Zena Gardner Joins CDC Small Business Finance

Zena Gardner has been hired as a business development officer for the Pasadena office of CDC Small Business Finance, the nation’s largest nonprofit SBA lender providing loans to small businesses to purchase commercial real estate.

Gardner will help initiate and expedite the SBA-504 loan process for bankers and commercial real estate brokers who advise small business entrepreneurs. She will utilize her experience in customer service, education and small business ownership to enhance the loan experience for small business owners looking to grow their companies and create jobs.

“Zena is adept at building relationships and creating partnerships that will translate into new opportunities to help bankers and brokers provide capital to their small business clientele,” said Dean Aloe, senior loan officer for TeamL.A. in CDC’s Pasadena-based office.

CDC is the nation’s leader providing SBA 504 loans – fixed-rate, commercial real estate financing that helps small businesses grow and create new jobs. SBA-504 loans are used to purchase office, industrial or retail buildings as well as large equipment and require only a 10 percent down-payment by the small business owner. The current SBA-504 loan rate for 20 years is 4.47%. For more information, visit www.cdcloans.com.

About CDC Small Business Finance
CDC Small Business Finance has provided over $13 billion in financing to small business over that last 40 years. To learn more about CDC’s specialty SBA 504 financing for buying commercial/industrial building, visit SBA 504 Loans.