Benetrends Financial added Morgan E. Johns as director of SBA and Bank Financing. Johns will be spearheading the team that as it works directly with entrepreneur clients to help them obtain SBA loans.

Johns’ career spans nearly three decades in banking, with an emphasis on small business financing. While with Keystone Bank, he was part of a team that created and managed a centralized small business lending unit covering Eastern Pennsylvania. As specialty lending director at with Sovereign Bank, Johns was recognized in 2005 as one of the top leaders within the organization. His career has also taken him to Conestoga and WSFS Banks, helping small business owners obtain funding nationwide.

“We welcome Morgan to the Benetrends team and will help us further enhance the success we’ve had with our SBA lending initiatives,” said Dallas Kerley, president and CEO of Benetrends Financial. “His wealth of financing and lending knowledge, as well as the relationships he has established during his career, will prove beneficial to Benetrends as we continue to grow and provide funding for small business entrepreneurs.”

Benetrends Financial offers a full suite of funding options to help entrepreneurs secure the capital needed for their small business or franchise. The company originated the 401(k)/IRA tax-deferred and penalty-free rollover process with its Rainmaker Plan, helping more than 15,000 entrepreneurs in the last 35 years. Additionally, Benetrends features a wide range of loan options covering every type of business need, including SBA loans, equipment leasing and securities-backed lines of credit.