Kenneth P. Easton, Jr. – Profile

Business Finance Consultant, Senior Commercial Lender
Author, Seminar Leader, Talk Radio Host, Event & Keynote Speaker

Kenneth "Ken" Easton brings to his business clients, readers, radio listeners, audiences and seminar participants 40+ years of comprehensive and successful business finance/lending expertise. During his business tenure he has worked extensively with commercial lenders and borrowers of all sizes, within a host of industries and throughout the USA. His book "$urviving Your Business Debt", direct consulting engagements, keynote and in-house business presentations provide business borrowers with valuable "in the trenches" help during these times.

Ken draws upon his hundreds of personal contacts with business owners, their associated professionals, and diversified business lenders. He also has been a member of a number of professional, business and lending organizations. Ken's responsibilities included line lending as well as staff and management positions within diversified banking and lending institutions.

He serves as a business loan and credit consultant to individual businesses and lenders regarding loan re-structurings, loan defaults and work-out situations, collateral controls and analyses, funds sourcing and borrower/lender mediating – from every day situations to worst case scenarios. He hosted his own radio talk show "Your Business Success". He provides one-on-one, 2-hour business financing counseling sessions. He is a volunteer SCORE (SBA) Business Counselor.

Ken is the Author of the award winning, business release: “$urviving Your Business Debt” www.SurvivingYourBusinessDebt.com

He is the creator and Seminar Lender for the sponsored business seminar "Managing Your Business Debt – the Seminar". Ken also provides tailored "in-house" business management presentations and is available as a keynote speaker for civic, business and professional organizations. Media inquiries are invited.

Business Financing Expertise Asset-Based Lending / Factoring Term & Credit Line Lending / Personal Guarantees Real Estate/Investment Properties Small Business Lending / Debt Forecasting Replacing Lenders / Situational Strategies Refinancing & Funds Sourcing Risk Mitigation / Asset Recovery Short Term Small Business Counseling SBA & Third Party Guarantees Negotiations / Mediations Loan Workouts / Loan Default Situations

Organizations Served Corporate Business Borrowers Start-ups / Growing Businesses Commercial Banks/Guarantors Commercial Finance Companies Factoring Companies De-Novo Loan Production Offices State Agency Consulting Specialized Lender Training Business Financing Workshops SBA / Development Corporations Federal Credit Union

Prior and Current Professional & Personal Affiliations:

• Kiwanis Club of Portland ME (Past President)
• Commercial Finance Association
• Commercial Finance League of Connecticut
• Smaller Business Association of New England
• Turnaround Management Association
• National Association of Credit Management
• National Fisheries Institute
• Robert Morris Associates
• Marine Corps Association
• Women’s Business Center
• SCORE Business Counselor

A Past President of the Portland, ME Kiwanis Club, he is veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He majored in accounting at the Evening College, University of Hartford. He currently lives in New Hampshire and is involved in civic, church and business volunteer activities. He may be reached at his Cell (603) 533-1935 or via E-Mail at eastongroupllc@comcast.net.