Whether you’re an aspiring business owner looking to escape the restraints of Corporate America or an established entrepreneur looking to reach the next level, Bill Seagraves is expertly positioned to offer sound advice. With more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and business funding expert, Bill has seen hundreds of small business owners not only succeed, but flourish. In addition to running three of his own companies in the computer services and small business financing arenas, Bill has helped clients establish themselves, growing businesses in retail, restaurant, entertainment, manufacturing, business consulting firms and many other industries.Bill Seagraves started his career as a successful product development and sales manager in 1984 in the defense industry. Bill had extensive success in large-scale engineering projects and with sales and marketing to the U.S. government. As an entrepreneur at heart, however, Bill moved from California to the Denver area and purchased a small business providing information technology consulting and services. Bill’s company provided services to small and large businesses for eight years, until he successfully transferred that business to one of his employees.In 2004 with a partner, Bill co-founded a successful company providing self-directed 401k and other lending services. After helping to establish that company, Bill decided to pursue a broader vision of business services, funding and entrepreneur education. Following this vision, Bill founded CatchFire Funding, in 2008.Despite the timing of CatchFire’s launch (just six weeks before the stock market crash of 2008 which saw the credit markets dry up) Bill and his nimble team were able to rapidly grow the company into a market leader – basically beating the recession against tremendous odds.Bill continues to manage this growing staff of extraordinarily capable small business experts, many of them having startup business or franchise experience of their own. Everyone on the CatchFire Funding team is passionate about helping mid-life entrepreneurs grow to be just as successful.Outside the office, Bill and his wife Theresa enjoy taking in all that the Denver area has to offer – from professional sporting events to the tranquility of the nearby mountains. They also get a kick out of watching their adult son and daughter as they figure out their own professional paths.
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