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ApplePie Capital Partners With Nine More Franchise Brands Representing Over 10,000 Small Businesses
San Francisco, August 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ApplePie Capital, the first online lender solely dedicated to the franchise industry, today announced partnership agreements with nine new franchise brands representing over 10,000 small businesses across the United States.
Orchard Adds Franchise Lender ApplePie Capital to Market Data
New York, August 17, 2016 -- Orchard Platform, the leading technology and data provider for the online lending space, today announced that ApplePie Capital, the first online lender solely focused on the franchise industry, has been integrated into its Market Data product. As a result, institutional investors that subscribe to Orchard will gain access to detailed information about ApplePie’s loan portfolio, which features investments in highly qualified franchise brands and borrowers.
ApplePie Capital Names Geoff Thompson as General Counsel
San Francisco, April 5, 2016 -- ApplePie Capital, the first marketplace lender solely dedicated to the franchise industry, today announced the appointment of Geoff Thompson as General Counsel. Thompson comes to ApplePie Capital from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, a leading international law firm, where he advised clients on a broad range of corporate legal matters.
ApplePie Capital Partners with Nine More Franchises Representing Over 9,000 Small Businesses
32 Brands Now Participating At Leading Marketplace For Franchise Loans
San Francisco, February 29, 2016 – ApplePie Capital, the first marketplace lender solely dedicated to the franchise industry, today announced partnership agreements with nine new franchise brands representing over 9,000 small businesses across the United States. The new partners include Craft Beer Cellar, Dunkin' Donuts, Genius Kids, Giordano’s Pizza, Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems, One Stop Nutrition, Orangetheory Fitness, SERVPRO, and Zoup!
ApplePie Capital’s Denise Thomas on enabling investors to lend money to the right franchises, franchise owners
Denise Thomas, CEO of ApplePie Capital, first met with Tradestreaming earlier this year. We sat down with Denise to catch up on the state of her business, drill down on what’s working for the marketplace lender to get a view on where she’s taking the business in 2016 and beyond.
ApplePie Capital Partners With Six More Franchises
24 Brands Now Participating At Leading Marketplace For Franchise Loans
San Francisco, October 20, 2015 – ApplePie Capital, the first marketplace lender solely dedicated to the franchise industry, today announced new partnership agreements with East Coast Wings & Grill, Forever Yogurt, Jersey Mike’s, Pinot’s Palette, Salons by JC, and Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint. Each franchise brand has been pre-qualified by ApplePie Capital in order to provide an efficient financing alternative for their franchisees.
ApplePie Capital Appoints Jeff Zinn to Lead Capital Markets Group
San Francisco, August 18, 2015 -- ApplePie Capital, the first marketplace lender solely dedicated to the franchise industry, today announced that it has appointed Jeff Zinn as Head of Capital Markets. Jeff comes to ApplePie Capital from Jefferies & Company, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, where he served as Managing Director, specializing in structured product sales since 2011.
Why This Company Could Reshape Franchise Funding
The Great Recession was a catalyst for significant change in the franchise world. When banks stopped authorizing loans, potential franchisees began looking at alternative sources of startup money, including crowdfunding and accessing their 401(k) accounts.
While the availability of credit for small businesses has improved, alternative methods of financing are now firmly part of the funding landscape. One of those comes courtesy of San Francisco-based ApplePie Capital, a franchise loan marketplace that turns crowdsourcing on its head.
Small-Business Loans: 4 Alternative Lenders to Finance a Franchise Restaurant
In the post-recession years, many small businesses still struggle to get approved for bank loans — their credit may not be perfect, or they need an amount too small to interest a bank. Online alternative lenders have stepped in to fill the gap for restaurant franchisees.
ApplePie Capital launched in January 2015 and exclusively funds franchisees. First, they must vet a franchise brand before lending to a franchisee, says CEO Denise Thomas.
ApplePie Capital Partners With Four More Franchises
18 Brands Now Participating At Leading Marketplace For Franchise Loans
San Francisco, July 10, 2015 – ApplePie Capital, the first marketplace lender solely dedicated to the franchise industry, today announced new partnership agreements with 101 Mobility, Metal Supermarkets, Massage Green Spa, and The Brass Tap.
The partnerships streamline the financing process for franchisees, enabling them to access loans of $100,000 to $1,000,0000 in 30 days or less to start, expand, remodel, refinance, or recapitalize their businesses. ApplePie Capital then offers individual and institutional investors seeking attractive fixed-income returns the ability to invest in those loans through their franchise loan marketplace.