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Paul helps business owners in Washington, Oregon and Idaho finance business acquisitions, commercial real estate, equipment and working capital with SBA loans. Email, phone, text, Facebook or LinkedIn: pick whichever works best for you.

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Paul Long

About Paul

Paul Long has spent more than 27 years helping business owners access the capital they need to grow, acquire businesses, and invest in their future. As Vice President of SBA Lending & Small Business at a well-known credit union in the Pacific Northwest, he leads SBA and small business lending initiatives with a focus on portfolio growth, team development, and delivering exceptional financing solutions. Whether structuring commercial real estate loans, business acquisition financing, or SBA lending solutions, Paul believes great banking is about more than transactions. It’s about building relationships, creating opportunities, and helping businesses achieve long-term success.

Paul believes business owners deserve a commercial banker who acts as a strategic advisor, not just a banker. He explains each loan plainly, so owners know what a lender is looking for before they apply.

  • RoleVP, SBA Lending & Small Business at a well-known Pacific Northwest credit union
  • Experience27+ years in business banking at small and large banks and credit unions
  • Service areaWashington, Oregon and Idaho
  • FocusSBA 7(a), SBA 504, business acquisitions and owner-occupied real estate

What Paul finances

Business acquisitionsBuy an existing business with an SBA loan, from first offer to closing.Commercial real estateBuy, build or refinance a building for your business.Working capital and equipmentLines of credit, equipment and vehicle loans, and debt refinance.

Learn from Paul

Business Acquisition Deal Desk™Test a business you are considering with the free Deal Analyzer.Video educationStep-by-step series on acquisitions and commercial real estate.Articles by PaulPlain-English writing on SBA rules and deal structure.Podcasts and presentationsRecent episodes and talks featuring Paul.

Pick your favorite way to reach Paul

If you’re an email person

paul@paultlong.comSend an email

If you’re a phone person

253.300.5414Call Paul

If you’re a text person

253.300.5414Text Paul

If you’re a Facebook person

facebook.com/paultlongtacomaOpen Facebook

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Who Paul helps best

Customers Paul tends to help best have one of these characteristics

  • Business annual sales from $500,000 to $20 million
  • Commercial real estate (51% owner occupied) with loan amounts as low as $250,000 and up to $5.5 million
  • A business that has been around for over 2 years, with loan needs above $50,000
  • Looking to use SBA products that provide a low down payment while keeping cash in the business

Paul has a difficult time helping

  • New businesses (under 2 years in business)
  • Land purchases where there is no construction or the land is not used for business purposes
  • Businesses outside of the Pacific Northwest

Invite Paul to speak on podcasts or for events

Paul enjoys talking with business owners and investors regarding access to capital for 27+ years. Paul works hard to create fun and interactive presentations that help business owners market, grow and get capital for their business or investment projects.

Invite Paul

I can provide fun and interactive presentations about:

  • Tips from a Business Lender
  • How do I get money from banks?
  • How to sell a loan to a bank?
  • The 5 C’s of Credit
  • SBA Lending Products
  • What would you do? – Would you approve this loan?