Commercial Services, Inventory Finance, Channel Finance and Equipment and Vendor Finance floor planning. Here, he discusses how companies are navigating supply chain challenges particularly in light of the U.S. port strikes.
      13. MidCap Business Credit Adds Ray to New Business Team
        Oct 7, 2024
        MidCap Business Credit has appointed Ryan Ray as Senior Vice President of its business development team.  Ray has spent the last 15 years in asset-based finance in business development, most recently with Accord Financial.  Ryan will be located in Chicago and will cover the Midwest market further cultivating relationships with asset-based lenders, private equity sponsors, investment bankers, advisors, and other financial institutions. 
      14. SFNet Announces Governance Boards Leadership
        Oct 3, 2024
        The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) Member Directors have elected and the Executive Committee has approved the FY25 SFNet Management Committee and Executive Committee members. In addition, the Secured Finance Foundation (SFFound) Member Donors have elected and the SFFound Board has approved the FY25 SFFound Board and Officers.
      15. TSL1123_BarryBobrow SFNet 2024 President Barry Bobrow Reflects on a Successful Year
        Oct 2, 2024
        Bobrow discusses the highlights of his tenure as president of SFNet, challenges and opportunities faced, and advice for incoming SFNet President, Rob Meyers.
      16. SFNet Releases ABL Q2 and Factoring Mid-Year Reports
        Sep 27, 2024

        SFNet has published the results of both its Q2 ABL Survey as well as its Mid-Year Factoring Report. Participating lenders have access to additional data and detailed reporting. Contact your business unit leader or asavaser@sfnet.com to request a copy of your report

      17. morse, david Taking Security in Cross-Border Lending: (How Do You Know) the Steps to Take or Whose Law Is It Anyway?
        Sep 26, 2024
        Navigating cross-border secured financing presents a complex challenge, where choice of law and conflict of law rules create an intricate maze. Unlike straightforward domestic transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code, international financing demands careful scrutiny of diverse jurisdictions’ laws. David Morse of Otterbourg P.C. explores the practical steps lenders must take to secure rights over assets like inventory and receivables across multiple countries to ensure the lender has the benefit of such security. Part 2 of this article will appear in the November/December issue.
      18. FGI Risk Expands West Coast Presence with Hiring of Sara Bell
        Sep 24, 2024
        FGI Worldwide LLC (www.FGIWW.com) (“FGI”), a global leader in the commercial finance industry, has announced the hiring of Sara Bell as Director, FGI Risk. Based in Los Angeles, Ms. Bell will focus on developing relationships and new business opportunities on the West Coast for FGI’s credit insurance brokerage and risk advisory division.
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      • Walter Schuppe Beyond Secured Finance - Faces of Freedom
        Nov 11, 2024
        Walter Schuppe, formerly of Pacific Western Bank, started Faces of Freedom in 2019 to
        express gratitude to and honor the sacrifices and service of U.S. Military veterans and their families. The project uses black and white portraits and oral histories, as told by each veteran, to help connect a face with a personal story.
      • Vince Mancuso 2024_150 5 Key Strategies for Building a Successful Factoring or ABL Platform
        Nov 7, 2024

        Building a factoring or asset-based lending (ABL) platform that maximizes value and attracts capital requires more than operational success. A solid foundation that positions the business for growth, efficiency, and sustainability is crucial. Whether you're looking to secure capital through banks, non-bank lenders, or investors, here are five essential strategies to build and grow a high-performing factoring or ABL business.

        1. TSL1124_RobertMeyers_InterviewPhoto_150 Eyes on the Future: SFNet Welcomes its Youngest President in 80 Years
          Nov 4, 2024

          Robert Meyers, managing member and president of Republic Business Credit, discusses his over 10 years of SFNet involvement to where he is today, as well as his goals as SFNet’s incoming president, which include creating a larger and more inclusive community to benefit its members and accelerate access to those in need of capital.

        2. Renee Fellman websize small Numbers are the Symptom and not the Disease
          Oct 23, 2024
          When corporate profits are plummeting, people often say, “They’re having financial problems.” In reality, however, the numbers are the symptom and not the disease. The underlying disease—almost always—is mismanagement of the people, processes and systems through which a company provides its products and services. For that reason, operational restructuring, in tandem with financial restructuring, can produce significantly better bottom-line results than those created by financial restructuring alone.

           

        3. MidFirst Business Credit Appoints John Nooney as President
          Oct 22, 2024
          MidFirst Business Credit (the “Company”), a subsidiary of MidFirst Bank, the largest privately owned bank in the nation, today announced the appointment of John Nooney as President. Dennis Schlesner, former President of MidFirst Business Credit, retired on October 1, 2024.
        4. Jenn Palmer Fueling Inclusive Growth: Jennifer Palmer on JPalmer Collective’s $72M Capital Raise and Vision for the Future
          Oct 21, 2024

          On October 18, JPalmer Collective (JPC), an asset-based lending company committed to funding high-growth, women-led and natural products companies, announced a series of transactions raising $72 million in gross proceeds. The raise will accelerate JPC’s growth trajectory and fund new loans to JPC borrower clients. 

          Here we sit down with Jennifer Palmer, CEO and founder of JPalmer Collective, to learn more about the unique capital raise, which had a strategic combination of financing close simultaneously. 

        5. tiffani-bova-official_150 Interview with Tiffani Bova, SFNet Convention Keynote Speaker
          Oct 21, 2024
          Ranked for the last six years in the Top 50 Business Thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, Tiffani Bova is a thought leader who Forbes says “reshapes our perception of growth.”
        6. JPalmer Collective Completes $72 Million Capital Raise to Accelerate Growth and Fund New Clients
          Oct 18, 2024
          JPalmer Collective (JPC), an asset-based lending company committed to funding high-growth, women-led and natural products companies, today announced a series of transactions raising $72 million in gross proceeds. The raise will accelerate JPC’s growth trajectory and fund new loans to JPC borrower clients.
        7. Travis Pocock Joins SLR Business Credit
          Oct 15, 2024
          SLR Business Credit, and its parent company SLR Capital Partners, is proud to announce the addition of Travis Pocock as Senior Vice President. In his role, Travis will be responsible for identifying and engaging asset-based lenders, accounts receivable factoring companies, and portfolios for acquisition.
        8. Navigating Cybersecurity Challenges in the Lending Industry
          Oct 14, 2024
          Attorneys from Mandelbaum Barrett PC explore how the rising cyber threats and stringent regulations facing lenders and the essential strategies for developing robust cybersecurity programs, safeguarding data, and maintaining regulatory compliance in a rapidly changing landscape.
        9. Tom Harris Joins Iron Horse Credit
          Oct 14, 2024

          Iron Horse Credit, a newly anointed asset-based lender, is proud to announce the addition of Tom Harris as Business Development Officer. In his role, Tom will be responsible for identifying new territories, partnership channels and building new client relationships.

           
        10. U.S. Middle Market Performance Shows Sustained Stability
          Oct 11, 2024
          Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index grew earnings by 8% during the first two months of the third quarter of 2024. Revenue grew 5% during the same period.
        11. Encina Lender Finance Bolsters Senior Management Team With Three Promotions and Two Key New Hires
          Oct 9, 2024
          Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA – October 10, 2024 – Encina Lender Finance, LLC (“ELF”) announced today several senior executive promotions and key new hires to support the company’s next stage of growth.
        12. Stephen Schwartz A Conversation with Wells Fargo’s Managing Director of Supply Chain, Trade, and Channel Solutions
          Oct 7, 2024
          Stephen Schwartz heads underwriting for the Supply Chain, Trade & Channel Solutions group covering Key Accounts Purchase, Supplier Finance, Accounts Receivable Securitization, International Factoring Commercial Services, Inventory Finance, Channel Finance and Equipment and Vendor Finance floor planning. Here, he discusses how companies are navigating supply chain challenges particularly in light of the U.S. port strikes.
        13. MidCap Business Credit Adds Ray to New Business Team
          Oct 7, 2024
          MidCap Business Credit has appointed Ryan Ray as Senior Vice President of its business development team.  Ray has spent the last 15 years in asset-based finance in business development, most recently with Accord Financial.  Ryan will be located in Chicago and will cover the Midwest market further cultivating relationships with asset-based lenders, private equity sponsors, investment bankers, advisors, and other financial institutions. 
        14. SFNet Announces Governance Boards Leadership
          Oct 3, 2024
          The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) Member Directors have elected and the Executive Committee has approved the FY25 SFNet Management Committee and Executive Committee members. In addition, the Secured Finance Foundation (SFFound) Member Donors have elected and the SFFound Board has approved the FY25 SFFound Board and Officers.
        15. TSL1123_BarryBobrow SFNet 2024 President Barry Bobrow Reflects on a Successful Year
          Oct 2, 2024
          Bobrow discusses the highlights of his tenure as president of SFNet, challenges and opportunities faced, and advice for incoming SFNet President, Rob Meyers.
        16. SFNet Releases ABL Q2 and Factoring Mid-Year Reports
          Sep 27, 2024

          SFNet has published the results of both its Q2 ABL Survey as well as its Mid-Year Factoring Report. Participating lenders have access to additional data and detailed reporting. Contact your business unit leader or asavaser@sfnet.com to request a copy of your report

        17. morse, david Taking Security in Cross-Border Lending: (How Do You Know) the Steps to Take or Whose Law Is It Anyway?
          Sep 26, 2024
          Navigating cross-border secured financing presents a complex challenge, where choice of law and conflict of law rules create an intricate maze. Unlike straightforward domestic transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code, international financing demands careful scrutiny of diverse jurisdictions’ laws. David Morse of Otterbourg P.C. explores the practical steps lenders must take to secure rights over assets like inventory and receivables across multiple countries to ensure the lender has the benefit of such security. Part 2 of this article will appear in the November/December issue.
        18. FGI Risk Expands West Coast Presence with Hiring of Sara Bell
          Sep 24, 2024
          FGI Worldwide LLC (www.FGIWW.com) (“FGI”), a global leader in the commercial finance industry, has announced the hiring of Sara Bell as Director, FGI Risk. Based in Los Angeles, Ms. Bell will focus on developing relationships and new business opportunities on the West Coast for FGI’s credit insurance brokerage and risk advisory division.