Happy Saturday and welcome to CEO Speaks for Saturday, March 11, 2023. This past week we celebrated International Women’s Day and, on this day, I am reminded of both how far women have come and how far there still is to go. In a world unequal from place to place, slowly but surely the mentorship of...
Happy Saturday and welcome to CEO Speaks for Saturday, March 25, 2023. When we talk about being a part of something bigger at TMA, a dimension that bigger encompasses is the depth and diversity of opportunities our organization offers. These last two weeks showed this in grand form. Last week I,...
The TMA Chicago/Midwest Memorial Scholarship Foundation has been in existence for 16 years and has awarded 62 scholarships totaling $194,000 during that time. Now in its 17 th year since inception, the Foundation will be awarding three (3) scholarships — each $3,000 — to high school or college...
By Joe Fobbe, Managing Director, Fifth Third Bank Asset Based Lending Nearly 150 industry pros ventured to the beautiful University Club of Chicago on Tuesday January 24 for networking, lunch and a great economic presentation by Fifth Third Bank’s Chief Economist Jeff Korzenik. This was Jeff’s...
Republic Business Credit recent fundings: $6,000,000 ABL Loan for a Southeast based Food & Paper Manufacturing company, Additionally, $6,500,000 Non-Recourse Factoring Facility for a west coast women’s apparel brand and a $5,500,000 factoring facility for private equity owned Midwest...
Pauline Chow , Birch Lake (TMA Chicago/Midwest), is no stranger to hard work. “My parents had a combined total of six jobs when I was growing up, so I never dreamed about success; I understood I had to work hard for it,” said Chow. While Chow was born in Hong Kong, she immigrated to the U.S. with...
