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Episode 32 – Championing Women in Business: Leadership and Franchising Insights
Gabby Grimaldi sits down with Ali Kraus, Vice President of Marketing at Benetrends, to dive into her impactful leadership in franchising. With roles like Vice-Chair of the Women’s Franchise Committee and Co-Chair of the Franchise Business Network, Ali shares how she...
Episode 31 – Navigating Business Acquisitions: How Benetrends Supports Buyers
Host Ali Kraus welcomes Larry Carnell, funding consulting with Benetrends. Larry shares discusses working with business brokers and how funding solutions can help owners and brokers to grow.
Episode 30 – What You Need to Know About Fleet & Unsecured Lending
Host Ali Kraus chats with Tiffany Blackford, Manager of Project Operations and Fleet Funding specialist at Benetrends Financial about the vehicle leasing and a great way to get funding needed to open a franchise outside of the SBA. Tiffany walks through the fleet...
Episode 29 – Mastering Multi-Unit Franchising: Funding Strategies and Growth Planning
Wendy Skemer, Senior Consultant at Benetrends Financial, joins host Ali Kraus. They’re diving into understanding Multi-Unit and Multi-Territory opportunities in Franchising.
Episode 28 – Maximizing Your SBA Loan Success: How Benetrends’ Elite Service Sets You Up for Success with Jess Quinata
Join us as we chat with Jess Quinata, SBA and Sales Administrator at Benetrends, about how our elite service offerings and white glove approach streamline the SBA lending process. Learn why partnering with Benetrends helps entrepreneurs secure financing faster and...
Episode 27 – Understanding Retirement Plan Management: Why Benetrends is Essential
Benetrends Financial’s Kathy Sergio joins Ali Kraus to discuss how Benetrends sets up and designs your funding plans and what Benetrends takes care of for you going forward!
Episode 26 – Unlocking $50 Million in Franchise Funding: A Conversation with Benetrends and Lightbridge Academy
Join Ali Kraus, VP of Marketing at Benetrends, as she sits down with Anthony Byrd from Benetrends' SBA team and Jim DiRugeris, SVP of Franchise Sales at Lightbridge Academy. In this episode, they discuss the exciting announcement of $50 million in SBA funding...
Episode 25 – A StretchLab Franchisee’s Funding Journey
Join us on this special episode of "Bellinis with Benetrends" as we chat with StretchLab franchisee Rob Miles who shares his inspiring journey to funding success. Discover how he navigated the ROBS rollover process, launched his business, and continues to thrive with...
Episode 24 – The Essential Guide to ROBS: Facts, Myths, and More!
Senior Consultant Michael Schonberg joins Ali Kraus to give an overview of ROBS (Rollovers as Business Startups), share some common misunderstandings, and discuss how Benetrends administers and supports the plan.
Episode 23 – Streamlining SBA Funding with FRANdata: How Benetrends and the Franchise Registry Empower Franchisors
Ali Kraus sits down with Edith Weisman from FRANdata and Reg Byrd from Benetrends to explore how the Franchise Registry accelerates SBA funding for franchisors. Discover the importance of being on the Registry, how Benetrends leverages this partnership for faster...