Business Acquisition Loans Annual Update with Lisa Forrest of Northwest Bank

About this episode

Lisa Forrest discusses the latest changes in business acquisition loans and the implications for borrowers and investors.

Lisa Forrest is a regular guest on our show because she's one of the best and most knowledgeable business acquisition lenders. The SBA keeps changing the rules so we keep discussing acquisition loans. One big change in 2026 is that once a borrower or minority investor (even at 1%) is part of a bad SBA loan the are banned from anymore SBA loans for life. Believe me, investors have added another level of caution to their process. Another fascinating discussion with Lisa. John Martinka Jessica M...

People in this episode

Hosts: John Martinka, Jessica Martinka

Guest: Lisa Forrest

Topics covered

• business acquisition loans
• SBA rules
• investment caution
• business financing
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• business acquisition
• SBA loans
• investment
• lending
• financial rules

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northwest Bank, SBA

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