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1 06, 2022

First Financial: Financing Options for Your New Franchise

2022-06-01T00:00:44-04:00June 1st, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

CONGRATULATIONS! You have decided to step into the world of entrepreneurship and become a franchise owner. You will soon be faced with what can seem like an overwhelming number of choices – everything from how to market your business to where to find employees. By  Dan Pace

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30 03, 2022

My Military Financial Service & First Financial: Preventing Business Undercapitalization with the M5 Loan® or M5+ Loan

2022-03-30T15:37:35-04:00March 30th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

The major reason for a new business’s failure in the first two years of operation is undercapitalization. No matter how you end up funding the business initially, most lenders will want to see at least two years of profits on a business’s tax returns before they will be willing to extend credit. By Jon Skroder

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28 02, 2022

First Financial: Small Business COVID Support: What’s Out There?

2022-03-10T13:55:48-05:00February 28th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

The U.S. economy continues to take blows as it tries to pick itself back up out of the wake of COVID-19. From business closures to capacity cuts, those in the small-business space have witnessed a great deal of pain from pandemic-related restrictions. By John Mollica

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1 11, 2021

My Military Financial Services & First Financial: Happy Veterans Day

2021-11-01T05:09:04-04:00November 1st, 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

Veterans Day, originally observed as Armistice Day to commemorate the armistice between the U.S., our allies, and Germany, became an official holiday in 1938.This day is reserved for Americans to give appreciation and thanks to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. By Jon Skroder

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31 07, 2021

First Financial: Family and Finance

2021-07-31T19:44:14-04:00July 31st, 2021|Tags: , , , |

First Financial Leasing and Finance was born in 1997, the brainchild of Dan Pace and Cindy Watson. What had started simply as an idea to fill a void in the niche market of equipment leasing has grown into one of the premier institutions in the Small Business Administration (SBA) lending arena. By Kathy Shives

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30 06, 2021

Lending for Military Candidates

2021-06-30T20:58:42-04:00June 30th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

After my first and even my second enlistment in the Navy, I still had not bought a home. I had either been living in base housing or deployed. Additionally, I had only a marginal amount of money saved and no real assets. How is my past situation related to the current world franchise financing? By Jon P. Skroder

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31 05, 2021

First Financial: Revolutionizing the Funding Process

2021-05-31T13:08:38-04:00May 31st, 2021|Tags: , , , |

Four powerhouse accountants and CPAs on staff revolutionize the funding process with First Financial. The extensive financial knowledge base of these individuals enhances the speed and overall quality of our service. This is an benefit you will not find in most SBA consulting firms. By Dan Pace

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