Sentences with word «lent»

He became an autodidact, learning from books lent to him by family members.

It also lent itself to the development of the business beyond computers into a much broader range of products and services — the Legs part.

The United States pushed its currency to recession - range lows through its quantitative easing programs, which stimulate the economy by printing new money to be lent out.

Though Jones lent his voice to Darth Vader, he was never on the film's set.

Romania lent sleds to the U.S. team for practice, and Japan and Germany both offered sleds to use in the qualifier.

Heavy recommends the Cotton Craft EuroCafe Waffle Weave Terry Kitchen Towels because the reviewer found they were very soft on the hands and the waffle weave texture lent itself well to absorbing liquids.

Now 82, Rosenthal has handed off most of Raleigh's day - to - day operational responsibilities to his oldest son, Mark, the company's president and CEO, whose boyhood nickname «Markey» lent the Sunset Marquis its name.

-- Amy Zimmerman, head of people for Kabbage, a global financial services, technology and data platform serving small businesses which has raised more than $ 1.6 billion in funding and lent out $ 4 billion overall

Or that the entry - level person you lent a hand to may just be the company's future CEO.

Through its credit arm, Home Trust, HCG only lent against homes that could be accurately appraised and turned over rapidly after a foreclosure.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper lent support to the 1,200 - kilometre, $ 6 - billion pipeline that would carry more than 500,000 barrels a day of crude oil from Edmonton through the Rockies to Kitimat, B.C., where it could be transported by tanker to markets in the U.S. and Asia, including China.

The SBA estimates the new funding will support $ 1.8 billion in small business lending.

But there was cause for caution too: Disappointing British manufacturing and consumer lending figures added to Europe's recent run of poor data, worries about Iran's nuclear deal simmered in oil markets, and Wall Street was waiting for Apple's results following recent whispers of weak iPhone demand.

Money for the original program — which helped to lend $ 22 billion to some 55,000 small businesses — was included in last year's economic stimulus bill.

Not every business model lends itself to a blogger campaign, but if your products or services seem to fit, especially if your company runs its own blog, this can be a powerful way to generate sales at a minimal cost.

Indeed, there could be a shakeout in the private lending space.

One former private lending executive, who would only comment on condition of anonymity, argues the recent growth in the private lending space represents a market response to excessive constraints on mainstream financial institutions.

This form of capital raising is especially attractive to «main street» businesses — which may have a great history and engaged customers, but find that banks aren't willing, or able to lend to them.

«What I love is the fact that you move from your desk to an area that feels different, and an area that lends itself to creative thinking,» Reinhart says.

At issue for the startup was the fact that it allows unaccredited investors to lend money, which could have qualified the company as a securities dealer.

Reading this article on the future of Google, it's disappointing to see Canadian Business lend credence to common misconceptions about how data is used online.

A human touch lends authenticity to your conversations on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

(The SBA's flagship lending program is known as 7 (a).)

Overall, it has been a good year for small business lending and Small Business Administration (SBA) lending.

In the infographic below, commissioned by the small - business lending marketplace Funding Circle, you'll find quotes from 100 of world's legendary business leaders and entrepreneurs.

What's most interesting about Karp's analysis is that he believes banks may be able to integrate crowdfunding into their lending repertoire.

Once the banks start utilizing these solutions as part of their lending process, widespread adoption by the small businesses they serve becomes inevitable.

Having briefly learned a very hard lesson about the perils of over-zealous lending, big banks are once again spinning out subprime mortgages at a furious pace.

«In general,» he says, «as new investors get familiar with private lending, [they] see residential real estate and mortgages as a relatively safe place [to invest].»

Home Capital Group has seen some of its riskier lending business drain away to the private, unregulated mortgage lenders — firms like Alpine Credit or the many so - called «mom - and - pop» shops which proliferated as small investors teamed up with brokers to provide short - term, non-amortized loans.

Helped also by higher interest rate levels after three rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, the core lending business more than offset a weaker quarter for its market division.

Simultaneously, the alternative lending industry is battling a perception problem, with regulators announcing their intentions to examine lending practices that frequently are seen as opaque to borrowers.

The Federal Open Market Committee's unanimous decision to keep its lending rate in a target range of between 1.50 percent and 1.75 percent offered fleeting relief to investors.

The result has been an uptick in investment and a willingness to lend to Egypt (even though public indebtedness is extremely high).

The rise in alternative lenders has opened up access to funding that did not exist previously, but not all lending is suited to all types of business.

It confounds me that in a year of record lending by the Small Business Administration, entrepreneurs still struggle to get the financing they need even when all indicators point to the opportunity for growth.

Financial regulation experts warn of the potential contagion effect of a hopped - up credit market, especially one in which more and more lending flows through unregulated firms.

In 2006 he launched Prosper, a person - to - person lending platform that smacked head - long into regulatory opposition from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Also, online small business lending is still largely unregulated.

When choosing a lender, you should consider financial institutions that have demonstrated a commitment and track record of working with women - owned businesses as well as a lender who may have implemented lending goals or programs focused on women - owned businesses.

The Federal Reserve's decisions over the past 12 months to continuously raise interest rates from the near zero percent level of the past few years have made it more profitable for big banks to lend money.

Fuel prices remain relatively low, the jobs report continues to show that we are near full employment, and small business lending has rebounded from the depths of the credit crunch to record levels by some measures.

Morneau's regulations, as well as earlier lending restrictions, are aimed at homes that sell for under $ 1 million, which tend to be acquired by the sort of middle - income buyers most likely to become dangerously over-leveraged.

Traditional online dating is very lean - forward, purposeful, you wouldn't want to do that experience on mobile, whereas ours is so simple and lean - back and there's not a lot of profile that you need to fill out, so it's an experience that lends itself to mobile.

Now, thanks to tough new mortgage lending and insurance rules announced by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in October, some analysts predict that so - called «shadow banking» firms, which operate largely outside the purview of regulators, will see a surge of fresh business from frustrated homebuyers who can't get conventional loans.

Toth says there's a much better chance bankers will lend you money when you need it, if they already know who you are and what your business is.

On Friday, Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told The Associated Press that Russia would be willing to lend Greece the money it needs to survive its debt crisis.

So, we asked those banks, which make it their business to lend to small business, how entrepreneurs can increase their chances of securing loan dollars.

How it works: Online lenders are a fast - growing presence in the small business lending landscape.

For others, it might mean lending your advice and wisdom to other entrepreneurs and perhaps even investing in their companies.