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Mickey Parker, co-owner of Accelefund, featured on entrepreneurial podcast, Startup Hustle
Lenexa, KS -- Mickey Parker, COO and co-owner of Accelefund, was a featured guest on a recent episode of the entrepreneurial podcast, Startup Hustle. Mickey discussed how aspiring entrepreneurs can use their own retirement funds as startup funds to buy or start a...
Accelefund selected as a KC Chamber Small Business Superstar
Lenexa, Ks. — Local small business funding advisor Accelefund was recently recognized as a KC Chamber Small Business Superstar, a designation that celebrates excellence in Kansas City’s small businesses. The Small Business Superstar award is part of the Greater...
What can be used as equity for an SBA loan?
An SBA-guaranteed loan has many benefits over a traditional loan if you’re looking to start or buy a business, including lower down payment requirements than conventional bank loans. However, it can still be a challenge for many small businesses to gather the money...
What you need to know about a COVID-related 401(k) distribution before you file
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), enacted on March 27, 2020, Section 2202 allowed the option for special distributions to be made to those personally impacted by COVID-19. Although according to retirement plan providers...
5 reasons why a recession is a great time to start a business
Is a recession really a good time to start a business? Consider this, General Motors launched in 1908 following “the Panic of 1907” financial crisis. Burger King began in 1953 amidst a recession, CNN in 1980, while Uber and Airbnb started during the financial...
How to boost your 401(k) participation rates
Benefits can play a critical role in attracting and retaining great talent. According to a Glassdoor poll, 57 percent of job candidates reported benefits and perks as their top consideration when deciding whether to accept a job while almost 80 percent of workers...
MICKEY PARKER WEBINAR SEGMENT ON USING RETIREMENT FUNDS TO BUY A BUSINESS
Mickey Parker joined the webinar titled “Acquisitions during COVID-19” sponsored by Apex Business Advisors. Here is a link to Mickey’s segment talking about using retirement money in your 401(k), IRA, 403(b), 457(b), etc as startup funds to buy or start a new...
INTERVIEW WITH ACCELEFUND LEADER MICKEY PARKER NOW ON PODCAST
It was my first experience on the radio but Floyd Saunders and Sean Cash were great and made me feel very comfortable. Many thanks to the Saunders & Cash radio show for helping teach others that pre-tax retirement funds may be used as startup capital for a new...
SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR WEBSITE FEATURES ACCELEFUND
Using pre-tax qualified retirement funds to start or buy a business is starting to gain some attention. Check out our feature in this Sophisticated Investor article titled “Things You Can Do With An Old 401k”. “One of the least known options for using a 401(k) is...
FANTASTIC55 TELLS SENIORPRENEURS ABOUT IRA/401(K) FUNDING OPTIONS TO START OR BUY A BUSINESS
Did you know that boomers are twice as likely to start a business than millennials? Fantastic 55 featured Pension Transfer Advisors, LLC and our leader, Mickey Parker, in an effort to educate Seniorpreneurs on how they can use their IRA or 401k to start or buy a...