The other side of equipment financing

  You may have noticed that I talk about equipment financing and equipment leasing from the end-user perspective a lot. This is probably because in most people mind’s, this is what equipment financing is all about. However, there’s a whole other aspect of equipment financing and equipment leasing that I don’t discuss that often, and that’s the vendor… Read More »

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What a difference a year makes…

  Now that 2010 (and a new decade) has begun, I’ve definitely noticed a stark difference from last year in regards to “the mood” of the business world (because I’m in the equipment financing business, I definitely have my finger on the pulse of small and medium sized businesses.) Last year, there was a ton of fear –… Read More »

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New Year’s Predictions

I did this last year, and looking back, I was right about a lot of things. The Dow finished a little higher than I thought, but the Yankees did win the World Series like I predicted (and the Red Wings made the finals.) And a lot of my other economic predictions came true in one form or another.… Read More »

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My Christmas List

Ok, aside from telling you I’m not going to write about equipment financing or section 179, I’ll try not to mention those things again. So in that vein, here’s my Christmas wish list for this year (hopefully, my wife reads this): I want a new game for my Xbox (yes, I play video games too). Preferably a game… Read More »

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Holidays are here

We’re right in the thick of the holiday season. And here at equipment finance central (that’s what my wife calls my office, anyway), we’re definitely seeing the surge of businesses taking advantage of Section 179. I spoke earlier about how businesspeople try to get that last purchase in before the New Year, and 2009 is no exception (only… Read More »

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