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Mercantile Capital Corporation Reports Its Best Year Ever; Loan Volume Up More Than 149 Percent Over Last Year
Mercantile Capital Corporation reports its commercial property loan volume is up more than 149 percent over last year and 2012 will end up as its best year ever. Christopher Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the 10 year old firm should close commercial property... - December 15, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Plug&Score Launches a Free Learning Portal with Data Modeling and Scorecard Development Resources
A wide range of tutorials, how-to’s and guidelines enable informed decisionining in loan origination, debt collection and fraud detection processes. - December 14, 2012 - Scorto
Small Business Growth is Mercantile Capital Corp.’s Mission, Says CEO Chris Hurn
If small business is the lifeblood of America’s economic success - and it surely is - then the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 loan program might be just the tonic to cure the nation’s economic ailments. Christopher G. Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital... - December 13, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
NewOak Capital CEO Ron D’Vari to Discuss Fiscal Cliff on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, December 7 at 12:00 p.m. CT
Co-Founder and CEO of NewOak Capital (www.newoakcapital.com), Ron D’Vari will appear live on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, December 7 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Ron will discuss the fiscal cliff, and the “heads we lose, tails we lose” impact on the US Economy. Winning... - December 07, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Mercantile Capital Corporation Names Veteran Banker Penny Brake Portfolio Manager
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Florida National Bank, that ranks as one of the nation’s largest providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, has appointed Penny... - December 06, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in South Holland, IL Worth $965,000
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, recently closed a commercial real estate loan for Martin Produce, Inc. for $965,000 in total project... - November 29, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
New MarsBank.com Launched Online Loan Applications and Mobile Features Enhanced
Mars National Bank launched a new website at MarsBank.com with updated functionality including online loan applications and real time updates of loan rates. The site also features a mobile version for use on smartphones and tablets. “We’re excited to provide our customers with this new... - November 29, 2012 - Mars Bank
Mercantile Capital Corporation Refinances Two Hotels in Richland Hills, TX Worth Over $10.1 Million Combined
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, refinanced two existing commercial loans for CN Churchill, I, LP. One, a La... - November 23, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
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Great SEO Services means seeking out the best internet marketing firms. As in all big business, a marketing team, particularly an SEO services or Internet marketing team has to be aggressive and also extremely correct in their methods. Be careful of who you choose to do business with. Because the market is so huge, so is the crime. - November 22, 2012 - oAssist
Credit Scoring Made Simple and Transparent with the New Version of Plug&Score Solutions
The updated solutions from Scorto provide simple, effective and transparent way to integrate scoring models into decisioning & risk management processes. - November 22, 2012 - Scorto
TrimTabs CEO Charles Biderman to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, 11/16 at 12:00pm CT
Charles Biderman, Portfolio Manager and CEO of TrimTabs Investment Research (www.trimtabs.com), will discuss the fiscal cliff and what it holds for the markets on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, November 16 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Mr. Biderman is also the portfolio manager of the... - November 15, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Mercantile Capital Corporation Reports It Closed on Seven Commercial Loans to Finance Projects Valued at $28.2 Million in October
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) 504 loans to business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, reported it closed seven commercial loans in October that financed projects totaling... - November 15, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Chesswood Announces Results for Q3 2012
Strong Growth in Earnings Continues. - November 10, 2012 - Pawnee Leasing Corporation
Orlando Banker Christopher Hurn’s Book Ranks in Top 1 Percent of Amazon.com Daily Titles for 3 Weeks in a Row
Christopher G. Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation in Orlando, reports that his first book is ranking among the top 0.5 percent of all of Amazon’s book titles daily for the three weeks of Oct 1 through Oct 22. - November 10, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Closing in on 100 Loans and Nearing $400 Million Volume for 2012
Mercantile Capital Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire their own facilities, closed 78 loans in the first 9 months of 2012 for $335.9 million in total project costs. - October 27, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Peritus Asset Management CIO Tim Gramatovich to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, October 26 at 12:00 p.m. CT
Tim Gramatovich, CIO of Peritus Asset Management, Inc. (www.peritusasset.com) will appear at 12:00 p.m. CT on Tim Connolly's Winning Strategies www.winningstrategies.net this Friday, October 26. Listen live as Tim Connolly, Marilyn Cohen and Tim Gramatovich discuss the Necessity of Active... - October 26, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Accutrac Announces Complimentary On-Line Credit Score Service
Established in 2007, Accutrac Capital Solutions has quickly become one of USA and Canada’s most respected commercial financing companies. To help determine the creditworthiness of a potential customer, Accutrac now offers a complimentary on-line credit score service. - October 24, 2012 - Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc.
Mercantile Capital Corp Provides Financing in Homestead, FL for Over $7.9 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners, closed a commercial loan for Miami Hotels, LLC d.b.a. Value Place recently for $7,985,000 in total project costs. - October 13, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Famed Litigator Wes Christian to Appear on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, Oct 12 at 12:00pm CT
Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies will feature filmmaker Kristina Leigh Copeland of Brown Saddle Films, director of the “The Wall Street Conspiracy” (http://thewallstreetconspiracy.com), and famed naked short selling litigator Wes Christian. “The Wall Street... - October 11, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Houston, TX Worth Over $1.1 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire their own facilities, closed a real estate loan for Piranha Holdings for $1,155,000 in total project costs. - October 11, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Jessup, MD Worth Over $1.2 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a leading provider of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for D.A. Drenner Concrete, Inc. recently for $1,250,000 in total project costs. - October 06, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Cash Machine Author Bryan Perry to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, October 5 at 12:00 p.m. CT
Money Manager Bryan Perry, author of Cash Machine (www.cashmachineincome.com), will appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, October 5 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Mr. Perry is frequently quoted by Forbes, Bloomberg, Business Week and CBS MarketWatch, among many others. His... - October 05, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Mercantile Capital Corp Provides Real Estate Loan for Hotel in Stamford, CT for $12.4 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a leading provider of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire, develop or refinance their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for Hampton Inn & Suites recently for $12,400,000. - October 04, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Chris Hurn, Mercantile Capital Corp CEO, Publishes Book Aimed at Helping Entrepreneurs Reignite the American Economy
Christopher G. Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation in Orlando, can add the title ‘published author’ to his professional resume. On Oct. 1 Hurn plans to release The Entrepreneur’s Secret to Creating Wealth: How the Smartest Business Owners Build Their... - September 29, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Manassas, VA Worth Over $7.3 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for Hotels USA of Manassas, LLC dba Comfort Suites... - September 27, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
NY Times Bestselling Author Ronald Kessler Appears on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” Friday, 9/28 at 1 p.m. ET
New York Times Bestselling Author Ronald Kessler (www.RonaldKessler.com) to appear on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, September 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss his new book, “The Secrets of the FBI,” which reveals the FBI’s most closely guarded privileged... - September 26, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Mercantile Capital Corporation Reports Loan Volume for First Eight Months of 2012 Up More Than 190 Percent
Christopher Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said the loan volume represents a 190 percent increase over the firm’s loan volume for the first eight months of 2011. - September 21, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Tea Party Leader Tony Katz to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, September 14 at 12:00 p.m. CT
Tony Katz, Los Angeles Tea Party Leader and host of the Tony Katz Radio Show (www.allpatriotsmedia.com), will appear on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, September 14 at 12:00 p.m. CT to discuss the upcoming Obama/Romney election fight. Tony provides political and election coverage... - September 14, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Mercantile Capital Corporation Zeros in on New Major Lending Market: Franchise Hotel, Restaurant Buyers
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners, reports that fully one-fourth of its commercial loan closings since Jan. 1 have helped small businesses acquire, develop, or refinance... - September 14, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Vital Cash Flow Launches No Credit Consumer Financing Program
Businesses of any size use new financing program to help grow their markets and increase sales. - September 10, 2012 - Vital Cash Flow
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Real Estate Loan for Hotel in Atlanta, GA Worth Over $10.8 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for Mogar Farms V, LLC’s Best Western Plus Inn at the Peachtrees, recently for $10,800,000 in total project costs. - August 30, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Tom McClellan of the McClellan Market Report to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, 8/24 at 12 pm CT
Tom McClellan, Editor of the McClellan Market Report (www.mcoscillator.com) will appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” (www.winningstrategies.net) on Friday, August 24 at 12:00 pm CT. Listen live on www.winningstrategies.net. The show is also broadcast coast to coast by... - August 24, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Orlando, FL Worth $535,000
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for Florida Vein Care recently for $535,000 in... - August 23, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Closed 10 Commercial Loans in July to Finance Projects Worth More Than $70.5 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which specializes in U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, reported it closed 10 commercial loans in July to finance projects valued at more than $70.5 million. This total tops the company’s previous record for monthly loan volume, set in June. - August 16, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Fort Myers, FL For $940,000
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for RonDao’s Grilled Chicken and Salad, LLC... - August 12, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan for Daycare in Hempstead, NY Worth $675,000
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for Quality Daycare I, Inc. recently for $675,000... - August 09, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Phoenix, AZ Worth Over $4.6 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for TriCom Coatings, Inc. recently for $4,613,000... - August 04, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Live Oak Bank Contributes to the National Children's Oral Health Foundation's America's Toothfairy Program
Live Oak Bank has generously donated $1,000 to National Children's Oral Health Foundation: America's ToothFairy (NCOHF). - August 03, 2012 - Live Oak Bank
JMR Partners with Taycor to Provide Easy Financing Solutions to Fuel Customer Development Into the Cloud
“We are proud to announce our partnership and future collaboration with JMR,” said Dave Mos, Equipment Financing Specialist at Taycor Financial. - August 03, 2012 - Taycor Financial
Two of the Best Economic Recovery Programs for Small Businesses in the U.S. Set to Expire Unless Congress Acts Soon
Two of the most effective economic recovery programs for small businesses in the U.S. are set to expire in late September unless Congress ends its election-year deadlock and acts to extend them. Christopher Hurn, chief executive officer of Mercantile Capital Corporation, one of the nation’s... - August 02, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Active Bear ETF Portfolio Manager Brad Lamensdorf to Appear on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, July 27 at 12:00 p.m. CT
The actively managed, short-only AdvisorShares Active Bear ETF (NYSE:HDGE) is shorting 18 stocks that will be reporting numbers this week. Brad Lamensdorf, Portfolio Manager for Ranger Alternative Management, LP’s Active Bear ETF (www.rangeralternatives.com), will appear on Tim... - July 27, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Chesswood Group Limited Announces Renewal and Expansion of Pawnee Credit Facility
Chesswood Group Limited announced today that Pawnee Leasing Corporation ("Pawnee"), Chesswood’s largest operating business, renewed and expanded its credit facility, for a term of four years, expiring in July 2016. The existing credit facility was due to mature in September 2013. - July 27, 2012 - Pawnee Leasing Corporation
Christopher Hurn Nominated for 2012 Small Business Influencer Awards
Christopher Hurn, CEO and Co-founder of Mercantile Capital Corporation, has been nominated for a 2012 Small Business Influencer Award in the category of “Small Business Expert.” The Small Business Influencer Awards honor those who are influential to small businesses in North America,... - July 27, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Financing for a Hotel in Rehoboth Beach, DE Worth Over $2 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire, develop or refinance their own facilities, recently closed a commercial refi loan for Canalside Inn, Inc. for $2,020,000... - July 26, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Coppell, TX for Over $2.7 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a leading national provider of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire their own facilities, recently closed a commercial loan for Global Leading Foods HHP for $2,760,000 in total project costs. - July 21, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Oceanside Christopher, The Catholic Credit Union Launches Mobile Banking iPad Sweepstakes
Oceanside Christopher, The Catholic Credit Union, today announced that entries are being accepted through July 31 in its First-Ever Mobile Banking Sweepstakes. One Grand Prize Winner will be named in August 2012 and receive The New iPad with Wi-Fi (16GB), a $500 retail value. As the leading... - July 20, 2012 - Oceanside Christopher, The Catholic Credit Union
Hennessey Capital Welcomes New Marketing Director
Hennessey Capital, a Michigan-based finance company providing working capital to entrepreneurial companies, announced today the hiring of Katie Mullin as its new marketing director. In this position, Mullin is responsible for the development and execution of all marketing and communication... - July 20, 2012 - Hennessey Capital
Mercantile Capital Corporation Closes 14 Commercial Loans in June - - Nine Year Old Company Approaches Billion Dollar Loan Mark
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans to small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed 14 commercial property loans in June to finance projects valued at... - July 18, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Finances Commercial Real Estate Project in Raleigh, NC Worth Over $1 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a leading provider of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire their own facilities, recently closed a commercial loan for East Coast Gear Supply for $1,008,630 in total project costs. - July 07, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Financing for BBQ Restaurant in Rocky Mount, NC for Over $2.5 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a leading provider of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners, closed a commercial loan recently for Gardner Foods, Inc. dba Gardner’s BBQ for $2,500,000 in total project costs. - July 05, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation