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OnDeck Main Street Tour: Day 3, Chicago
With incredible stops on Monday in Tampa and on Tuesday in Washington, DC, CEO Noah Breslow headed to Chicago along with Kimberly Solarz, Marketing Communications Manager, to continue his mission of visiting as many small businesses as possible in 1 week. To start the day, Noah and Kimberly went to chat with a true Chicago…
OnDeck Main Street Tour: Day 2, Washington DC
With a successful day in Tampa under their belt, CEO Noah Breslow and SVP of Marketing Andrea Gellert headed north to the Washington, DC metro area to continue their mission of visiting as many small businesses as possible in one week. The first stop was to Denise Medved of Metro Cooking in Annandale, VA. A…
OnDeck Main Street Tour: Day 1, Tampa, Florida
This week, OnDeck CEO Noah Breslow set out on a mission: to visit as many customers as possible in one week. Though no easy feat, Noah is traveling across the country – from Tampa, to Washington DC, to Chicago, to Minneapolis, to get unfiltered feedback about what it’s really like to be a small business…
Ron’s Small Business Lesson: Pay it Forward
At OnDeck, we understand the dedication and hard work required of our customers to do what they do every day: run their business. Never has this been more evident to us than when we hit the road and headed down to Asbury Park, New Jersey after receiving an invitation from our customers Ron Wendolowski and…
Leef’s Small Business Lesson: Know Your Community, Know Your Customer and Know What Sets You Apart
At OnDeck, we value the uniqueness of each and every one of our customers. No two small businesses or business owners are quite alike – and we strengthened our appreciation of this when our CEO Noah Breslow visited San Francisco, CA-based Leef Smith, owner of Mission: Comics & Art. Starting Out: Leef began his career…
5 Questions With Tim Schuermer, Platform Partnerships
1. Explain what you do in your role with On Deck. TS: I help organizations find innovative, more efficient solutions for connecting their small business customers to capital. Our Platform Partnerships include accounting firms, payroll processing firms, merchant processing firms, big box retailers, and even banks. 2. Why did you decide to join On Deck?…
OnDeck Ranked #20 in SellingPower Magazine’s 50 Best Companies to Sell For List
This week, OnDeck was ranked #20 in SellingPower Magazine’s 2013 50 Best Companies To Sell For List. The list represents the best sales forces in the United States focused on customer growth and retention; hiring, compensation, sales training, and enablement; and company recognition and reputation, and includes such powerhouse names as Google, Microsoft and FedEx.…
5 Questions with…Jeff Wong, Senior Manager of Business Analysis
1. Explain what you do in your role with OnDeck. JW: Like most OnDeck veterans, I’ve worn many hats since my start date. I’ve worked on everything from office administration to assisting senior management raise debt and equity for the company. Right now, I’m focused on developing enhanced KPIs (key performance indicators) for the various…
OnDeck Named to Inc. 500|5000 List for Second Time
This week, OnDeck was named to the Inc. 500|5000 list – for the second year in a row! The list represents the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America, and includes such powerhouse names as Intuit, Zappos, Microsoft and Pandora Ranked at #660 overall – #41 among top financial service companies and #55 among…
The OnDeck Team at El Camion
“I really liked the online process – it was very quick and easy. With my upgrades, El Camion is on track to have its best fall season yet.” It was inspiring to hear these words from recent customer David Duran from El Camion Cantina when we visited last week, continuing our tradition of supporting local…
1 Simple Rule for Building Better Business Credit
Ever heard of the “5-3-2 Rule”? Neither had we, until we saw this infographic from Bank of America. Having a strong credit profile is key for any business looking to secure financing, and this rule helps business owners stay on track as they build their business credit. Maintain 5 active trade accounts If you want…
Introducing the OnDeck Main Street Pulse Report
Today, OnDeck released findings of its 2013 Main Street Pulse Report, a small business trends study. We gathered data from over 500 survey responses and approximately 10,000 small business loan applicants across 700 industries nationwide to gain a comprehensive understanding of Main Street sentiment. While the majority of respondents are optimistic – 73% are hopeful…
The Fastest Ways to Give your Business Credit Score a Boost
As we’ve previously discussed, few factors are as important when it comes to accessing small business financing as your business credit score. In fact, both your personal and your business credit scores are some of the first things that lenders look at when you apply for a loan on behalf of your business. So what…
4 Business Credit Blunders to Avoid
The credit score that your small business maintains is possibly the single most important factor determining your access to small business loans and other forms of financing support. So you don’t want to make any missteps that could set that score back! A few potential blunders are listed below – do anything possible to ensure…
The Summer’s Best Business Credit Cards
All entrepreneurs have a number of different options they can turn to for small business financing, such as banks, lines of credit and direct lenders like OnDeck. Another common option, business credit cards, provides access to a line of credit in order to make purchases and withdrawals, and are ideal for tracking expenses by division.…