by Sam Thacker | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Manufacturing, Oilfield Services, Permian Basin TX, Small Business Loans
Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) were created by Congress in 1958 to ensure that small and lower middle-market companies have access to long-term capital. Many business owners and even most bankers don’t know the program exists or how it can benefit a... 
by Sam Thacker | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog, Food Manufacturing Financing, Manufacturing
The top secret to making an investor and lender presentation is understanding the four parts of your enterprise they want to understand. Most companies spend considerable money developing brochures, videos, presentations for their clients they sell their product or... 
by Sam Thacker | Apr 28, 2015 | Eagle Ford Shale, Oil Field Equipment Finance, Oilfield Services, Permian Basin TX
From exploration to completion Video (1 minute 47 second) This short video shows a time lapse depiction of the process of a typical Eagle Ford Shale well. Texas oil and gas exploration crews are greatly reducing the time it takes to get a well drilled, fracked, and... 
by Sam Thacker | Mar 29, 2015 | Blog, Education, Manufacturing, Oil Field Equipment Finance, Oilfield Services
Lower middle market companies (annual revenues $5 million to $100 million) had greater access to debt and equity capital in the first quarter of 2015 than in any quarter since the Pepperdine Private Capital Access Index began being reported in the late summer of 2012.... 
by Sam Thacker | Dec 24, 2014 | Blog, Education, Food Manufacturing Financing, Manufacturing, Oil Field Equipment Finance, Small Business Loans
There are several types of invoice factoring relationships available to businesses that sell to other businesses. Full-recourse invoice factoring is the most common type in which the borrower assumes 100% of the credit risk of the customer. It’s important to...