Archive for March, 2010
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“Successful people work hard on the right things, or better yet, have others work hard for them. The right things are those things that generate the highest return: education, improvement of a product, finding solutions, family, relationships, etc. Everyone knows what the right thing is for their particular situation. The key is focussing on that [...]
Recent Deal - Office Condo Aquisition
Location:Â Manhattan, NY
Property Type:Â Office Condo
Loan Amount:Â $475,000
Broker Commission:Â $4,750
Loan Purpose:Â Acquisition
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Bank Failures Threaten Small-Business Lending
Since the beginning of 2008, 192 banks have failed, with 27 coming so far this year. Total lending by U.S. banks fell 7.4%, the steepest drop since 1942. I know this isn’t the most uplifting way to start a blog but unfortunately it is our reality.
On a positive note, the government is more than aware [...]
Quote of the Week
This quote was taken from a New York Times interview with Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop, a news aggregation site and managing director of Garage Technology Venture.
NYT:Â How do you hire?
GK: The most important thing is that you hire people that complement you and are better than you in specific areas. Good people hire people [...]
4 Tips for Creating a Wow Factor with your Marketing Tools and Services
In a world cluttered with advertising messages, it is no doubt a company’s biggest obstacle to stand out to clients and rise above the competition. Consumers are bombarded every minute of every day with continuous blast emails, annoying cold calls, lengthy commercials and irrelevant mail pieces. Here are some simple tips to help bring your marketing tools and services to [...]
Ocean Capital Announces Our New VP of Business Development - Ed Lynch
Ocean Capital is excited to announce the recent hire of Edward Lynch, Vice President of Business Development. As VP of Business Development, Ed will handle commercial loan requests nationwide from $250,000 to $5,000,000 under the SBA 7(a) and USDA B&I loan programs.
Prior to joining Ocean Capital, Ed worked at various financial institutions such as Business [...]
Quote of the Week
“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”
~Oliver Wendell Homes
5 Surprising Tax Breaks for Your Small Business
With the April 15th deadline for tax returns quickly approaching, a few tax breaks that you might not have known about may be just what you need to alleviate some of that time-crunching stress.Â
For some of you experienced, penny-conscious business owners who refuse to leave out a single McDonald’s dollar menu business lunch write-off, these tips may [...]
Quote of the Week
“You always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
~Wayne Gretzky
Ocean Capital Introduces the Newest Addition to our Sales Team
Ocean Capital is pleased to announce the newest addition to our sales team, Mr. David J. Canning. Prior to joining Ocean Capital, David spent the past 5 years as an investment sales broker with Massey Knakal Realty Services and Marcus and Millichap Real Estate Investment Services in Manhattan, NY.
While working as an investment sales broker, David sold 20 buildings in [...]
