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By Eugene E. Valdez AKA The Loan Doctor™ As the self-proclaimed Loan Doctor, I have found that all of my CEO clients want the same thing- a healthy company. For each CEO “health” may be defined in different ways but normally it is defined as a stable business that generates …
Read More »Inland Empire Business Loans – Buying a Business?
By Eugene E. Valdez AKA The Loan Doctor ™ Can you use a business loan to buy an existing business in the Inland Empire? Yes, many aspiring entrepreneurs do so. It is rare today that businesses are sold for all cash. There is almost always some type of financing involved …
Read More »Realistic (Tradeshow) Expectations
By Tim Kolacz Last week I exhibited at the SHOT Show in Vegas. The show was gigantic, 65,000 people were there as attendees, and there was an electricity in the air. Booths were humming with people and moving parts. Exhibitors were greeting people and showing off their latest wares. And …
Read More »Inland Empire Business Loans… Relationships or Robots?
By Eugene E. Valdez AKA The Loan Doctor If you are a CEO of an Inland Empire based business you should devote a certain number of your weekly hours to engage in strategic planning. Purpose is to tweak your business model in response to changes in the environment (both external …
Read More »General Exit Strategies
By Eugene E. Valdez AKA The Loan Doctor™ This week’s article is for the benefit of owners of Inland Empire-based, closely-held companies who are thinking about selling their businesses in the next 2-3 years. Exit strategies are a complex subject matter and it is impossible to cover it all here. …
Read More »THE LOAN DOCTOR™ IN ACTION
By Eugene E. Valdez AKA The Loan Doctor™ I write an “advice column” primarily covering the subject matters of strategic planning and the process of obtaining bank loans for expansion. I have written hundreds of articles and spewed a lot of wisdom. If I were you the reader and we …
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