CSA Committee Chair | NADCO Region 3 Director

Sherwood Robbins

Seedcopa is a private, non-profit organization created over 40 years ago to help small business get the money they need to start, grow, and expand their businesses.  In the role of Managing Director, Sherwood works with a staff of 8 professionals; interacts with banking partners throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware; manages the partner relationships with numerous State-Wide Economic Development Agencies; and is responsible for the enhancement of Seedcopa’s process and menu of financing services.  He is proud of Seedcopa’s history and its staff, with 85 combined years of dedicated government lending experience    

Sherwood joined Seedcopa in 2007 as a Relationship Manager to further expand its SBA 504 loan program and to develop SBA and USDA facilitation services for banks looking to enter the Government Loan arena.  Since that time, the organization has added new loan programs to its offering as well.  During his tenure at Seedcopa, over 650 loans across all programs have been approved.  Borrowers have committed to creating nearly 7,200 local jobs through these Federal and State economic development loan programs.  
 
Prior to joining Seedcopa, Sherwood spent over 15 years in the banking industry, acquiring experience and developing skills in Commercial Banking, Retail and Investment departments.  For many of those years, he’s served as a dedicated Government Loan lender, developing an extensive network of business associates and centers of influence.  He enjoys many national and local guest-speaking invitations each year, covering the key aspects of SBA and other Federal and State government loan programs. He currently serves on the Board of the National Association of Development Companies (NADCO) as the Region 3 Director and chairperson of the currently chairs the Central Servicing Agent (CSA) Committee. NADCO is the national trade organization for the SBA 504 industry.