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Senior VP of Partnerships Jason Solomon: We're All Fighting Over the Same Slice, While the Rest of the Pie Goes Cold

10 minute read

April 27, 2026

I've been in partnerships and business development for a long time, and there's one thing I've noticed about the commercial finance industry: we are shockingly good at protecting our turf and equally bad at helping...

Senior VP of Partnerships Jason Solomon on How Short-Term Subordinated Debt Strengthens Your Client Relationships

8 minute read

November 6, 2025

You've spent years building your ABL portfolio around disciplined underwriting, solid collateral coverage, and advance rates that protect your position. But borrowers' capital needs don't line up neatly with borrowing base calculations. Acquisitions move faster...

CMO Elissa Feldman On Making AI Work for Small Businesses

3 minute read

September 24, 2025

I'll be honest: I used to roll my eyes at "AI transformation." Not because AI isn't powerful, it is, but because most of the hype assumes unlimited budgets, teams of data scientists, and customers who...

Senior VP of Partnerships Jason Solomon on Why Smart Business Owners Are Rethinking How They Fund Expansion

4 minute read

August 20, 2025

Here's a conversation I had last week that perfectly captures what I'm seeing in the market right now: A successful manufacturing company owner called me, frustrated. They'd just lost out on a $2M contract because...

CEO Jared Feldman on Small Business Performance in 2025

6 minute read

March 12, 2025

Small business optimism has hit its highest point in six years, according to the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Conditions for lending have reached their highest point in three years, according to the American Bankers...

CFO Andrew Gutman on How the New Administration May Impact Your Business

8 minute read

November 20, 2024

Many colleagues and customers have asked for my take on how the next Administration may impact America's small businesses. In general, policies such as lower taxes, stable inflation, and reduced regulation can create a business-friendly...

Senior VP of Partnerships Jason Solomon on Private Equity

8 minute read

September 9, 2024

Imagine having someone like Shark Tank's Mark Cuban or Barbara Corcoran say "I believe in your company! Here's a fat check for $500,000. Just give me a 10 percent stake in the place. Do we...

Fora Financial's General Counsel/CCO John Viskocil on Debt Consolidation and Stacking

5 minute read

July 30, 2024

When your business finances are crunched and you are exploring options, beware of two rapidly-proliferating threats: (1) predatory debt consolidation and (2) successive, aggressive financing (commonly called “stacking”). Debt Consolidation A tall promise. During a...

Fora Financial VP Sales, Michael Hollander on Three Questions to Ask Yourself about Change Management

5 minute read

June 18, 2024

"Change management" is a hot topic for sales teams. Yet many small business sales teams remain wedded to outdated, reactive approaches to cultivating sales relationships. If you've thus far been indifferent to change management, two...