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Sizzle Will Fizzle If Congress Fails to Appropriate Funding For SBA 7(a) Program
(This article appeared in the March 2003 edition of the Franchise Times)
By Penn Ritter, Executive Vice President of Business Lenders

Trends in Financing Franchise Systems: Will Franchises continue to find willing lenders?
(This article appeared in the October 2002 edition of Franchising World)
By Henry Price, Senior Vice President Director of the Franchise Lending Unit of Business Lenders

Fast Food to Child Care: Financing the Road to the American Dream
(This article appeared in the October 2001 edition of Franchising World)
By Penn Ritter, Executive Vice President of Business Lenders

Small firms find alternative to bank loans: Nonprofit alliance partners with lenders willing to take more risk
By David Brooks, Crain's New York Business, February 14, 2000

Business Lenders reaps rewards of betting on ventures that banks won't touch
By Luther Turmelle, Register Staff, October 31, 1999

Business Lenders Strikes a Chord with SBA Borrowers
By Crystal Detomore Rodman, Guaranteed Lender, June 1, 1999

An Equal Opportunity Partnership: Tips for Real Estate Brokers
(This article appeared in the April 2, 1999 edition of the New England Real Estate Journal.)
By Penn Ritter, Executive Vice President of Business Lenders

Business Lenders Featured on CNN - Financial Network Television Show
Interview with Penn Ritter, Executive Vice President of Business Lenders

Dispelling Myths about Small Business Loans
By Penn Ritter, Executive Vice President of Business Lenders

Why SBA Loans are Popular with Entrepreneurs and Lenders
By Tim Burton, Vice President of Business Lenders

Non-Traditional Lenders: A New Tradition of Success
by Penn Ritter, Executive Vice President of Business Lenders

Tips for Women Business Owners Seeking Financing
By Mary Warhurst, Executive Vice President of Business Lenders

Recognizing the Right Time to Borrow
By Larry Kneip, Vice President of Business Lenders