| EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY |
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 FFCFC Seeks Business Development Officer for Miami-Dade Area
Florida First Capital is seeking an experienced candidate to serve as business development officer in the
Miami-Dade area. Interested parties should contact Lamar Nash, FFCFC senior vice president and director of
sales & marketing, at (678) 787-3784 or email him at lamar@ffcfc.com. |
| COMMERCIAL LENDING
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 504
Program's Flexibility Allows Lenders to Realize Sales Goals
In today's ever-changing economic times, the 504 loan
program is proving to be a resilient and viable financing alternative for small business lenders. Statistically, over the past three fiscal years, the number of Small
Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans increased 15.44%, while the number of 7(a) loans rose only 3.8%, according
to the SBA.
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| SUCCESS STORY |
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 Experience
Pays Off for This Expanding Restaurateur
Ronald A. DeFilippo knows a thing or three about owning and operating
successful restaurants. And with the help of a
recent 504 loan, he is off to another great start in Ormond Beach. His latest restaurant is LuLu's Oceanside Grill, which opened last August.
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| ASK THE EXPERTS |
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 504 Q&A - Publicly-Traded Companies
Q - Can a publicly-traded company be
financed through the 504 loan program?
If you have a question you'd like the 504 experts to answer, email it to
insider@ffcfc.com. |
| SMALL BUSINESS NEWS |
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 Small Business Hiring Sees Uptick in 2007
While there is a lot of gloom and doom
about the state of the nation's economy, new data released recently by one of the nation's largest payroll providers shows that there were
some bright spots for small businesses in 2007.
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| FLORIDA FINANCE NETWORK |
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FFCFC is proud to be a charter
member of the Florida Finance
Network, an organization that unifies Florida's economic development financing program and is
available throughout Florida to educate lenders, business owners, and economic development officials about financing
programs available to small businesses. FFN builds awareness of state and federal small business and economic
development financing programs available to Florida businesses.
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