Meet the small biz loan matchmakers

FORTUNE — For many entrepreneurs, growing a business over the past few years has come to feel like an endless, and fruitless, quest. Not so for Brock Blake. Five years ago, the 30-year-old entrepreneur founded Lendio, an online matchmaker that pairs loan-hungry entrepreneurs with banks, credit unions, and other lenders. Lendio, which specializes in loans that range from $5,000 to $1 million …

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Small business loans rebound

Federally backed loans to small businesses rebounded over the past 12 months, surging in Western New York and hitting a new high nationwide, reflecting government incentives and revived borrower demand.

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