If you’re not familiar with Mixergy.com, you really ought to check it out. It was founded by a gentleman named Andrew Warner with the purpose of helping ambitious people like you and me learn from a mix of experienced mentors (including Gary Vaynerchuk, Barbara Corcoran, Jimmy Wales, and more). H
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02/21/2013
Well, it turns out that Stuart Varney stood me up this morning in retaliation to me snubbing him at his Super Bowl party last week. Instead, I had the great pleasure of talking with Charlie Payne and Liz MacDonald about a tepid economy as the “new normal” and the idea that real estate (commercial
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02/08/2013
I did in fact make it back to Orlando in time to be on FOX Business News last night, and really enjoyed getting to talk with Gerri Willis live on-air (even if we did end up talking over each other a couple times ). I got to share a few insights from my book as well as some practical things small
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01/31/2013
Last week, Bob Coleman called and asked if he could interview me for The Coleman Report — an online and print resource for small business lending and small business loans. Frankly, I was honored. Bob and I go back a few years and I know how influential his publications have become. He wanted to
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01/29/2013
Well, it’s taken me 17 days to get my act together and update you on how Mercantile did in 2012, but the numbers are finally in. We said all along that last year was going to be a record-shattering one for us, and we were proven right. Between January 1st and December 31st of 2012, we closed 9
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01/17/2013
Even though 2013 is now three days old, let me officially wish you a Happy New Year! Like me, I’m sure you can look back at 2012 and see the varying highs and lows that have brought us to where we are now, but let’s not dwell too long on the past. Let’s learn what we can from the successes and fa
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01/03/2013
As entrepreneurs, we have an instinctive ability to suspend our disbelief in certain situations and ponder what could be or what might be. We refuse to listen to the voices that tell us something is impossible or unachievable. That’s why I was a bit dismayed when my son recently said he’s startin
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12/21/2012
This is the time of year when we make a point to remember the people who make it possible to do what we do — you and others like you. We have a clearly stated mission: to help small business owners create wealth through commercial property ownership by providing the smartest financing possible…an
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12/19/2012
I got an email the other day from Angela, who works in our loan closing department. She included a picture of her daughter, Kayla, who has taken to carrying around my new book with her. Angela said she even reads to Kayla from the book every now and then. Now, Kayla’s only two years old, so she’s
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12/19/2012
Since we’ve had Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday, I’m claiming today for all entrepreneurs as WEALTH WEDNESDAY. When small business owners make smart decisions about wealth creation, jobs are created and our economy grows stronger as a whole. On this Inaugur
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11/28/2012