Michigan Business Connection Hires Eric Pless as Vice President of Business Development and Marketing

Michigan Business Connection (MBC) based in Ann Arbor, MI is pleased to announce that Eric Pless has joined the firm as VP of Business Development and Marketing. “As we begin this New Year we are really excited to announce the addition of Eric to our strong base of team members,” says Bill Beardsley, “with Eric’s experience we continue to demonstrate our commitment and capacity to the Michigan credit union community.” Pless has over 15 years of business development, sales and marketing experience where he has capitalized and achieved growth goals time and time again. At MBC he will have direct responsibility for leading loan originators and in designing and delivering origination support solutions to credit unions. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Cleary University and his MBA from Stockholm School of Economics. Pless resides in Howell, MI and is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Michigan Army National Guard.

About Michigan Business Connection, LLC

Since 2004, Michigan Business Connection (MBC) has supported the State of Michigan’s small and medium-sized businesses and real estate investors by underwriting and servicing commercial loans for financial institutions statewide. They primarily serve Michigan credit unions and their members. MBC is a credit union service organization (CUSO) leveraging a collaborative effort of more than two dozen affiliated credit unions. They now help manage a portfolio of over $350 million in business loans for these financial institutions. Partnering with MBC enables Michigan credit unions to share the costs and spread the risks of commercial lending while providing critically needed capital for small business reinvestment throughout our state. To learn more please visit their website at, www.mbcloans.biz.