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Phil Rapone, Partner | prapone@44businesscapital.com
An accountant by trade, graduate of LaSalle University and life long resident of the Philadelphia area, Phil has over 25 years of experience in the commercial lending business.
44 Business Capital is the successor company to 44 Financial Corp, which was founded by Phil Rapone in 1987. With Phil at the helm for 22 years, 44 Financial arranged over $1 billion in loans to small and middle market companies.
Phil is now a partner in 44 Business Capital and part of the senior management team.
Jeff Sherry, Partner | jsherry@44businesscapital.com
Partner in 44 Financial since 1993. Experienced in the commercial finance business for 20 years. BS Degree from Villanova Universty, 1982.
Greg Poehlmann, President | gpoehlmann@44businesscapital.com
Greg is a 1987 graduate of Boyertown High School and a 1991 graduate of Swarthmore College with a BA in Economics. Greg has 15+ years of SBA lending experience and his background includes employment with M&T Bank, Harleysville National Bank, GE Capital. He spent the last 10 years with Allied Capital/Business Loan Express (BLX). At BLX, Greg gradually moved up the ranks from business development officer to regional sales manager and ultimately, to National Sales Manager where he managed 5 regional sales managers, the Director of Marketing and the Director of National Accounts. In this executive level position, Greg was able to gain extensive insight into the management of a non-bank SBA lender. This experience, combined with his prior banking experience, makes him a natural fit to be managing partner of 44 Business Capital.
Joe Dreyer, Senior Vice President | jdreyer@44businesscapital.com
Joe is a 1981 graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Accounting. He has over 20 years of SBA 7a, 504, and commercial real estate lending experience. His background includes employment with: Exxon Company, USA, The Money Store Investment Corporation, Ciena Capital (successor to Allied Capital and Business Loan Express) and Wells Fargo SBA Lending. He has been involved in over $500 million of closed transactions. In 1998 he was named SBA's Financial Services Advocate for Eastern, PA. Joe is a board member of the Chester County Industrial Investment Council (CIIC) and a board member of the Philadelphia Advocates for Small Business.
Ed Narozny, Senior Vice President | enarozny@44businesscapital.com
Ed is a native of Philadelphia and South Jersey, an avid Phillies fan, and now resides in Kissimmee, Florida with his wife and two children. He comes to us from UPS Capital with 24 years of experience in commercial lending. His career in lending began in 1987 with the Money Store and has successfully evolved through the years. After his tenure years with the Money Store, Ed went to work for Bank United (Washington Mutual) as a Business Development Officer and was promoted to East Coast Regional Sales Manager. In 2004 he was recruited by Temecula Valley Bank to fill their position of Northeast Regional Sales Manager until 2005 when he relocated to Central Florida for UPS Capital as their Director of Business Development for the Southeast Region.
Ed can be reached in his Florida office at 407-483-5045.
Phone: 215-985-4400 • Fax: 215-985-4724
Address: 1787 Sentry Parkway West, Building 16, Suite 210, Blue Bell, Pa 19422
