Chase, Wells Fargo lead SBA top 10 lenders list

cls | May 25, 2011

JPMorgan Chase & Co. was the busiest 7(a) U.S. Small Business Administration bank lender in the country during the first six months of the fiscal year, according to a recent SBA ranking of banks that offer the popular loans.
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House Approves Small Business Bill

cls | September 24, 2010

Association officials praise Congress for passage
September 23, 2010 | By Paul Frumkin
The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, which includes provisions that proponents say would provide restaurants and other small businesses with tax relief while increasing access to capital, was approved Thursday in the House by a vote of 237 to 187.
The Senate [...]

Why it pays to focus on a niche

cls | September 9, 2010

After reading the article below that was sent to me this week by a colleague, I am even more convinced that developing a “niche” is simply the best business decision one can make. After 5 years of being a generalist, I announced back in January 2010 that our defined niche was “Senior Communities”.  CLS provides [...]

Bridging the Gap Between Hospitals and Senior Living Communities

cls | June 1, 2010

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ron Henry, Chief Development Office for North Fulton Hospital and Kamela Sooknanan, RN Associate Administrator of Clinical Quality Improvement for North Fulton Hospital.

Both Ron and Kamela have work diligently to increase the quality of care for the senior patients who enter into care at North Fulton Hospital.

We met to discuss an outreach program that they have developed to bridge the lines of communications between the hospital and the senior living communities that serve the patients being admitted to North Fulton Hospital.

The outreach program is 3 pronged:

1. Care Transitions Task Force-which is made up of clinical representatives from a senior community. North Fulton is currently seeking more communities to become involved in the task force. If your community is interest in becoming involved in the solution to care for seniors please contact Kamela Sooknanan at (770) 751-2973 or email to kamela.sooknanan@tenethealth.com.
2. Senior Care Network
3. ACE Unit

To learn details about each of the three components to this cutting edge approach to senior care, be sure to watch the video…

Commercial Lending Solutions successfully arranges financing for a local restaurant

cls | May 27, 2010

Commercial Lending Solutions successfully arranges financing for a local restaurant
Woodstock, GA — The Atlanta based company Commercial Lending Solutions, LLC announced today that it has successfully arranged financing for the expansion of Tuscany Grill restaurant in the Town Center area. The transaction was a SBA 7A loan, utilized for the purchase and build out of [...]

Myths of Senior Assisted Living

cls | May 19, 2010

Senior assisted living communities are designed to empower individuals to maintain the independence they have come to enjoy. At the same time, community living provides friendship and companionship. Senior assisted living communities provide seniors with many options to make sure they feel right at home.
Despite the great advantages of community living, making the decision to [...]

The Great Equalizer

cls | April 28, 2010

PROPEL from Commercial Lending Solutions is the great equalizer.
 PROPEL means to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward.
 Commercial Lending Solutions defines propel as follows:
 To make happen, to satisfy a cause, to accelerate a financial transaction, objectively build the business case of the borrower while satisfying the risk/reward appetite of the lender, to advance to [...]

Can Telecommuting Really Work?

cls | June 29, 2009

As I have started to grow my team of Commercial Loan Consultants, most of who would much rather work from home than drive into the office daily; I have an urgent need to put basic processes in place to insure timely communication amongst us.  I must admit that the thought of not seeing them is [...]

June 2009 Causeway Tour!!

cls | June 24, 2009

Last weeks tour was absolutely amazing!!  Here is what one attendee  had to say, ” Just wanted to send a quick note to Thank-You for inviting me on the tour yesterday. It was great!  I will try and make all the tours because I found it to be VERY informative. ” Claudette, Investor
Our next tour [...]