On this podcast, Sue talks with Ron Benegbi, experienced and successful entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Uplinq. Uplinq empowers lenders to approve and manage risks on loans they would have otherwise declined based on traditional loan underwriting criteria, while incorporating environmental, market & community data to better understand the specific loan applicant. As an immigrant, Ron has a deep passion for solving this problem for small businesses, and also shares some lessons learned along his journey as an entrepreneur. The "who's who" of investors are involved in this company, and a large lender is signed up, so we think its a "sure thing"