Major Updates From FICO World 2025! With David Smith

About this episode

This episode features an in-depth discussion on the challenges small business owners face, with insights from SBA expert David Smith.

Live from FICO World 2025, this episode dives deep into the challenges facing small business owners in today’s economy. Our guest, David Smith —an SBA insider and expert in business origination—joins host Merrill Chandler to talk about EIDL loan defaults, rising inflation, SBA lending changes, and the ripple effects of regulatory shifts at the IRS and CFPB. From Five Guys burgers to $136 cowboy steaks, we're unpacking what price elasticity and economic reality mean for your business survival. It's real talk, no fluff—just insight, strategy, and a little humor.  Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://getfundablepodcast.com

People in this episode

Host: Merrill Chandler

Guest: David Smith

Topics covered

• small business challenges
• EIDL loan defaults
• inflation
• SBA lending changes
• regulatory shifts
• price elasticity

Keywords

• FICO World 2025
• economic reality
• business survival
• strategy
• humor

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Five Guys burgers, $136 cowboy steaks

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