The Best Companies in Specialty Finance

We asked our readers to nominate the best companies in specialty finance, and we received many remarkable nominations! In this issue, we honor — and take notes from — the best companies in the industry when it comes to DE&I, Industry Advocacy, Innovation, Leadership, and Professional Development.

June 27, 2024 Assembled Brands Capital | Asset Based Lending Consultants | Best Companies | C2FO | CohnReznick | DE&I | FGI | Gibraltar Business Capital | Gordon Brothers | Haversine Funding | Hilco | Huntington Business Credit | Industry AdvocacyOtterbourg P.C | Innovation | InterNex | Otterbourg | PNC Bank | Professional Development | Republic Business Credit | Rosenthal & Rosenthal | Runway Growth Capital | Siena Lending Group | The Brownstein Corporation | Turning Rock Partners | Wintrust Business Credit Terry Mulreany

C2FO

C2FO is an on-demand working capital platform that connects businesses through an inclusive financial system, providing an easy, low-cost way for companies to increase cash flow by receiving early invoice payments from their customers. Ragui Selwanes, the company’s chief product and technology officer, says the company’s strategy for innovation is built on the company’s dedication to prioritizing customers and giving every business it works with the
working capital it needs to succeed.

June 26, 2024 automation | C2FO | Innovation | minority-owned businesses | Ragui Selwanes | underrepresented groups | women-owned businesses | workflow optimizations Terry Mulreany

Business Leaders Feel Optimistic About 2024 Despite Working Capital Challenges

The majority of today’s business leaders expect to achieve revenue growth this year, with 32% believing revenues will grow by more than 10%, according to the 2024 Working Capital Survey from C2FO, an on-demand working capital platform.

May 2, 2024 Business Leaders | C2FO | Colin Sharp Brianna Wilson

Oxford Commercial Finance Closes $2MM Credit Facility for Singing Machine

The Singing Machine Company, a designer and distributor of consumer karaoke products, closed a $2 million senior credit facility with Oxford Commercial Finance, a subsidiary of Oxford Bank.

April 4, 2024 C2FO | Gary Atkinson | Oxford Bank | Oxford Commercial Finance | Singing Machine | The Singing Machine Company Phil Neuffer

Siena Lending Group Completes $45MM Line of Credit for Gladiator Energy

Siena Lending Group completed a $45 million asset-based revolving line of credit for Gladiator Energy. The facility was provided to repay existing debt and to support the company’s growth initiatives.

October 27, 2022 Brian Uhlmer | C2FO | Gladiator Energy | Mike Ashley | Nick Payne | Siena Lending Group Ian Koplin

Borrowing Costs Rise for SMBs, Particularly Women and Black-Owned Businesses

According to a new survey from C2FO, 87% of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have enough liquidity for the next six months, but the cost of borrowing has increased for 32% of SMBS, including 43% of women-owned businesses and 34% of black-owned businesses.

March 22, 2021 Alexander “Sandy" Kemper | C2FO Phil Neuffer

White Oak Partners with C2FO on New Venture

White Oak Global Advisors partnered with C2FO, a market for working capital, to offer receivable financing options to C2FO’s network of businesses throughout the U.S.

April 13, 2018 Andre Hakkak | C2FO | White Oak Global Advisors ABF Journal