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 
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I’m traveling back from a business trip in Connecticut today, and my flight’s been delayed. Since I’m stuck here for a few minutes with nowhere to go, I figured I’d let you know that I’ll be on FOX Business News tonight at 6pm eastern (assuming I get out of here sometime soon).
I’m going to be a guest on The Willis Report, talking with Gerri Willis about how entrepreneurs can create wealth and grow their businesses in today’s economy. SPOILER ALERT: I’m going to share some of the things I’ve written about in my new book, The Entrepreneur’s Secret to Creating Wealth.
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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 talk about The Entrepreneur’s Secret to Creating Wealth, and why it’s an important book for small business owners (and the people who advise small business owners). One of the things I told him is that my book is a “blueprint” for small business
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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 97 loans that helped finance small business commercial real estate projects worth more than $424.2 million. The business owners we worked with are located in 27 states across the country and 2,834 jobs were created or retained as a result of the loans we made.
Our loan volume for 2012 is an increase of 143% from 2011 — our previous record year — when we closed loans worth $174.4 million in total project costs. Anybody who tells you it’s
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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 failures of last year, and then look forward to what we can accomplish and achieve in the New Year.
My first blog post of 2013 comes courtesy of my business partner — Mercantile’s Chairman of the Board, Geof Longstaff. He’s the elder statesman of our company, and I value his perspective and opinions on many issues. Yesterday, the first work day of the New Year, Geof sent an all-staff email about the recent fiscal cliff negotiations and how we can learn from them. As usual, there are a few poignant business principles we should all examine and
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