Principal: Tim Terry
As an author, lecturer on SBA lending, small business investment banker and consultant, Tim Terry has been delivering for his clients a multi-faceted skill set based on vast experience in training and consulting financial professionals since 1986. An active member of NAGGL and NTAGGL, past Chairman of the Region VI Advisory Council, and past Honorary Chairman of the US Congressional Committee on Small Business Affairs, Tim has served our industry by testifying before Congress regarding SBA funding issues.
Long before NAGGL began their training division, Tim was teaching SBA lending to bankers and CPA’s. His copyrighted instructional manuals and courses have included SBA Eligibility & Credit, Loan Closing, SOP, and SBA Compliance.
As the founder and managing partner of a small business investment banking company, Tim originated over $30 million annually in SBA 7(a) loans throughout the 1990’s. Guided by his leadership, over 450 companies acquired growth capital in just six years. This first-hand expertise has provided a unique perspective on how to market and grow loan volume for client banks.
As of 2022, Tim has orchestrated the launch of over 30 SBA programs in community and statewide banks, as well as nationwide lending platforms. He has devised marketing strategies for SBA lenders that have been targeted toward micro-markets, such as CPAs and franchise organizations.
Tim’s broad knowledge of the industry has enabled him to identify SBA-experienced top talent and successfully place knowledgeable personnel with client hiring managers. His innovative approach to becoming the “Go To Expert” has included actually doing the job of SBA lenders, launching and growing SBA departments with a nationwide footprint, and keeping a finger on the pulse of industry dynamics and personnel costs by conducting the Annual SBA Compensation Survey.
No other consultant brings this rare combination of broad-based knowledge and depth of experience to the table. Whether you are looking for an SBA lending position, need to find talented employees, are starting a new SBA division, want to focus on growing your program, or seek to build specific strategies to target markets, you need look no further.
SBA Advisors: About SBA Advisors
The professional commitment of SBA Advisors is to equip lenders to serve more small businesses by providing ready access to capital through government-guaranteed lending.
With over 30 years’ experience in developing successful SBA programs, our industry knowledge empowers our clients to focus on efficient loan delivery while maintaining the highest levels of SBA loan compliance.
If you are hiring or looking for a job, you need to discover what SBA advisors has learned through the years of surveying thousands of SBA lenders to compile the Annual SBA Compensation Survey. This in-depth resource has historically offered an accurate assessment of the real cost to lenders of hiring experienced staff in the various parts of the country.
SBA Advisors offers a breadth of services unique in the SBA industry as we bring staffing solutions and consulting expertise together. This is your “one stop shop” for building, staffing and growing your SBA department as a significant revenue generator for your lending institution. Whatever challenges you face, we are your SBA team with creative solutions.
At SBA Advisors, we focus on cultivating long-term client relationships. We diligently strive to earn and keep that trust. Having worked with numerous of lending institutions, some of our most recent and satisfied clients include nationwide lenders, as well as community and regional banks.
