For more than three decades, Stew Ross has been studying, underwriting and presenting deals for loan approval while working for 30-plus years in commercial banking. He knows how to be your best advocate for favorable funding that will meet your specific business needs. Stew knows:

• How to secure financing from a trustworthy source
• How to analyze balance sheets and income statements
• How to isolate and manage problems that may be preventing your business from securing a loan
• How to negotiate the best deal for you and your business

Stew’s credentials include:

• A 30-plus-year career in banking in Southern California and Nashville
• Working with large banks such as Bank of America, Comerica Bank and Fifth Third Bank
• Working with community banks such as Eldorado Bank and Community Bank
• Experience in bank operations, auditing, commercial leasing, commercial lending and credit administration
• Financial services for clients that include a large independent Hollywood studio, the food company that produced Paul Newman's Newman’s Own salad dressing, the legal team portrayed in the movie Erin Brockovich, well-known wineries and Nashville-area manufacturers, distributors and sports teams

Industries and lines of business which Stew has represented as a direct line relationships manager during his commercial banking career include:

Types of financing that Stew has provided to his clients include:

• Acquisition financing
• Arbitrage lines of credit
• Bridge loans
• Equipment leading; off-balance sheet tax loans and on-balance sheet
• Equipment loans
• Partners buy-out term loans
• Permanent capital loans
• SBA Loans
• Short-term working capital lines of loan