SmartBiz Team

Our team

We’re a diverse and distributed team of technologists working together to transform small business banking. We’re making bold moves and scaling quickly under the committed leadership of an executive team working on behalf of entrepreneurs and the forward-thinking banks that serve them.

How we work

Our core values help enable us to pursue an ambitious and important vision and to make an immediate impact in the lives of the entrepreneurs we serve. We believe in diversity of thought and perspectives, which is why we rotate authors on our team to ensure our blog content reflects varying viewpoints. This allows each SmartBiz team member to contribute to providing valuable resources to small business owners.

About the SmartBiz Editorial Process

Our writers and editors work hard to provide the most accurate and up-to-date blog posts. Our editorial process reflects our vision and standards and applies to all content. Learn more about how we write, edit, and fact check our posts:

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Posts By SmartBiz Team

May 13, 2020

Small Business Loans for Law Firms

Banks are often skeptical when a law firm representative starts applies for a small business loan for the firm. That's particularly true with a firm that generates money only... Read More

May 08, 2020

Small Business Loans for Veterinarians

A veterinary trade group's annual pet industry spending breakdown found that clients spent $18.11 billion on veterinary care in 2018, a rise of 6.1 percent over the previous... Read More

May 05, 2020

Small Business Loans for Daycares

It’s no surprise that America’s future is tied to child care. Of the 12 million infants and toddlers in the United States, more than half spend some or all of their day being... Read More

April 17, 2020

Small Business Loans for Photography Business

Running a successful photography studio can be expensive. Equipment and marketing can cut into cash flow, making it difficult to meet day-to-day obligations. However, there... Read More

July 30, 2019

Small Business Loans for Restaurants

Whether it's at a small-town cafe, a neighborhood tavern, or a trendy bistro on the busy streets of a metropolitan city, people are always on the lookout for delicious food.... Read More

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