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About the Author
Business Finance Consultant, Senior Commercial Lender, Author, Seminar Leader,
Business 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 default 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 also provides security party services to commercial lenders. Ken additionally serves as a volunteer SCORE (SBA) Business Counselor.
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.
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Lending Expertise
- Secured Business Lending
- Term & Credit Line Lending
- Personal Guarantee Options / Structuring
- Loan Participations
- Possession / Liquidation Engagements
- Funds Sourcing for Business
- Asset – Based Lending (Conforming)
- Leveraged Buyouts
- Factoring
- New Business Development
- Risk Management
- Real Estate/Investment Properties
- Negotiations / Mediations
- Financial Relationship Management
- Business Borrower Workshops
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Organizations Served
- Business Borrowers
- Corporations, LLCs, Small Business
- Commercial Banks/Alternative Lenders
- Secured Lenders
- Commercial Finance Companies
- Business Buyers
- Specialized Industries
- De-Novo Loan Production
- State/Government Agency Consulting
- Credit Union (Comm. Loans)
- SBA/Development Corporations
- Start Up Business
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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; serving in Korea and at the U.S. Naval Academy. He majored in accounting at the Evening College, University of Hartford. He currently lives in New Hampshire and is active in civic and church offices. He may be reached at his Cell (603) 533-1935 or via E-Mail at eastongroupllc@comcast.net.
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