Author Archives: Greg Poehlmann

Philly’s Own Neighborhood Bike Works

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Greg Poehlmann

Neighborhood Bike Works is a grass roots initiative located in the western neighborhoods of Philadelphia. NBW’s baseline strategy is to provide equitable access to bike ownership for the cities’ youth. Their initiative educates and trains participants how to repair/maintain a … Read More »

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Caring. Giving. Working Hard.

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Greg Poehlmann

Day in and day out, during the toughest times you observe your staff working as a team to finance small businesses across the country. That’s what we do, and we excel at it. Through all the transitions of the last … Read More »

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Operation Paycheck Protection Program – Update

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Greg Poehlmann

44 Business Capital, a Division of Berkshire Bank has mobilized all employees who are focused exclusively on helping our small business customers in this time of need. Our number one priority is to help small business owners get the financing … Read More »

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A Message to Small Business Owners

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Greg Poehlmann

As with any crisis like COVID-19, there is bound to be confusion, panic, stress and, unfortunately, misinformation. We are here for you. Things are changing by the day if not by the hour. Small businesses are being shuttered by state and local … Read More »

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Cheers to Us!

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Greg Poehlmann

The SBA District Office of New Jersey awarded 44 Business Capital, a Division of Berkshire Bank, the Bronze Lender Award as an exceptional SBA Lender in the State of New Jersey by the SBA District Office, Newark, NJ for 2019. … Read More »

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#1 SBA Lender in Philadelphia

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Greg Poehlmann

The team at 44 Business Capital is very proud to continue leading the Delaware Valley in small business lending through the United States Small Business Administration programs.  By our estimates, our financing has created or preserved over 15,000 jobs over … Read More »

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Small Businesses Grow & Thrive with Sound Financing

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Greg Poehlmann

Sometimes it just makes sense to pause and celebrate our small business clients. Less than two years after the Gilhool family moved their business from Delaware to Pennsylvania, Mike Hahn, First Vice President, SBA Lending, spoke at a ceremony honoring … Read More »

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44 Awarded 2019 Export Lender of the Year by Linda McMahon, SBA

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Greg Poehlmann

SBA Administrator Linda McMahon and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of International Trade honored Regions Bank and 44 Business Capital, a division of Berkshire Bank, as the 2019 SBA Export Lenders of the Year at the 12th annual … Read More »

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St. Joe’s University Providing Entrepreneurial Jumpstart for Vets

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Greg Poehlmann

St. Joe’s Veterans Entrepreneurial Jumpstart (VEJ) program is designed specifically to provide the tools, education and mentorship necessary to allow all qualified veterans the opportunity to start their own businesses. They offer the latest training in business and entrepreneurship, utilizing … Read More »

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Are you, should you, or could you consider SBA Financing?

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Greg Poehlmann

In 2010, Scott Stevens began a new journey in his lending career. After being forced to sit on the lending sidelines for much of 2008 and 2009, he decided to pursue a new opportunity with a local bank’s SBA Lending … Read More »

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