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5 Questions with…Brian Solomon, Head Recruiter
This week, Head Recruiter for On Deck Brian Solomon sheds some light on one of our most outward facing departments: Talent Management. 1. Explain what you do in your role with On Deck. I support our sales, corporate, and technology teams with all of their hiring needs. I get to work with our most experienced…
Small Business Success: GW Air Service
We often write about the positive feedback we receive from the customers we interact with on a daily basis. Rather than take our word for it, this time we decided to let George Washington, owner of GW Air Service, speak directly about his experience with On Deck and how he’s grown his business with the…
Money2020 Expo Recap
This week, On Deck attended the Money2020 Expo in Las Vegas. The conference, which gathers innovators in payments and financial services, focused on how businesses are using money now and in the future. With On Deck continuing to be recognized as a leader in the small business lending industry, Our CEO Noah Breslow was a…
Gold & Silver Awards For On Deck at the American Business Awards
We’re honored to announce last week we were awarded two Stevie® Awards for On Deck Express, our premier financing option for small businesses nationwide. Our first was the Gold Stevie® Award in the New Product / Service of the Year: Financial Services category, and the second was the Silver Stevie® Award for the Tech Innovation…
5 Questions with…Robert Irwin, Associate General Counsel
This week, we sat down with Robert Irwin, Associate General Counsel to gain perspective about life on a slightly less visible part of the On Deck Team – our Legal Department. While we’ve shown you employees on our Sales and Engineering Team, here’s a glimpse into an important part of the On Deck ecosystem. 1.…
On Deck Reaches 1,000,000 Daily Debit Payments
In 2007, On Deck introduced the first ever small business loan with direct daily repayments. This unique payment option revolutionized repayment for small business owners by turning the traditional month-end payment by check into a hassle-free, automatic daily withdrawal from the business checking account. For On Deck, this payment system allows us greater visibility into…
Play Ball! On Deck Heads to Citi Field
On Deck Last week, On Deck headed to Citi Field to watch the New York Mets take on the Washington Nationals. Although the New York team lost (5-1, and their fourth in a row) that night, we had a great time enjoying the fall weather and getting to know new additions to the On Deck…
Customer Success Story: Hawaiian Landscapes
Husband and wife team Greg and Lynn Boyer have been partners in Hawaiian Landscapes for over 30 years. As landscape designers, the two have been creating custom garden and landscape designs since 1976, with celebrity clients including Kelsey Grammar and Michael Dell. Lynn credits hard work, “really, really hard work” she says, to their business’s…
5 Questions with…Matthew Early, Software Engineer
At On Deck, our mission is to combine skilled engineers and a knowledgeable sales force to bring innovation to small business financing. Since we already gave a sneak peek into life on the Sales Team, we sat down with Matthew Early to learn what it’s really like to be an Engineer at On Deck. 1.…
On Deck Featured on CNBC
It’s been a pretty exciting month here at On Deck! In addition to being named part of the Inc. 500, our CEO Noah Breslow sat down with Carol Quintanilla of CNBC Squak On The Street to discuss how we’re changing the way capital is delivered to Main Street, as well as our new $100 million…
On Deck Named to the Inc. 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies in America
On the heels of the 5-year anniversary of our first loan, we’re excited to announce that On Deck has been named to the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States! We ranked #302 on the list, with a 3-year revenue growth of more than 1,200%. We attribute this substantial…
On Deck – 5 Years of Helping Small Businesses Grow
This week marks an exciting anniversary for On Deck – 5 years ago we made the first two loans in the history of the company. The loans were small – $3,000 to a limousine company and $5,000 to an auto repair shop, but they were the beginning of big things for On Deck. We quickly…
5 Questions with…Cameron Purcell, Small Business Funding Specialist
We recently sat down with Cameron Purcell, a key member of the On Deck Team, to get his insight into what it’s really like working at a fast growing company like On Deck. 1. Explain what you do in your role with On Deck. I go work everyday to help small business owners – ranging…
Getting a Small Business Loan When the Bank Says No
Last week, TheStreet.com Small Business Reporter Laurie Kulikowski sat down with On Deck CEO Noah Breslow to discuss the greatest challenge facing small businesses today: accessing the capital they need to grow. The two spoke in depth about the cost-prohibitive and time consuming nature of the underwriting process, the detrimental impact on Main Street businesses,…
Turning an Injury into a Business: Customer Success Story – Foot Solutions
Three years ago, Travis Clark started having knee problems. And after failing to find adequate footwear to accommodate his injury, a business idea was born. He knew he couldn’t be alone in his problem, and decided to found trained footwear consultants Foot Solutions in Grove City, Ohio. The business began selling custom-made therapeutic shoe inserts…