About the International Factoring Association (IFA) Northeast Chapter
About Us
About Us
In January 2014, International Factoring Association, the largest association of commercial finance companies in the world, launched their Northeast Chapter. This Chapter was formed to assist industry firms by providing additional training and networking opportunities at the local level.
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The Chapter serves factors, asset based lenders, other receivables finance companies, purchase order companies as well as service providers from Massachusetts to Northern Virginia.
Our Mission
The IFA Northeast Chapter was Formed in 2014 with
a vision of providing educational workshops, seminars, and events to our region which address and meet the current needs and future growth of factoring companies and trade finance companies in the
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Washington D.C. areas that are of the quality our business finance professionals have come to expect from the IFA.
Committees and Volunteers
NYS Disclosure Bill Committee
Raffi Azadian, Change Capital
Dean Landis, Entrepreneur Growth Capital
Paul Schuldiner, Rosenthal Trade Capital
Paul Shur, Becker & Poliakoff
Richard Simon, Mandelbaum Salsburg
Harvey Topitz, Rivers Insurance Group
Stuart Wells, White and Williams
Membership
Education
Communications
Richard Simon
Harvey Friedman
Meet the Board
Executive Director: Harvey Gross
HSG Services, Inc.
Past Chairman:
Paul Schuldiner
Rosenthal & Rosenthal
Member At Large:
Stuart Rosenthal
Prestige Capital
Chairman: Richard Simon
Mandelbaum Barrett
Treasurer: Harvey Topitz
Rivers Insurance Group
Executive VP: Dean Landis
Entrepreneur Growth Capital
VP Women's Division: Anne Roslin
First Business Bank
President: Andrew Barone
Rosenthal & Rosenthal
Secretary: Ben Rutkevitz
Alleon Capital
Board Member: Jeff Sirchio
Aurous Financial Services
VP Young Professional Division:
Essa Thiry
Change Capital
Testimonials
“I have been a member of the IFA since 2001 and have never been involved in a member based organization that is more committed to factoring. Its education, networking and the sharing of ideas and best practices amongst its members is the primary reason I accepted the President’s role in the newly created Northeast Chapter. I hope that, along with my fellow Northeast Chapter of IFA board members, we can continue to bring such benefits and attributes to the independent factors and purchase order finance companies from Boston to Northern Virginia.”
Stuart J. Rosenthal
Executive Vice President
Prestige Capital Corporation
"The IFA has played an intricate part of my professional career development over the past two decades. Information obtained from this association has enhanced my factoring knowledge and provided many years of good friendships. I'm very excited about participating in the IFA's newly established Northeast Chapter!"
Sally J. Stark
President
Sierra Capital, Inc.