Give Customers a Better Way to Buy Equipment Key Takeaways A vendor financing program gives your customers a way to buy equipment without paying the full cost upfront. Vendors can get paid upfront while customers pay over time and use the equipment to generate revenue. The right financing partner supports [...]
Business Equipment Financing for Mid-Year Growth By the middle of the year, most business owners have a pretty good sense of what’s working. You can usually see what’s driving revenue, where demand is coming from, and which problems keep showing up, even if you’ve been too busy to stop and [...]
Be Ready to Bid at Auction Equipment auctions move fast by design. Prices climb quickly, decisions happen in seconds, and payment deadlines come just as fast. For business owners, contractors, and operators, that creates both opportunity and pressure. You might find the exact piece of equipment your operation needs at [...]
Smart Ways to Reinvest in Your Business After Tax Season When tax season ends, most business owners are ready to stop thinking about paperwork and get back to the parts of the business they care about most, growth, customers, and revenue. That’s fair. But once the return is filed, you’ve [...]
The Hidden Cost of Outdated Equipment in Hospitality Guest expectations in hospitality keep climbing, and amenities once reserved for elite properties are becoming baseline expectations across the industry, whether someone is booking a hotel, motel, RV park space, or boutique property. Add to that the way guests respond to disappointment [...]
RV Park and Campground Financing Built for Seasonal Cash Flow Running an RV park or campground means you are managing more than guests. You are balancing seasonal revenue swings, ongoing maintenance, staffing, repairs, and the constant pressure to keep your property safe, appealing, and competitive. The question is rarely whether [...]
Beat the Busy-Season Crunch with Early Equipment Financing Seasonal businesses do not get much room for error. Spring arrives quickly, and once demand starts building, the priority has to shift to doing the work, serving customers, and generating revenue. That leaves very little time to deal with delays, paperwork, or [...]
Reactive Borrowing Costs More Than Most Business Owners Realize Most business owners don’t spend their day thinking about financing. You’re thinking about customers, payroll, schedules, vendors, and keeping your operation moving. That is exactly why a “we’ll deal with it when we have to” mentality is so common. Funding becomes [...]
Seasonal Business Cash Flow Planning: Build a 12-Month Strategy If you run a seasonal business, you already know the pattern. Revenue floods in during peak months, then drops sharply. Construction crews might sit idle in winter, coastal restaurants see overflow summer crowds then face empty dining rooms by November, and [...]
2026 Industry Growth Forecast: Funding Equipment and Expansion Without Straining Cash Flow As 2026 begins, business owners are facing a familiar but high-stakes question. Where should they invest now to support growth this year and beyond? Economic cycles, technology shifts, and changing customer expectations are creating clear momentum in several [...]
Dave Cashmore joined Blue Bridge in early 2021 as a Credit Manager and swiftly advanced to his current role as Senior Director of Credit. Drawing on his extensive credit expertise and deep understanding of risk management, Dave leads the credit team in structuring, underwriting, and managing the company’s portfolio. He plays a key role in designing credit programs that support business growth while maintaining a strong and resilient portfolio. Dave works closely with both the portfolio and sales teams to ensure credit decisions align with Blue Bridge’s strategic objectives and risk appetite. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science and Mathematics from SUNY Albany.
Janessa Brown joined Blue Bridge in September 2021 as a documentation specialist. Her commitment to efficiency and operational excellence led to her promotion to Senior Director of Broker Originations. In her current role, Janessa leads the broker originations team, overseeing relationships with brokers nationwide, driving the growth of broker-driven business, and continuously optimizing processes to improve performance and enhance service for our customers and partners.