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6 days ago
1 min

Is This a Good Time for a Borrower to Refinance?

Daily negative business news seems to indicate all businesses are struggling and no lenders are lending. Nothing is further from the truth!

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Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act: PPP Loans Round 2

Juanita Schwartzkopf

Jan 4
4 min

Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act: PPP Loans Round 2

On December 27, 2020 the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act was signed into law. Read more for an update.

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Evaluating Working Capital in the ‘New Normal’ of the Covid-19 ABL World

Juanita Schwartzkopf

Dec 29, 2020
5 min

Evaluating Working Capital in the ‘New Normal’ of the Covid-19 ABL World

As the COVID-19 ramps back up through the end of 2020 and start of 2021, a tentative ‘new normal’ has set in for borrowers & lenders alike.

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Juanita Schwartzkopf

Dec 8, 2020
6 min

Where is the Tipping Point?

When the economic impacts of Covid-19 hit in March, most experts anticipated increased problems. Why didn’t we experience a tipping point?

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Focus Management Group - Webinars from 2020

paloisio

Nov 30, 2020
5 min

Focus Management Group - Webinars from 2020

We provided webinars on important topics like the Covid-19 pandemic and the various government programs. Listen for practical & useful info.

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Accounting for the PPP Loan and PPP Loan Forgiveness

Juanita Schwartzkopf

Nov 5, 2020
4 min

Accounting for the PPP Loan and PPP Loan Forgiveness

It's important to understand the variety of accounting approaches that may be used for reporting of PPP Loans and PPP Loan Forgiveness.

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Juanita Schwartzkopf

Nov 3, 2020
5 min

PPP Loan Forgiveness Update

Oct 26 the Federal Register published a document from the SBA referencing the PPP loan forgiveness process & started a 30-day comment period

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Main Street Loan Program Change and Update

Juanita Schwartzkopf

Nov 2, 2020
1 min

Main Street Loan Program Change and Update

The MSLP program loans previously had a minimum of $250,000, but that has now changed to $100,000. Additional updates have been made.

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How Do You Anticipate a Surprise Bankruptcy Filing?

Juanita Schwartzkopf

Sep 15, 2020
7 min

How Do You Anticipate a Surprise Bankruptcy Filing?

Lenders are working to identify companies with a heightened risk of filing and trying to be prepared for any possibility.

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Covid-19: Main Street Loan Program Important Update

paloisio

May 8, 2020
4 min

Covid-19: Main Street Loan Program Important Update

The Main Street Loan Program has changed significantly since our original description of the program when it was under discussion in April.

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Covid-19 and Working Capital: Managing Accounts Payable

paloisio

May 6, 2020
4 min

Covid-19 and Working Capital: Managing Accounts Payable

Accounts payable management seems to be causing the most stress for companies and their employees right now.

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Focus Management Group: April Month in Review

paloisio

Apr 29, 2020
2 min

Focus Management Group: April Month in Review

Each month we will be posting an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. Below is for April.

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Part 2: Blocking and Tackling Working Capital in the Covid-19 World

paloisio

Apr 27, 2020
5 min

Part 2: Blocking and Tackling Working Capital in the Covid-19 World

Considering working capital and cash management with the backdrop of the coronavirus is complicated. Let’s work through a few examples.

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Coronavirus Response: Main Street Loan Program

paloisio

Apr 23, 2020
3 min

Coronavirus Response: Main Street Loan Program

Under the CARES Act, small businesses have access to the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) which is expected to receive additional funding

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Returning to Normal in Coronavirus Defined Stages

paloisio

Apr 21, 2020
4 min

Returning to Normal in Coronavirus Defined Stages

We all want to return to normal as quickly as possible. The question is what does normal mean and how can the return be financed?

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Loan Options Available to Businesses Affected by Coronavirus

paloisio

Mar 25, 2020
4 min

Loan Options Available to Businesses Affected by Coronavirus

There are several ways the US has developed help packages already, and more are under consideration. Read more about the available options.

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Will the Coronavirus Impact your Borrowers?

paloisio

Feb 26, 2020
3 min

Will the Coronavirus Impact your Borrowers?

This will certainly be a standard excuse for performance weakness that will be heard over the next year. Be prepared!

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