504 Blog

[The following is my response to Peggy Noonan's opinion piece featured on the Wall Street Journal's website. Go here to read it now: "Palin and Populism."] Very well done piece — he loses me a little in the final 3 paragraphs, but the opening exactly captures why she really. […] read more

Here's the last broadcast Trey and I did from the 2008 Inc. 500 Conference. We had just left the Awards Ceremony, a black-tie to-do, so you"ll see us in tuxes. Get a good look — we aren"t caught this dressed-up very often. All-in-all, it was good event. I enjoyed most of [...] read more

As I mentioned in my previous video, the conversation on stage between Seth Godin (The Purple Cow) and Tom Peters (In Search of Excellence) was pretty interesting.  You could that there was certainly a mutual respect between them, but they don’t agree very often. . […] read more

Here's a clip from Day Two of the 2008 Inc. 500 Conference. You'll get to see a little bit of the Gaylord National — the brand-spanking-new hotel where the conference was held — and I'll tell you about some of the speakers we got to hear . . . some good, some not so [...] read more

Here's the first of several videos from the Inc. 500 Conference in Washington, D.C. It's been a pretty good event so far. Most of the entrepreneurs here seem rather unfazed by everything going on in the financial markets, but I've met some folks who simply refuse to give up their dour. […] read more

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropping 504 points yesterday and me being the "504 Expert," I thought it must be a sign to comment on that course of events. While Lehman's bankruptcy, Merrill's sale and AIG's capital call are indeed worrisome, the sky isn'. […] read more

I have a confession to make: I haven't watched much of this year's Olympic Games at all. It's not that I don't want to — I'm HUGE fan of the Olympics. I love watching the world's best athletes compete at the highest level of their sports. I simply haven't had. […] read more

As you may know by now, MCC has become “famous” for being the first commercial lender to always lead with the SBA 504 loan (AKA our SmartChoice Commercial Loan). Well, it seems that the “softening” in the economy and craziness in the mortgage industry has caused other lenders to give this li. […] read more

I hope you made time to watch the video clips on SBTV.com I posted a little while ago (Finally, some GOOD news…). I've now been highlighted as one of their “Featured Advisors.” They've posted about 9 audio podcasts on my Featured Advisor page on their site, so be sure to visit SB. […] read more

Here's the second half of my conversation with Dan Kennedy. Again, it's a little long for a blog post, but I guarantee you'll find it to be an interesting and enjoyable read. Feel free to print it out and read it later. Maybe over the long July 4th weekend, which I hope [...] read more