Our Mission

SMB Compass is a bespoke business financing company focused on providing financing and education to small businesses across the United States. As banks continue to make it difficult for small businesses to borrow money, we continue to provide cost effective and flexible solutions.

Small businesses are the backbone of the US economy and it’s never been more important to make sure that there is adequate funding available for them. With expertise in SBA lending, asset-based and equipment lending, and a variety of alternative financing programs, we pride ourselves on the ability to understand the unique solution required for each and every business, regardless of the industry or size of the company. We’re happy to have provided over $250,000,000 to more than 1,250 US businesses and that number keeps on growing. Our unique approach has turned clients into friends and we’ve never been more grateful to serve the small business community.

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1,250+

Business we’ve helped grow
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$250,000,000+

Financing secured for our clients
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25 years

Expertise in commercial lending
rating

5 Stars

Client reviews and satisfaction
CEO / Founder

Matthew Gillman
David Bueno
National Financing Director

David Bueno
Clay
Lending Advisor

Clay Creadick
Kayla Baken
Editor

Kayla Baken
Alan Lyster
Managing Director

Alan Lyster

CEO / Founder

Matthew Gillman

Matthew Gillman is the Founder and CEO of SMB Compass. Matthew launched SMB Compass after a career working for and building commercial and SBA lenders. Having built multiple companies throughout his career, Matthew’s entrepreneurial experience gives SMB Compass a competitive advantage when working with companies of various sizes and in difference lifecycles of their business. Matthew and the SMB Compass team provides value from an entrepreneur’s lens, enabling more than just a numbers and math approach to lending. Throughout his career Matthew has reviewed over $3B in transactions and has successfully facilitated over $250M spanning asset-based loans, SBA financing programs, equipment financing, and alternative lending programs.

David Bueno

National Financing Director

David Bueno

David Bueno is a Managing Partner of SMB Compass. In addition to his management responsibilities, he leads the firm’s lender and partnership coverage along with general debt advisory services. David’s unique relationships with clients and partners provides breadth to SMB Compass a distinctive approach. David is an experienced capital markets professional with experience in complex, distressed, and time-sensitive situations. His background includes sourcing and structuring secured and unsecured capital solutions. David has structured and reviewed over $2.5 Billion in total loan transactions and transacted with over 400 companies. Most of his clients have been companies with annual revenues of $1MM-$300MM.
While his career path has granted him to have an industry agnostic view, he’s seen a high number of Industrial-based companies and business services companies that serve the C&I space. Some of these include specialty manufacturers, staffing companies, wholesale & distributors, and specialty finance companies. This large swath of company groupings allows him to align with a diverse set of companies that are seeking tailored financing solutions. As a debt advisor he’s advised both clients and lenders with a true pulse on proper marketplace transactions. The typical transactions he’s managed include situations like; Turnaround Financings, Refinancing’s, Bank Exits or Workouts, and Early Stage Financings.

Clay

Lending Advisor

Clay Creadick

Clay Creadick is a Lending Advisor for SMB Compass. Clay primarily focuses on structuring financing solutions for Small Businesses and Middle Market Companies. His expertise spans across a wide array of Lending Products including Acquisition Financing, SBA Programs, Asset Based Loans, and Equipment Financing. His consultative approach allows him to work with clients of various sizes and industries. Clay’s a graduate of the Florida State University College of Business.

Kayla Baken

Editor

Kayla Baken

Kayla Baken is an editor for SMB Compass, overseeing content published on the company’s informational blog resource. She has a professional background in public relations, spending the better part of a decade working with dozens of brands and small businesses in the hospitality and lifestyle sectors. She is also a comedy writer and director with aspirations of working in television. She graduated from Indiana University in 2011 with a B.A. in Journalism.

Alan Lyster

Managing Director

Alan Lyster

Alan is a Managing Director with over twenty years experience in 3 New York based Banking Roles: Relationship Manager to Fortune 500, Investment Advisor to High-Net Worth Citi Clients & Senior Asset-Based Lender. Alans expertise includes Capital Markets trading and related staff training, Business Developer & Corporate Treasury accountant / analyst for 2 Midtown Fortune 500 companies.

The team behind Your success

SMB Compass is home to some of the country’s most trusted industry experts to assist you with more than one solution to your financing needs. Our team’s expertise goes beyond lending; we offer you well-calculated advice on equipment financing, asset-based loans, and inventory financing so you have peace of mind in terms of growth. We’ll help you unlock your potential by adding value to your assets–the only thing you need to do is focus on what matters.
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How can SMB Compass help you?

Be part of our growing team

We take pride in our team’s dedication to building solutions for business owners across the country. We have both office-based and remote teams that are committed to the same goal; providing business owners with information to make educated decisions on financing options for their companies.

We’re all for building relationships

We’re always seeking partners that want to offer purpose-built financing solutions to their clients. We partner with CPA firms, banks, non-bank finance companies, investment banks, brokers, and other companies that provide services to the small business community.

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