SBA 504 loans and the Olympics?

SBA 504 Loans, the Olympics, and Book Cover Judging…

Fact about me: I love the Olympics. The pageantry of the games and the world-class athletic competition are so much fun to watch. Here’s another fun fact: right before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, I learned that one of America’s most decorated Olympians in history trained at a facility that was financed with an SBA 504 loan.

In defense of entrepreneurs…

To all Entrepreneurs — Yes, you DID build that!

I have a handful of things I talk about in this week’s video blog — our record-breaking first six months of the year, the results of the Social Madness competition, and my recent nomination as a Top 100 Small Business Influencer — but I’m going to spend the bulk of my time on what President Obama said (exactly one week ago today) about business owners.

The Avengers of small business lending?

Shattering records, just like The Avengers…sort of.

Just like The Avengers, which broke the all-time record this year for an opening weekend (making $207.4 million at the box office), this has been a record-smashing year for Mercantile Capital Corporation so far. In just the first six months of 2012, we’ve closed one more loan than we did in all of 2011 (which was also a record-breaking year), and our loan volume is up 240% from the same period last year. We’re now