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April 21, 2025 37 mins

Welcome back to The BDO Show—where merchant cash advances meet mic drops, and no referral fee is safe from scrutiny.
💰 Is MCA a necessary evil—or just misunderstood? In this episode, we sit down with business loan broker Alex Roshko to explore the controversial world of alternative lending, fast capital, and what it really means to serve the borrower’s best interest.

Joined by hosts Emily Detor, Chris Hackney, Sterling Birdsong, and Ryan Kroge, we dig into: ⚡ The real competition for SBA lenders (hint: it's not other SBA lenders)
💸 How brokers balance borrower needs vs. their own compensation
📉 The risks of MCA stacking—and how some brokers syndicate their own money
📋 New SBA fee enforcement and why referral partners are officially on notice
🤖 Will BDOs get replaced by AI and lead gen firms? Kroge makes a bold prediction...

This episode is part education, part roast, and part rollercoaster—and we’re not just talking about Vegas Al.

👉 Have strong feelings about MCA? Tell us how you really feel in the comments or email us at TheBDOShow@ArtofSBA.com.
📺 Like, subscribe, and hit the bell—because if you're not staying sharp, you're probably getting stacked.

 

🎙This episode is sponsored by:

 

Rapid Business Plans 

 

Rapid Business Plans is the go-to provider of business plans and feasibility studies for government guaranteed small business lenders. For more information, or to set up a Get Acquainted call go to https://rapidbusinessplans.com/art-of-sba

 

Peak Business Valuations

 

Peak Business Valuation has put together a free valuation resource for The BDO Show listeners that lists out the rule of thumb formulas for some of the most common industries in SBA lending.

 

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