15-minute marketing ideas that can take your business to the next level Have you ever had 15 minutes here and there and werenāt sure how to use them to grow your business? You know those moments where you have just enough time to do one smaller task before you have to jump on that client [...]
Romney Navarro brought his extensive experience in structured finance and commercial lending to the Noble Capital family of companies in 2018.Ā While jamming to 90s hip-hop, he oversees business development and all marketing functions for Noble and its affiliated entities: Streamline Funding, Emerge Real Estate and Acute Financial. He is the co-host of Noble Capitalās [...]
American Association of Private Lenders announced the members of its inaugural Government Relations Committee (GRC.) The committee serves as the associationās implementation arm for its advocacy goals. āNow is the time to enter the legislative advocacy arena,ā said Linda Hyde, AAPL managing director. āOur industry has grown to a point that we can no longer [...]
CoreVest and Recon Realty partnership empowers Veterans to launch, grow and scale their real estate investment businesses while addressing the affordable housing crisis CoreVestĀ has announced a partnership with Recon Realty, a public benefit corporation, to encourage veterans to further participate in the investment property business by providing them the tools, education and financial capability to [...]
The recognition follows a series of industry award wins for innovation and corporate culture Ā PeerStreet, a marketplace for investing in real estate backed loans, was recently named as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology. The awards program was created in 2017 and is a project of SourceMedia and Best [...]
Angel Oak Prime Bridge, LLC (āAOPBā), a residential investment property lender that provides financing solutions such as fix-and-flip loans now offers wholesale options for mortgage brokers looking to expand offerings to clients with an interest in real estate investing. To spearhead this new effort AOPB has hired mortgage and wholesale veteran Will Jackson, who has [...]
10 Tips for lighting up the small screen On camera interviews are an effective way to create awareness about your brand, put a human face to your company name, and manage a crisis. The web is packed with examples of failed interviews. Even the media is quick to poke fun at on-air faux pas, proving [...]
Knowing the difference between the terms can help you protect your business. Weāve all heard the terms ātrademarksā and ācopyrightsā a million times. But what do theyĀ actuallyĀ mean?Ā Ā Trademarks and copyrights are two of the three types of āintellectual propertyā (the thirdĀ isĀ patents).Ā TheyĀ mayĀ seem similar, but theyĀ coverĀ two totally different aspects of owning your unique creative work (aka your [...]
PeerStreet shows its commitment to technology innovation with one-click loan document submission American Association of Private Lender (AAPL) members, PeerStreet announced a powerful new integration with another AAPL member Liquid Logics, a loan origination software (LOS) platform. This integration is another milestone in PeerStreetās mission to build a stronger, more modern, and more transparent marketplace [...]
Erica LaCentra, Director of Marketing for RCN Capital joined RCN in 2013. Her efforts have rapidly expanded RCNās customer base while rapidly elevating the company to a national brand. She handles the creation of all things RCN, speaks on marketing topics at industry events and serves on AAPLās inaugural Education Advisory Committee. When sheās not [...]
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