June 19, 2010

Your Business Finance Tips

This periodic FREE e-mail newsletter from The Easton Group, LLC and the author of “$urviving Your Business Debt”; Kenneth P. Easton, Jr., provides subscribers to “Biz Financing Tips” with continuing concise and opportune business financing tips.  “Biz Financing Tips” are designed to save business owners time, money and much aggravation when dealing with the rigors of everyday business financing or there own worst case scenarios events.

Easton Group. LLC, www.theeastongroupllc.com, Surviving Your Business Debt, Ken Easton, Kenneth Easton, www.survivingyourbusinessdebt.com, Business Finance Counseling, Business DebtWhile some tips may be found within “$urviving Your Business Debt” others are recently assembled and may apply to special borrowing situations, unique business loan products, funds sourcing, planning future debt requirements, financial management techniques, loan proposals, lender fees and collateral advance rates, ratio compliance, personal guarantees, saving on borrowing costs,  and evaluations of  business credit situations. Tips will address selected specifics with considerations for the acquiring, leveraging, managing and disposition of business debt.

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April 3, 2012

Business Loans: A Personal Guarantee Solution by Kenneth Easton

A business borrower was asked by a lender to provide a personal guarantee on a new loan – an incorporated business.

The borrower said he felt the lender already had an abundance of collateral – and would not provide a personal guarantee.  Did the lender think he was a crook?

The lender felt the Credit Committee would require some additional support to approve this loan.

Solution:  The borrower’s adviser suggested a “Validity of Collateral” Guarantee.  This is a little known, but frequent workable, alternative.  Here, the borrower only guarantees that the reported collateral (quality and quantity) are genuine. If it is later found that the collateral information provided was significantly incorrect, or fraudulent, a back-up Personal Guarantee, only then, takes effect.

Interesting approach and this was acceptable to all parties – the loan was approved. Always negotiate and benchmark (release conditions) personal guarantees.

Don’t fail to order your copy of the

Business Borrower’s “gold standard” guidebook –

Surviving Your Business Debt

 

Ken Easton brings his many years of comprehensive and successful business finance, lending and consulting expertise to his business clients, audiences, readers, and workshop participants.  Ken is the author of “$urviving Your Business Debt” and his monthly periodical “Biz Finance Tips”, available at www.survivingyourbusinessdebt.com.  For further information, visit www.TheEastonGroupLLC.com.

March 5, 2012

COMMERCIAL LENDER’S ON-SITE SALES TRAINING AND RECENT CFA WEBINARS

Under the auspices of the Commercial Finance Association three original Webinar commercial lending presentations were recently concluded by The Easton Group, LLC. Kenneth Easton, LLC Principal, originated and presented these Webinars within the firm’s New Business Sales & Marketing Series. Benefiting Webinar participants, topics presented were:

  • Territory Rehabilitation for the Commercial Lender
  • Developing Effective Loan Origination Channels
  • Deal Winning Techniques for the Commercial Lender

Commercial Financing Workshop Announcement:  

Commercial Lending New Business Senior Sales & Marketing Workshop

Spring secession dates for the internal presentations of this full-day workshop are currently being filled.  Workshops are presented within your own bank or financial institution. Capitalize on Mr. Easton’s 35+ years within this vital aspect of commercial financing. Sessions are presented within theUS with reimbursed expenses as appropriate.

Seven open mid-week dates are currently available and must be booked on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendance levels and costs are flexible depending upon the needs of the bank or commercial lender.

For specifics and agenda please log in at The Easton Group, LLC (Click on Workshops). To ensure your specific desired date you may also call direct 603.533.1935. 

Comprehensive workbooks and significant take-away materials are provided to all registrants.  Management lenders will have opportunities within the presentation.

As usual, those who book presentation dates before April 3rd will receive a 15% discounts on workshop fees.

November 17, 2011

Commercial Bankers – Commercial Lenders, Listen Up!

Commercial Bankers – Commercial Lenders – Listen Up!*

Under Performing Commercial Loan Sales Territories?**

Establishing a new Loan Production Office (LPO)?

On-Site territory rehabilitation services are now available to commercial lenders nationally through the services of The Easton Group, LLC (the “Provider”).  These professional services are designed for those lenders experiencing a serious lack of loan production within existing sales and marketing regions / territories.  The Easton Group, LLC also has expanded its professional coverage into the planning and establishment of new Loan Production Offices (LPO).

On Site – On Time – On Target – On Budget

While talent to address and possibly correct deteriorating situations may exist within your organization, managers rarely have the flexibilities to spend an extended period of time within a single sales territory. Utilization of the Provider ensures an independent, experienced and focused engagement. The Provider seeks to achieve positive results within 30 days of concluding their implementation phase.

Professional fee options include hourly, per diem or negotiated project pricing + OOP expenses.

View additional detail about these new programs, as well as other secured party services, at www.TheEastonGroupLLC.com .

* You may hear Mr. Easton (principal) speak on these topics through Webinars hosted by the Commercial Finance Association.  His first of three scheduled presentations is on December 13, 2011.

** Request your free detailed service overview of the “Rehabilitation of Under Performing Territories for the Commercial Lender” and the “Establishment of DeNovo Loan Production Offices”.  This detailed information is available by calling Ken Easton of The Easton Group LLC directly at 603.533.1935 or by requesting via e-mail at eastongroupllc@comcast.net .

April 27, 2011

Commercial Lender’s Sales Training

Why is it that competing financial institutions gather together for area-wide functions; legal and economic panels, financial seminars and common industry issues but there is no commonality or “community” offerings for the specialized sales and marketing techniques vital to the selling and marketing of commercial loans?

It is simply because the proprietary and confidential issues regarding internal commercial loan processes, policies and techniques are unique to each institution – not to be disseminated within the larger lending (and competitive) community.  It is evident, of course, that such lender sales training and instruction should be strictly internal.

An internal workshop has now been exclusively developed for commercial lenders by The Easton Group LLC:

Read the full story at Ken’s blog “Easton on Business Financing“.  Be sure to subscribe to get all his commentaries delivered by email.

Ken Easton brings his many years of comprehensive and successful business finance, lending and consulting expertise to his business clients, audiences, readers, and workshop participants. Ken is the author of “$urviving Your Business Debt” and his monthly periodical “Biz Finance Tips”, available at www.survivingyourbusinessdebt.com. For further information, visit www.TheEastonGroupLLC.com.

March 4, 2011

Easton on Business Financing Looks at Credit Unions

When seeking business loans, whether for working capital, asset purchases or growth, business owners are, in many instances, missing the boat. As in a shoe store “one size does not fit all”- that is commercial banks or credit unions – but at least walk into the store.

Read the full story at Ken’s blog “Easton on Business Financing“.  Be sure to subscribe to get all his commentaries delivered by email.

Ken Easton brings his many years of comprehensive and successful business finance, lending and consulting expertise to his business clients, audiences, readers, and workshop participants.  Ken is the author of “$urviving Your Business Debt” and his monthly periodical “Biz Finance Tips”, available at www.survivingyourbusinessdebt.com.  For further information, visit www.TheEastonGroupLLC.com.

August 2, 2010

More From Ken Easton

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Ken Easton brings his many years of comprehensive and successful business finance, lending and consulting expertise to his business clients, audiences, readers, and workshop participants.  Ken is the author of “$urviving Your Business Debt” and his monthly periodical “Biz Finance Tips”, available at www.survivingyourbusinessdebt.com.  For further information, visit www.TheEastonGroupLLC.com.

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