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Michigan Business Connection Announcement

MBC welcomes two new employees.

Michigan Business Connection (MBC) based in Ann Arbor, MI is pleased to announce that Stacy Rossow, CPA has joined MBC as the organization’s Controller. Rossow previously worked as a Controller for a Florida community bank and has also been a Senior Auditor and Team Leader at two CPA firms where she audited financial institutions. When asked about Rossow joining MBC, Bill Beardsley, President/CEO says, “We’re very excited to welcome Stacy, her excellent communication skills and customer service focus coupled with her education and professional experience make her a huge asset to MBC.” A Monroe Michigan native, Stacy started her financial service’s career as a Branch Manager at Monroe Bank and Trust after graduating Cum Laude from Siena Heights University in Adrian with a degree in Accounting and Business Administration.

In addition to welcoming Stacy, MBC is also pleased to welcome Rich Klein as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Rich has an extensive financial institution background having held various commercial lending positions at organizations including NBD, Michigan National Bank, Franklin Bank and most recently Fifth Third Bank where he worked as an SBA Workout Officer before joining MBC in January. At MBC Klein’s primary responsibilities will include monitoring borrower’s performance to loan terms, financial analysis and performing annual reviews. Rich graduated with a BA in Marketing from Wayne State and then went on to receive his MSF in Corporate Finance from Walsh College.

When asked about MBC’s growth, Bill Beardsley goes onto say, “We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to attract top talent to our organization. Their professional experience, education and overall commitment to what we do at MBC are key components to us providing top-notch service to our credit union partners and to our borrowers.”

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About Michigan Business Connection, LLC


Since 2004, Michigan Business Connection (MBC) has supported the State of Michigan’s small and medium-sized businesses and real estate investors by underwriting and servicing commercial loans for financial institutions statewide. They primarily serve Michigan credit unions and their members. MBC is a credit union service organization (CUSO) leveraging a collaborative effort of more than two dozen affiliated credit unions. They now help manage a portfolio of over $400 million in business loans for these financial institutions. Partnering with MBC enables Michigan credit unions to share the costs and spread the risks of commercial lending while providing critically needed capital for small business reinvestment throughout our state. To learn more please visit their website at, www.mbcloans.biz.

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