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Financing the Trades: Insights from a Top SBA Lender & Business Owner

Financing the Trades: Insights from a Top SBA Lender & Business Owner

Update: 2025-09-02
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In this episode of Blueprint Boost for Contractors, we sit down with Mary Soldano, one of the nation’s top SBA 7(a) lenders, business broker, and now service business owner. Mary shares her unique perspective on what it really takes to buy, grow, and scale a trade business from navigating SBA financing to preparing for expansion.

With experience on both sides of the table funding deals as a lender and running her own service business, Mary offers practical insights contractors can use to secure capital, avoid common pitfalls, and build companies that last. Whether you’re thinking about acquiring a business, preparing for a sale, or simply looking to strengthen your growth strategy, this conversation is packed with actionable takeaways you won’t want to miss.

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Financing the Trades: Insights from a Top SBA Lender & Business Owner

Financing the Trades: Insights from a Top SBA Lender & Business Owner

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