TMC Current

TMC’s Chief Operating Officer, Rich Grant, was interviewed by Jack Hanson of Comcast Newsmakers for CNN Headline News on Wednesday, July 13. The Comcast Newsmakers program features interviews with local non-profit organizations, government officials, and community leaders to offer them a platform for outreach to the local communities they serve.

During the interview, Rich speaks with Jack about the SBA 504 owner-user commercial real estate loan program TMC specializes in. Rich promotes the availability of SBA 504 financing for Bay Area business owners to purchase commercial properties, and explains how SBA 504 loans are structured. There is a discussion ...

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TRAINING AT SBA

The Small Business Administration offers a variety of classes for business owners in our Entrepreneur Center, located at 455 Market St., Suite 600 in downtown San Francisco.

Registration for all our classes is required.

To register for classes, go to http://sbatraining.eventbrite.com/

For more information, please contact Gary Marshall at (415) 744 6771 or gary.marshall@sba.gov

The SBA training program is made possible by the generous support of our volunteer teachers and presenters. We appreciate their time and expertise; however, these presentations do not represent an endorsement of their views, opinions, products, or ...

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As published by Cassidy Turley Commercial Real Estate Services, December 2010.

What is Driving Interest Rates Up?

The dynamics that are driving rising interest rates in the U.S. can, in most instances, be reduced to a “glass is half-full/half-empty” argument. For pessimists, rising interest rates are a function of the newly elevated risks associated with U.S. long-term debt (e.g., extending the Bush-era tax cuts will add an estimated $800 billion to public debt and plans remain murky as to how America will address its fiscal problems). For optimists, a rise in interest rates is simply a ...

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TMC is pleased to highlight a few of our funded projects. These clients all received SBA 504 financing through TMC to grow their businesses.

• Banana Leaf, Inc. Palo Alto, CA Type of Business: Restaurant

• Bay Restorators Corporation Oakland, CA Type of Business: Restoration, renovating

• Carr&Ferrell LLP Menlo Park, CA Type of Business: Law office

• Legg Inc. Livermore, CA Type of Business: Contractor/distributor for detention hardware

• Nordic House Berkeley, CA Type of Business: Scandinavian food & goods

• Beverly Discount, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Type of Business: Food & General Merchandise

• Diamond Textiles, Inc. Pacoima, CA Type of Business: Textiles Distributors

• L&V Tomalevski Architects, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Type of Business: Architecture Services

•Old Master Products, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Type of Business: Wholesale of ...

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As published at tradingmarkets.com on Tuesday, December 7, 2010.

Business owner optimism is increasing, according to the most recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey conducted November 4-10. Survey results show improved outlook for business owners over the next 12 months in revenues, cash flow and capital spending.

"After a year when optimism dropped to the lowest level in survey history, business owners appear to be turning a corner and looking ahead," said Doug Case, Wells Fargo small business segment manager. "To support business owners as they begin focusing on growth, we have launched a new small business ...

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As published in the North Bay Business Journal by Jenna V. Locef on Monday, December 6, 2010:

SBA Loan Push Could Help Small Business

$30 billion in fund, $12 billion in tax incentives extended

NORTH BAY – The passage of HR 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act, established in the Treasury the Small Business Lending Fund of $30 billion and $12 billion in tax incentives intended to spur lending and get small businesses back on their feet.

In addition to the $30 billion in capital, which can be leveraged to $300 billion in loans, there is a continuation of the enhancements ...

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