Linda's Blog: Good Business. Good Loans.
Thoughts and resources on understanding business, improving loan quality, credit analysis, relationship banking, tackling financial literacy and navigating the economic/banking crisis.
Sam Thacker works with small businesses to secure all types of financing. He is often referred by bankers who either can't do the deal themselves or realize the borrower needs help putting together the loan
Posted Feb 02 2010 by
Linda Keith
Now it's personal! This is just for you and really has nothing to do with business and lending. Ready to prepare your 2009 tax returns (or gather your info for your preparer)?Tax Guide from Journal
Posted Jan 29 2010 by
Linda Keith
In case you are talking with an elected official or community leader who needs facts to support the anecdotal evidence, here are some facts gleaned from a recent article, For Want of a Loan, in
Posted Jan 26 2010 by
Linda Keith
While business lenders are well advised to be careful giving advice, you also play an important role in the brainstorming process when talking with your borrowers. Developing your business know-how helps when meeting with:a prospective
Posted Jan 20 2010 by
Linda Keith
SHORT ANSWER in case you cannot read the entire post: Meet with you small business borrowers for a new needs assessment Visit at least 3.3 times each year Understand their business Demonstrate that you understand
Posted Jan 19 2010 by
Linda Keith
Great question, since Schedule B is a mixed bag. As always, check your own guidelines. Here is my short list: Add Interest from banks, credit unions and S&LsWhen interest rates come back out of the
Posted Jan 15 2010 by
Linda Keith
I just updated my SlideShare Presentation. If you sign-up for SlideShare, you can even nominate it for the SlideShare Zietgeist 2009 Community Awards. Green Legos, Six Ns and a Map to Tax Return Analysis Take
Posted Jan 12 2010 by
Linda Keith
Two of the five are for community banks...President Obama recently 'invited' the 'Big Bankers' to the White House to admonish them...Start lending to small businesses! Sam Thacker in his blog at Allbusiness.com has a better
Posted Jan 08 2010 by
Linda Keith
Long before I focused on working with lenders to understand business and make good loan decisions, I focused on working with the businesses themselves. I still do.I am one of the Business Credit bloggers on
Posted Jan 06 2010 by
Linda Keith
I predict the 2009 tax returns will be filed earlier rather than later. Why? The congress has liberalized the rules for carrying back Net Operating Losses. If the business paid taxes in any of the
Posted Jan 05 2010 by
Linda Keith