Brian Kennedy Jr.
Director, The Entrepreneur Ecosystem · AmPac Business Capital
Connect a business owner to resources / growth support
Book a 30-minute call with our team. Or refer an owner and we reach out.
Myron Perryman
Chief Operations Officer, The Entrepreneur Ecosystem
What we connect owners to
Support by stageHelp before you apply, while it is in progress, and after closing.
Preparing to apply
Records, a plan, projections, or bookkeeping gaps.
Connect to: an advisor, SBDC or WBC, a bookkeeper, credit help.
Application in progress
Help with statements, projections, or the plan.
Connect to: the AmPac contact, plus SBDC, WBC, or SCORE for the plan, or a bookkeeper for statements.
After closing
Help with cash flow, sales, staff, or recovery.
Connect to: the servicing contact, plus a center, financial management help, or HR and staffing help.
Payment or deadline at risk? Call the AmPac loan or servicing team now. A referral does not change loan terms. Send documents only through the secure route your AmPac contact gives you.
Free business centersSBDC, WBC, SCORE. No-cost advising and mentors.
No-cost advising and mentors. Outside the Inland Empire, use the SBA center finder.
SBDC
Plans, projections, capital, and growth. Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
WBC
Counseling, training, and community for women owners.
Inland Empire WBC · (833) 939-3709
Coachella Valley WBC · (833) 379-0019
SCORE
A free mentor for strategy, marketing, cash flow, or growth.
SoCal VBOC
Free guidance for veterans and military spouses starting or growing a business.
OCTANE
Orange County founders ready to scale: the LaunchPad SBDC Accelerator is a great next step.
Credit and credit buildingCheck and fix credit, build business credit, first loan to SBA.
Fixing a credit report costs nothing. Skip anyone who charges up front to “repair” credit.
Refer an owner for credit and credit building.
Check and fix credit
AnnualCreditReport.com
The official site for free credit reports from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Look for errors before you apply for a loan.
Fits: any owner, before applying for a loan.
CFPB credit guides
Federal guides to reading a report, disputing an error, and building a score.
Fits: owners who find an error or a surprise on a report.
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Nonprofit credit counselors help with budgets, debt, and credit. Find a member agency near you.
Fits: owners whose personal debt is holding back a loan.
Build business credit
Credit lessons in the Academy
The same lessons members use in the app: The Credit Story — What Lenders Look For and Credit & Debt — Beauty & the Beast.
Fits: owners building a 12-month credit plan. Free account.
Dun & Bradstreet
Request a free D-U-N-S Number. It is the business ID that starts your Dun & Bradstreet credit file. Dun & Bradstreet is a for-profit company.
Fits: owners ready to separate business credit from personal.
SBA business credit basics
How lenders read personal and business credit, and how to build both.
Fits: new businesses with no credit file yet.
From a first loan to SBA financing
Kiva US
0% interest, no fees, up to $15,000, funded by the public. No minimum credit score.
Fits: owners with thin or no credit history.
Grameen America
Small loans, training, and peer groups for women entrepreneurs. Repayments are reported to the credit bureaus.
Fits: women owners near the Riverside or San Bernardino branches.
AmPac SBA 7(a) and 504 loans
AmPac lends through two SBA programs. SBA 7(a) covers working capital, equipment, and buying a business. SBA 504 covers real estate and major equipment at a long-term fixed rate.
About SBA 7(a) · About SBA 504 · AmPac loans
Fits: owners whose credit and records are ready for a larger loan. The AmPac contact says which program fits.
Also: Accion Opportunity Fund, a nonprofit lender with business loans and one-on-one advising, and HUD-approved housing counselors, who help with budgets, credit, and debt. For a credit plan, ask the free business centers. Loan questions stay with the assigned AmPac contact. A listing is not an endorsement. Read the disclosure.
Back office supportCapital readiness, operations setup, and a tech-stack audit.
Hands-on help from the Entrepreneur Ecosystem team with the work behind the business. The free centers give advice and the directory lists outside firms to hire; here the Ecosystem team does the work with the owner. A team member confirms fit, scope, and price before any paid work starts.
Capital readiness review
A review package before a serious funding talk: the amount, the timing, and the missing documents.
Refer for: capital readiness.
Operations setup
Finance workflow, intake, automation, and provider requests, scoped into hands-on work.
Refer for: operations.
Tech stack audit
A review of the tools the business already uses, with the CRM, intake, automation, and security gaps.
Refer for: technology.
See every service on the Back Office page. Loan questions stay with the assigned AmPac contact.
Professionals you can contactBookkeeping, taxes, accounting, technology, HR, legal, insurance.
Published business contacts, checked September 2026. Ask the owner before you introduce. Confirm fit and fees with the firm.
Find help with your business finances
Choose what you need help with below. If you're not sure, our team can help you find a starting point.
Do not enter Social Security numbers, tax ID numbers, account numbers, tax-notice numbers or amounts. A person on our team reviews every request before any introduction.
Continue with my choicesNot sure? Talk to our team
Before you hire: ask what work they do, who reviews it, what reports you get and when, and the cost.
Other specialists
Technology3 contacts
Sami Khan
Saepius Technology Solutions · IT and supply-chain systems consulting (SAP, Kinaxis) · Optix member
Biren Shukla
Forum Info-Tech, Inc. · Managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud, and compliance · CEO · Optix member
Call (951) 256-4070Contact firm
20+ years in business, #44 on the Channel Futures MSP 501 list, MBE-certified.
Nathan Vincent
EQL Consulting · Cybersecurity training, governance, and consulting for founders and leadership · Founder · Optix member
Serves Southern California and Northern New Jersey.
Refer an owner for technology. We review first, then introduce.
HR and staffing2 contacts
Vilma Brager
Insight HR Consulting · Workforce management, HRIS, and training · Optix member
Osbaldo Acosta
Acosta Staffing Solutions · Staffing and recruiting · Optix member
Refer an owner for HR and staffing. We review first, then introduce.
Legal4 contacts
Allison Bracy
Bracy Law, P.C. · Employment, general liability, small business/nonprofit, and real estate · Optix member
Langston Tolbert, Esq.
Law Office of Langston A. Tolbert, PC · M&A and corporate counsel for lower-middle-market businesses, including business-acquisition deal structuring · Optix member
Belen Gomez
Law Office of Belen Gomez, APC · Immigration, humanitarian/U visas, family petitions, and estate planning · not general business counsel · Optix member
Gary Rafe
LegalShield · Small business and employee benefits legal-plan membership (contract review, document prep, attorney consultations) · independent LegalShield associate, not a law firm · Optix member
Refer an owner for legal. We review first, then introduce.
Insurance2 contacts
Nichole Lucas
PIA-SC Insurance Services · Business insurance (general liability, property, E&O) · CA License #0747420 · Optix member
Richard “Rick” Seay
Farmers Insurance · Business and personal insurance · CA License #0E50777 · Optix member
Refer an owner for insurance. We review first, then introduce.
A listing is not an endorsement.
What happens after you referThree steps. We review first, then introduce.
- You refer
The form takes about two minutes.
- We review
A person reads it by the next business day.
- We connect
We talk with the owner first. Then we introduce.
Loan deadline? AmPac servicing hears about it the same day.
A note from Brian
I am Brian Kennedy Jr., Entrepreneur Ecosystem Director at AmPac Business Capital. I love helping business owners find the people, tools, and next steps that fit where they are today and where they want to go. If someone you know could use that kind of connection, we would be glad to hear their story.
About referrals and introductions. The Entrepreneur Ecosystem is an educational support service that helps business owners discover independent professionals and organizations. A listing or introduction is not an endorsement, credential check, promise of service, or guarantee of results. Being listed does not mean a provider has agreed to accept a referral. Listed outside providers operate independently; a listing or introduction does not make them AmPac or Entrepreneur Ecosystem employees or agents. Before engaging anyone, confirm their qualifications, licensing where applicable, services, availability, fees, and terms directly with them. You decide whether to work with a provider and are responsible for that separate relationship. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, AmPac Business Capital and Entrepreneur Ecosystem are not responsible for an independent provider’s advice, services, acts, omissions, or resulting loss. Nothing here limits rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be limited. Using or declining an outside provider does not affect an AmPac loan application, underwriting, pricing, or approval. This guide is general education, not legal, tax, accounting, or individualized financial advice, and is not a commitment to lend or an offer of credit. To request a correction or removal from this directory, contact our team. See our Terms of Use.