About Us

RBSL Group is passionate about helping small business owners and entrepreneurs to improve, manage, or expand their business operations.  We have walked in your shoes, and know how difficult it can be. We are committed to helping business owners create a legitimate profile and a solid foundation, which will help them in meeting their immediate and long term financial needs. With our combined experience in all aspects of small business we can be invaluable to you in your attempt to position the business for marketing success or to secure financing. Because we operate via the paradigms and passions of RBSL’s owners, you get the highest level of professionalism, an efficient process, a great product, saved time, and saved money.

RBSL Group's executive team has legitimate, tangible experience in the small business sector as start up businesses and growing businesses from small to medium sized.  RBSL and its executive team also invests in small businesses, acts as consultants to small businesses, and sits on advisory boards of small to medium sized businesses.  Our perspective and expertise is not relative only to one specific, narrowly defined category, so we can help you no matter what industry your business operates in. We're passionate about helping you escape the shackles of working for someone else, and instead successfully execute your own business idea or passion. We succeed as you succeed.

As a small business owner, you are undoubtedly busy. We make the process of securing your business financing as efficient and seamless as possible. With that in mind, know that we operate out of two brick and mortar offices, have sales reps nationwide, are fully staffed with highly competent people and employ an executive team with the experience and knowledge to ensure your success and satisfaction. With RBSL Group you are not getting a "virtual office" run by a single person, instead you get a carefully selected group of individuals whose combined experiences and expertise are going to ensure you the level of service you deserve.

Each member of our executive team offers a unique skill set, experience, and expertise. Each plays an important part in ensuring the success of your business financing. Combined, the partners of RBSL Group offer vast experience for running and owning business, as well as working with those who give financing; they understand the processes and have their fingers on the pulse of the industry.

MEET THE FOUNDERS

Co-founders of RBSL, Richard Ferguson and Levi King, have substantial personal experience in business, as well as in acquiring financing for a variety of business types.  In addition to securing financing for their own businesses, they have used their personal money to act as private lenders to a variety of businesses.  They have invested their own money in start ups as angel investors, helped start ups buyout angel investors before venture capital funding, provided hard money loans, bridge loans, and provided funds in exchange for an equity stake in other businesses.

They have shaped and built RBSL to deliver to the demands of a successful, intelligent, hard working small business owner.  Instead of finding reasons not to help you, RBSL’s corporate culture inspires staff members to find ways RBSL can help you. 
Here is an incomplete list of the various private businesses started, owned, or invested in by Richard Ferguson or Levi King.

1. Marketing
2. Management Outsourcing
3. Manufacturing and Installation Company (electric signs, neon, awnings)
4. Hotel
5. Real Estate Development
6. Financial Services
7. Insurance Agency
8. Tax Preparation
9. Hard Money Lending
10. Lighting Technology
11. Wholesale Jewelry Manufacturer and Distributor
12. Commercial Finance Consulting (RBSL)
13. High School-to-College Internet Portal

Here is a list of the types of commercial financing Richard and Levi have personally acquired for their own business or investment needs:

• SBA financing
• Commercial real estate loans
• Unsecured business lines of credit (stated and full documentation)
• Business credit cards
• Asset backed commercial line of credit
• Asset backed term loan
• Inventory financing
• Accounts receivable lines of credit
• Equipment leases
• Residential development loans

Running and building RBSL is a full time endeavor for Richard Ferguson and Levi King, however, they remain engaged in working with and advising a variety of other private small and medium sized businesses in which they have an equity stake. 
When you look for a company to assist you in your pursuit of commercial financing, make sure that you find a company owned, designed, and run by individuals who love small business, have invested successfully in their own businesses, have invested successfully in other people’s businesses, and have personally acquired a wide variety of commercial financing.  Only then will you know that you are in good hands.