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The #1 SBA lender in America on the five things that get approved

Marie Askew (VP of SBA Lending at Live Oak Bank) walks through the five things she wishes every borrower did before hitting submit:

The "elevator pitch" every borrower needs before they call a lender (and the one question most fail)
Why your industry experience matters more than your credit score and what counts as "transferable"
The skeletons in the closet you must surface in week one (and why hiding them kills the deal in week eight)
The add-back trap: how sellers writing off "their entire life" through the business torpedoes their own sale
Why the seller carry note is the single biggest signal of a deal that will actually close

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Frank is not affiliated with Talk to Frank, the UK drugs advice service.

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The funding partner that gets small business lending across the line, faster, and at terms they wouldn't find on their own.

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Frank is not affiliated with Talk to Frank, the UK drugs advice service.

Compre to Ondeck. Compre to Lendio Compre to Bluevine. Compre to Fundbox. Compre to Fundingcircle. Compre to Biz2credit.