The Equipment Financing and Leasing Industry is a $1 trillion-dollar industry, with approximately 60% of leased and purchased equipment in the United States funded by the equipment financing and leasing industry.
Over the past few years, there has been significant growth in this financing sector. Uptrends are expected to continue in 2019, though 2018 was considered a banner year with greater advancement than is expected to be seen in 2019. (Read More...)
Fewer and fewer of us nowadays are enjoying the experience of washing our car in our own driveway on a Saturday morning. It was a first car owner's ritual; soaping up the car with a big sponge and rinsing it off with the garden hose. Before we all assume it's the youth of today not wanting to put in a little hard work and elbow grease, we should realize . . . that's only part of the problem. The main issue is the waste water run-off from these seemingly harmless chores. That sudsy water running off your driveway into the street is called nonpoint runoff and it is the leading cause of fresh water nonpoint source (NPS) pollution in the United States. And, it is causing many states and communities to ban the once typical suburban activity. (Read More...)
As businesses kick off the New Year, we wanted to take a look at the data rolling in for 2015 and how it potentially effects optimism and impacts financial decisions for 2016. As with most studies and reports, business owners will have different points of view depending on industry, business size, years in business, and even location. We’ve focused our review on the small business sector based on their critical role as the primary engine in the overall U.S. economy. (Read More...)
