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Shaping the Dialogue on Bringing Main Street Closer to Capital

On Deck CEO Noah Breslow has been selected to speak at the Freeman & Company Financial Services Conference & New York Times Small Business Summit this month. At Freeman, Breslow will participate in the Specialty Finance roundtable discussion. Entitled Navigating Uncertainty in the Global Financial Markets, Breslow will detail how On Deck is changing the…
Infinite Decor Inc

Day 1: On Deck Honors National Small Business Week

In honor of National Small Business Week, we conducted a national campaign across our customer base to find out what people love most about owning their own business. We received so many wonderful entries and are excited to start sharing them with you. To start, we’re featuring Infinite Decor Inc., a New York-based interior decorating…

Main Street: Why Do You Love Being A Small Business Owner?

We think every small business starts with a great story. That’s why, in honor of National Small Business Week, we’re asking Main Street business owners to tell us theirs. Starting next week, we’ll be featuring a few choice stories on what our customers love most about being a small business owner. If you would like…

On Deck @ Finovate – Live Demo Today!

Finovate SpringAfter months of preparation, we’re very excited to report today we will be conducting a live demonstration of our latest technology innovation at Finovate in San Francisco. Alongside the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), we’ll be showing a real-time example of how third parties and other organizations can now use our platform to efficiently…
Finovate 2012

Photo Journal: Our Finovate Demo

We had a very successful 7 minutes at our Finvoate demo! Below are a few shots of the team during the presentation. Noah Breslow (Chief Operating Officer), Tammy Halevy (Senior Vice President, Membership & New Initiatives, AEO) and James Hobson (Senior Vice President of Platform Solutions)

Customer Success Story: DJ’s Garage Door Company

DJ’s Garage Door RepairAfter 15 years in the garage door repair industry working for larger corporations, Donald Sepeda decided to strike out on his own. He was ready to take on more responsibility, increase efficiencies, and ultimately be his own boss. He launched DJ’s Garage Door Company three years ago in Bossier City, LA and…

AEO Launches 1 in 3 Initiative, Powered by On Deck

Earlier this week at their “Power of Microbusiness” conference, AEO, the national trade association for microbusiness announced week their “One in Three” initiative – a national campaign to bring capital and much-needed business development support services to one million microbusiness owners in the United States. Our Founder, Mitch Jacobs is the co-chair of the campaign.…

On Deck Founder Takes Leadership Role In National Microbusiness Initiative, Moderates Panel at the Milken Global Conference

As we continue in our mission to connect small businesses to capital, today we announced two exciting developments from former On Deck chief executive officer and founder Mitch Jacobs. Jacobs has been named co-chairman of the “One in Three” Leadership Council, a major non-profit initiative of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO). The council’s goal…

CNBC: Why Small Businesses Can’t Access Capital

At On Deck, we are focused on using technology to increase access to capital for small businesses. To date, we’ve delivered over $200 million by taking a completely different approach to evaluating small businesses. While excited by our results to date, there are still millions of businesses who are being judged using a fundamentally flawed…

On Deck Launches Split Funding @ ETA Conference in Las Vegas

Today at the Electronic Transaction Association (ETA) Annual Meeting & Expo in Las Vegas, On Deck announced the launch of Split Funding, a new loan repayment method designed to meet the needs of Main Street business owners. This new option retains all of the benefits of a true business loan but has the flexibility of…