Minimal Growth In The Small Business Economy

NEW YORK, July 16, 2015

Barry Sloane, Chairman, President and CEO of The Small Business Authority^® commented, "Beginning in 2009 when the economy bottomed, the biggest driver of economic growth for small business was lower interest rates produced by U.S. monetary policy, which drove robust recovery in equity prices and consumer spending. We are experiencing a trend where SB Authority Index increases are low to almost invisible; the May 2015 SB Authority Index increase is the lowest we've experienced in over 3 years. It appears that for small businesses, the benefit of a stock price boom and retail spending may be coming to an end."

About Newtek Business Services Corp.

Newtek Business Services Corp., The Small Business Authority^®, is an internally managed business development company, which along with its controlled portfolio companies, provides a wide range of business services and financial products under the Newtek^® brand to the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) market. Since 1999, Newtek has provided state-of-the-art, cost-efficient products and services and efficient business strategies to over 100,000 business accounts across all 50 States to help them grow their sales, control their expenses and reduce their risk.

Newtek's products and services include: Business Lending, Electronic Payment Processing,  Managed Technology Solutions (Cloud Computing), eCommerce, Accounts Receivable Financing ,The Secure Gateway, The Newtek Advantage^™, Insurance Services, Web Services, Data Backup, Storage and Retrieval, and Payroll.

The Small Business Authority^® is a registered trade mark of Newtek Business Services Corp., and neither are a part of or endorsed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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