Fiesta Insurance Franchise Corp. Selects Boefly To Assist Franchisees In Obtaining Bank Financing

April 28, 2011 - PRLog -- New York, NY - BoeFly, the premier online marketplace connecting lenders with business borrowers, announced today that Fiesta Insurance Franchise Corporation, a leading insurance, tax preparation, and business services franchisor has selected BoeFly to assist its franchisees in obtaining bank financing.

Nearly half (49.2%) of the respondents in a recent survey by the International Franchise Association (IFA) of its members identified “financing/access to credit” as the top issue of concern to franchise business leaders.    In response to this concern, and bolstered by its success in helping many individual franchisees obtain financing, BoeFly created a portfolio of services for the franchisor market.   Through BoeFly, they can offer their franchisees access to a network of lenders through the posting of a single loan request on BoeFly’s Internet-based loan exchange, assistance in creating an effective loan request, and support managing lender inquiries.   BoeFly uses proprietary matching technology to connect franchisees with lenders that their loan package meets specific lending criteria, increasing franchise revenue by helping franchisees connect with the capital they need to open their businesses.

Fiesta provides franchisees the ability to write all types of personal and commercial lines of insurance, provide tax preparation and filing services as well as a range of other services including accounting and bookkeeping, notary, travel, money transfer and motor vehicle registration.

“Fiesta’s broad portfolio gives our franchisees access to services that are needed in communities nationwide,” said John Rost, the President and CEO of Fiesta Auto Insurance.   “Adding BoeFly’s services to help our franchisees obtain financing makes Fiesta all the more valuable as it helps solve one of the major challenges in starting a business.”

“Today even top franchisors face a significant challenge – converting otherwise qualified franchisee candidates into ongoing, paying customers because of the difficulty they have accessing capital” said Mike Rozman, President of BoeFly.  “Franchise lending has been down by as much as 40% in the past two years due in part to the inefficiencies in the lending process that have been exposed by the financial crisis.   BoeFly eliminates these inefficiencies by connecting franchisees with banks that are ready and willing to lend.”

About Fiesta Insurance Franchise Corporation
Fiesta Auto Insurance is the only national franchise system in the United States to combine insurance and tax preparation under one roof, providing a one-stop shop for the budget-minded consumer. Beyond auto insurance, Fiesta offers insurance services for watercrafts, motorcycles, homeowners, rentals, condos, apartments, tenant occupied property, commercial auto, commercial property, commercial general liability, Mexico insurance and special event coverage. On the tax side they offer federal and state personal income tax filings, business tax returns, electronic filing and bank products. Fiesta also provides motor vehicle registration services, travel services, wireless services and instant wire money transfers as well as accounting and bookkeeping services. For more information on Fiesta Auto Insurance, please visit: www.fiestainsurance.com , www.fiestatax.com  or for franchising information: http://www.fiestafranchise.com.

About BoeFly
BoeFly is the only online marketplace harnessing technology to dramatically simplify the execution of commercial transactions, including all loan origination and sales. BoeFly revolutionizes how deals get done by seamlessly connecting all parties, including lenders, borrowers, franchisors, investors, buyers and sellers to a potential transaction and facilitating the efficient completion of these transactions. For small business lenders, BoeFly also provides the ability to sell loans to investors freeing up liquidity for even more small business lending.  BoeFly is a subscription service and does not charge any transaction fees.
Key to the success of BoeFly is the site's dynamic compatibility technology and comprehensive Smartform loan application which matches parties based on a specific set of criteria. Also, to help BoeFly subscribers complete transactions, BoeFly offers online access to service providers in a wide variety of professions from appraisers, to closing attorneys, to environmental consultants.

BoeFly was founded by small business lending experts with extensive banking and secondary market experience. The company is privately-held and is based in New York City. http://www.boefly.com.    Franchisors seeking to grow revenue by increasing the number of successfully financed franchisees please visit http://www.boefly.com/franchisor.

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BoeFly connects small business borrowers, franchisors, and lenders online to facilitate the process of small business lending. For more information please visit http://www.boefly.com