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SmartBiz® Names Militerriers, Inc. 2018 SmallBiz of the Year to Celebrate Small Business SaturdaySmartBiz Loans®, the leading online SBA loan marketplace, is celebrating Small Business Saturday® by awarding Militerriers, Inc. the distinction of "SmallBiz of the Year" for 2018. The small business was chosen from a pool of customers who applied and received an SBA loan through a SmartBiz bank partner before November 9th, 2018 and demonstrated strong year-over-year revenue growth. Militerriers, Inc. is a Veteran-owned small business founded by Ree'ne Whitson Gonzalez and her husband, based in Ashville, Ohio . The successful business has been in operation for over seven years and provides scent detection canines to detect the presence of bed bugs in hospitals, movie theaters, hotels, private residences, buses, planes and many more locations. Militerriers received a low-cost SBA loan to facilitate growth from First Home Bank. "Each day, business owners are in the trenches providing valuable products and services that stimulate the economy and create jobs," said Evan Singer, CEO of SmartBiz Loans. " We wanted to recognize one of these dynamic businesses for their innovation, hard work and creatvity." "We're proud to have helped Militerriers and many other businesses across the nation to obtain the low-cost funding they deserve to achieve their dreams," said Anthony N. Leo, CEO of First Home Bank. "We are honored that Militerriers was chosen for this distinction," says Ree'ne Whitson Gonzalez. "It's such a joy to do this work. As a veteran-owned business, our goal is to service more veteran organizations and we're able to do that now with our affordable SBA loan." SmartBiz Loans created the annual award to recognize the value small businesses contribute to the U.S. economy. According to the Small Business Administration, there are 30.2 million small businesses that created 1.9 million of net new jobs in 2018. Small Business Saturday is observed this year on Saturday, November 24th to encourage consumers to "Shop Small" and bring more holiday shopping to small businesses. Shoppers, small businesses, and civic leaders come together to support small businesses and help their communities thrive. ABOUT SMARTBIZ LOANS SmartBiz Loans is a unique combination of an online SBA and term loan marketplace as well as a bank enabling technology platform. The Company's online software provides SBA preferred lenders assistance in making approval and funding fast and easy for small business owners. SmartBiz Advisor™ is the first, AI-driven online education tool to make financial insights and analysis provided by a typical CFO available to small businesses at no cost. With SmartBiz Advisor, small business owners can learn whether their small business is likely to be approved for a low-cost loan from SmartBiz bank partners before they apply, and also monitor the financial health of their business over time. SmartBiz Loans is based in San Francisco and was founded in 2009 by a team of experienced financial services entrepreneurs with backing from leading venture capital firms including Venrock, Investor Growth Capital, First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, and Uncork Capital. Learn more at www.smartbizloans.com. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181121005100/en/ |
