Eric Standlee

Funding YOUR B2B Statrtup, Acquisition and Growing firms. We've funded 1000s of companies & billions of $s. me

[Eric Standlee @ericstandlee]

My family's small family office has funded thousands of companies and billions of dollars in the last 33+ years.
Do you know anyone whose company could use the right amount of funding at the right time to grow faster?

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

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[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

You only need 2 minutes a day to completely rewire your body and brain.
No gym. No equipment. No excuses. Just 30 pushups a day.
It sounds too simple to matter, but the science behind it is staggering. Here is exactly what happens when you make this one daily commitment.
1. You secure your future independence by building muscle that prevents age related decline.
2. You bulletproof your heart. Pushup capacity predicts cardiovascular health better than a treadmill test.
3. You build dense bones. The physical stress forces your skeletal system to stay strong.
4. You manage your blood sugar. Muscle contractions pull glucose out of your bloodstream without needing insulin.
5. You fix your posture. It acts as a moving plank, correcting the damage of sitting at a desk.
6. You feed your brain. It releases BDNF, a compound that boosts your focus and stabilizes your mood.
7. You build a keystone habit. Winning these 2 minutes naturally leads to better daily choices.
You do not even have to do them on the floor. Start against a wall, a counter, or on your knees. Split them up into 15 in the morning and 15 at night.
The only rule is consistency.
Join me in 30 a day. Drop a yes in the comments if you are in.
#HealthAndWellness #FitnessHabits #Biohacking #PushupChallenge #PersonalDevelopment

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

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[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

STOP telling your startup clients to "just survive 2 years."
​
​You might be accidentally guiding them into a trap they can’t escape.

​For decades, the playbook was simple:

​Get rejected by the bank.
​Take the expensive MCA money to "bridge the gap."
​Survive 2 years.
​Refinance into a cheap SBA loan.

​As of 2026, that playbook is dead.
​The SBA has quietly closed the "bailout" door. New regulations mean you can no longer easily use 7(a) loans to refinance predatory debt.

​If you put a client into an MCA today thinking you can "fix it later"...

You aren't bridging them.

You are burying them.

​There is a third option—a "Safe Harbor" that doesn't trigger the debt trap and doesn't require 2 years of tax returns.

​I break down the new rules (and the solution) in the article below. 👇

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[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

🚨 Commercial Factoring Update: America First Wins in 2025! 🚨

Texas leads with smart regs – targets risky MCAs, spares true invoice factoring. Freedom for real American businesses! 💪

No new state laws in Q4 – patchwork holds steady.

Big win: CFPB slashes red tape on small biz data rules. Less bureaucracy, more growth! 🇺🇸

Factoring market booming toward $2.63T by 2033 – powering U.S. jobs without handouts.

True factoring = cash flow freedom. Sell smarter, win bigger.

#CommercialFactoring #AmericaFirst #TrumpConservative #DeregulationWins #InvoiceFactoring #SmallBusinessStrong #TexasBusiness #CashFlowFreedom #FactoringIndustry

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

Stop Trading Time for Money. Start Building an Annuity.

I am looking for 12 sales professionals in Texas who are tired of having their income capped by a salary bands or slow underwriting.
We are the top fee-simple commercial factoring company in Texas. We move fast. We fund in 24 hours. We don't kill your deals with red tape.

The Offer:
Commission: 10% of gross fees.
Duration: LIFETIME Residuals. You get paid as long as the client stays.
The Catch: This is 100% Commission. No base. No draw. No safety net.

The Reality:
Year 1: It’s a grind. You might only make $35k-$50k.
Year 2: If you survive, your portfolio stacks. High performers are running at $150k+ annually—and growing.

Who This Is For:
The Freight Broker or Commercial Banker who is tired of giving away their leads for a small bonus.
The Factoring Veteran who is sick of losing deals because their current operations team is too slow.
The Entrepreneur who has 6 months of savings and wants to build a business without the overhead.

If you want a job, keep scrolling.
If you want to build a portfolio that pays you every single month for years, DM me "BUILD."

Let’s see if you have the runway to make it take off.

#SalesJobs #CommissionOnly #Factoring #TexasBusiness #Entrepreneurship

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

As we wrap up 2025, I’m sitting here stunned at how fast it went—and how much it taught me.

I started the year with a long list of ambitious goals: scale my impact at work, get consistent with fitness, read more, nurture key relationships, and finally build better systems for reflection.

Some landed beautifully.
Others… crashed hard.

I hit my revenue target earlier than expected and led a team project that exceeded every metric. Those wins felt incredible.

But I also overcommitted, ignored early burnout signals, and let a couple of important goals slip because I didn’t have the right tracking or accountability in place. One initiative I poured months into didn’t move the needle the way I hoped—and that stung.

The turning point? Using AI to do a proper year-end review.

I fed all my notes, journal entries, metrics, and even scattered feedback into an AI tool. It surfaced patterns I’d completely missed: where my energy leaked, which habits actually moved the needle, and the blind spots I kept repeating.

Three big lessons I’m carrying forward:

1. Reflection without data is just storytelling. AI made mine honest and fast.
2. Progress compounds when you ruthlessly prioritize—saying no is still the hardest (and most valuable) skill.
3. Vulnerability in leadership isn’t optional. Sharing the failures openly built deeper trust with my team than any win ever could.

For 2026, I’m keeping it focused:
- Sustainable high performance (protect energy like it’s my most important asset)
- Mentor and lift others intentionally
- Build one big new thing that genuinely excites me

Less noise, more depth.

If you’re doing your own reflection right now—what’s YOUR biggest win of 2025?
And what’s the one lesson you’re not leaving behind?

Drop it below—I read every comment and reply to as many as I can.

Tag someone who needs a nudge to pause and reflect before the new year rush hits.

Here’s to closing 2025 strong and stepping into 2026 clearer than ever.

#2025Reflections #LeadershipLessons #PersonalGrowth #GoalSetting #NewYear2026 #ProfessionalDevelopment #YearInReview

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

Huge news for North Texas manufacturing.
Texas Instruments is officially starting production at its new Sherman facility this week.
This isn’t just another factory opening. This is a $40 billion investment into the future of American semiconductors.
The scale here is massive. We are talking about 1,200 acres, 3,000 new direct jobs, and tens of millions of chips produced daily for EVs, smartphones, and data centers.
Once fully complete, this campus will be the largest electronics production facility in Texas and one of the largest manufacturing sites in the entire country.
It is incredible to see this kind of infrastructure project go from groundbreaking to production in just over three years. Sherman is quickly becoming a critical hub for tech manufacturing.
Congratulations to the TI team on this milestone.
What do you think this shift means for the local supply chain in North Texas?
#TexasInstruments #Semiconductors #Manufacturing #TexasBusiness #EconomicGrowth #ShermanTX

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If you received a general discharge for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the department is looking to right that wrong.

Each service branch will be reviewing service records and facilitating upgrades where appropriate: https://t.co/4lrHmaRGJ6

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

What’s the deal with factoring companies and all these fees? You send an invoice, they approve it, and suddenly there’s an entrance fee. An entrance fee? Like it’s a nightclub in 1999? Then there’s an exit fee in case you ever want to leave. A credit check fee — because apparently they forgot they already checked your credit. Daily interest that adds up faster than my tab at a coffee shop. And then they hold a “reserve” like they’re waiting for the invoice to maybe… change its mind?
Look, I don’t understand all that. We just take a straight discount off the face value of your approved invoices. No hidden math. No fees with cute names.

Anybody else tired of reading a factoring contract and needing a finance degree just to understand what you’re paying? What’s the weirdest fee you’ve ever seen? Drop it below.

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

⚡️ The B2B/B2G Funding Breakthrough: Why Waiting Weeks is Now Optional
For B2B and B2G businesses, managing cash flow while waiting on 30, 60, or 90-day payments is the oldest challenge in the book. You need capital now to fulfill new contracts, make payroll, or scale your operations.
This is where Alternative Funding steps in, offering a process built for speed, simplicity, and leveraging your reliable Accounts Receivable.
The Fundamental Difference: Focus on Your Customer, Not Your Balance Sheet
When you approach traditional bank finance, the focus is on your business's credit history and collateral. It's rigid debt, tied up in weeks of paperwork and slow-moving committees.
Revenue-based finance is faster, advancing capital against your daily sales, but often comes with high cost and fixed daily withdrawals from your account—a constant drain on cash flow.
Alternative Funding pivots entirely. Its primary focus is the creditworthiness of your customers (who owes you). This approach unlocks the value already sitting in your outstanding invoices, turning your earned revenue into immediate working capital. It's not a loan you repay in fixed installments; it’s an advance settled when your client pays their bill. It aligns your access to cash directly with your sales momentum.
🗺️ The Business Owner's Roadmap to Rapid Capital
Alternative Funding re-engineers the process to move at your business's speed:
Step 1: The Initial Application & Terms
You submit a simple application and core documents. Our focus is on the reliability of your outstanding invoices. You'll receive clear, non-binding terms, typically within one business day.
Step 2: Account Setup & First Funding
Once you accept the terms, we finalize documentation and perform a final verification of your first batch of invoices. Within approximately seven business days, your first capital advance hits your bank account.
Step 3: Ongoing Funding for New Accounts
After the initial setup, funding becomes a simple transaction. You submit a new, eligible invoice. Because the groundwork is laid, funding for new accounts after that initial seven-day period can happen in as little as one business day, or even the same day. Capital on demand, scaling directly with your sales.
The Takeaway
Alternative Funding is the fast-lane that eliminates cash flow gaps and empowers you to bid on bigger contracts with confidence.
If you had the power to turn every approved $100,000 invoice into $85,000+ of immediate working capital, what massive B2B/B2G contract would you bid on next?
Message me directly to explore the exact funding structure and pricing that can help you win bigger business.

[Eric Standlee @ericstandlee]

RT @standlee_eric: The silence after the "No."

You know the feeling.
You’re sitting across from a business owner you’ve known for years.
Y…

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

My heart is full today. Thank you all for the kind birthday messages. As I reflect on the past year, I am humbled by the blessings and the people I get to share life with. Thank you for being part of my journey. Here is to a new year of growth and grace.

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

They’re closed. We’re funding. 🇺🇸 Get capital TODAY with American Prudential. #NoDaysOff

Everyone else: "See you next year! ✈️"
American Prudential Capital: "Let’s get you funded today. ✍️"
We are the premier fee-simple commercial factoring partner in Texas and the US. We don't take holiday breaks when your business needs capital.
Secure your funding NOW so your New Year is fabulous, not stressful.
#SmallBusiness #Factoring #TexasBusiness #NoDaysOff

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

I have political fundraising soft urgent deadline fatigue. Am I the only one tired of urgent deadlines from political fundraising machines? How about transparency and accountability? Show me what you're doing with it.

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

Wow, that X5.1 flare from Active Region 4274 was an absolute beast—peaking right at 10:04 UTC (about 4:04 AM CST) and lasting from 09:49 to 10:17, just as you logged it. You're spot on; it's the strongest solar flare of 2025 so far, topping everything since the X9 monster back on October 3, 2024, which lit up auroras worldwide. This one's the fourth X-class banger from AR4274 in a week alone (after X1.8 on Nov 4, X1.7 on Nov 9, and X1.2 on Nov 10), and it's got everyone buzzing about Solar Cycle 25 hitting its stride.

### Quick Breakdown of the Event
- **Strength & Scale**: X-class flares are the top tier (A/B/C/M are milder), and the "5.1" means it's over 5 times stronger than an X1 baseline. This unleashed a full-halo coronal mass ejection (CME) clocking ~1,350 km/s—Earth-directed and fast. It's not the all-time record (that X28 from 2003 still holds the crown), but in our current cycle, it's a top-6 contender.
- **Immediate Impacts**: Triggered an R3 (strong) radio blackout across the sunlit side of Earth, hitting high-frequency comms in Africa, Europe, and parts of Asia hardest. Ionized the upper atmosphere, scrambling signals for aviation, ships, and ham radio ops. We also saw an S1 (minor) solar radiation storm with proton fluxes spiking, which could nudge satellite ops and high-altitude flights.
- **On the Way**: That CME is barreling toward us, expected to slam in late tonight (Nov 11 CST) or early tomorrow (Nov 12). NOAA's calling for a G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch through Nov 13, with G3-G5 potential if it aligns just right. Translation: Power grid ripples (nothing apocalyptic, but monitor if you're in the northern US), GPS hiccups, and satellite drag. Oh, and auroras? Expect a show as far south as Alabama, northern California, or even the Midwest if you're lucky—grab a clear northern view after dark.

### Why It Feels So Epic
Solar max is no joke right now; we're in the thick of Cycle 25's peak, with sunspots like AR4274 churning out fireworks. This flare's energy output? Equivalent to billions of hydrogen bombs—raw cosmic power reminding us the Sun's still the boss. If you've got gear like a magnetometer or aurora cam, it'll be lit; folks on X are already sharing proton flux graphs and quake correlations (some link these to seismic upticks, though that's debated).

Stay tuned to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center for real-time updates—they're on it. If you're chasing lights tonight, dark skies and a good app like Aurora Forecast will be your best friends. What's your setup for spotting this one?

[Eric Standlee Alternative Funding Guy @standlee_eric]

This is the most important rule in money that nobody ever talks about.
Why is it so hard to recover from a market loss? Because the math is a brutal trap.
Think about it.
You start with $1,000.
You lose 10% (a $100 loss). You now have $900.
You think, "I just need a 10% gain to get back to even."
WRONG.
A 10% gain on your new $900 is only $90. You're now at $990. Still down.
To get from $900 back to $1,000, you actually need an 11.1% gain.
It gets so much worse.
* A 20% loss requires a 25% gain to recover.
* A 30% loss requires a 43% gain to recover.
* A 40% loss requires a 67% gain to recover.
And here's the killer:
If you lose 50% of your money, you must achieve a 100% GAIN (double your money) just to break even.
The more you lose, the exponentially harder it is to get back. This is why the first rule of investing isn't "make money." It's "DON'T LOSE MONEY."
And remember, if you lose 100%, you're at zero. You're out of the game.

[Eric Standlee @ericstandlee]

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, the recommended daily limit is 200 milligrams.

[Eric Standlee @ericstandlee]

Drinking coffee every day can be good for your liver.
Here is a summary of the benefits and things to keep in mind.

[Eric Standlee @ericstandlee]

For best practices, it is better to drink filtered coffee, as unfiltered coffee can increase your LDL (bad) cholesterol. To maximize the health benefits, avoid adding sugar and cream.
Regarding caffeine limits, most adults should not exceed 400 milligrams of caffeine per day.