Question 1

What does Armstead Business Consulting do?

Accepted Answer

Armstead Business Consulting is a business services group working with small and mid-sized businesses nationwide. Under one roof: business financing, real estate financing, business acquisitions, equipment leasing and sale leaseback, UCC data services, social media management and media production, websites, SEO and paid ads, staffing, bookkeeping, business formation, registered agent, business credit, merchant services, commercial cleaning, commercial collections, valuation and exit planning. One point of contact, one written quote, fixed before any work starts.

Question 2

What does it cost to get a quote?

Accepted Answer

Nothing. We quote free and the price is fixed in writing before any work starts. There is no obligation to go ahead.

Question 3

How fast is business financing, and what do you need from me?

Accepted Answer

Send your last three months of business bank statements. Offers usually come back the same day, often within hours, and funding lands in 24 to 48 hours on a clean file. Merchant cash advance, working capital and revenue-based funding run from $5,000 to several million. We are paid by the funder, so there is no fee to you and no upfront cost.

Question 4

What does real estate financing cost, and how fast can it close?

Accepted Answer

We charge half a point, success based, against the one to three points most brokers charge. We cover commercial mortgages, purchase and refinance, fix and flip, rehab, ground up, bridge and asset-based lending, nationwide. Tell us your closing date and we build the stack around it: unsecured funding alone under 10 days, unsecured plus hard money at about ten business days, and a commercial mortgage in roughly 30 days with unsecured funding and an asset-based loan bridging you to the table.

Question 5

Do you do equipment leasing and sale leaseback?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Trucks, trailers, machinery, kitchen, shop, medical and tech equipment, financed or leased, new or used, including private-party purchases. Terms run 24 to 72 months and smaller tickets are application only, so no full financial package. We also arrange sale leaseback on equipment you already own outright: you sell the asset to the lessor and lease it back, which turns equipment into working capital while you keep using it. Leasing is paid by the lender, so there is no fee to you.

Question 6

Do you handle commercial collections?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on unpaid commercial invoices and business-to-business debt. Send the invoices, the contract and the payment history and we come back with what is realistically collectable and what it will cost, fixed in writing before any work starts.

Question 7

What are your UCC data services, and what do the leads cost?

Accepted Answer

We scrape and enrich UCC filings ourselves and sell them by the record to brokers and funders. Every record carries the business name plus a phone number, an email address, or both, never a raw filing dump. Pricing runs from $0.10 a record for exclusive filings in the last 30 days down to $0.01 for older vintages, priced by filing age and position. Exclusive means one buyer for 30 days. The minimum paid order is $100 and we send a free 100-record sample before you buy.

Question 8

What does social media management cost?

Accepted Answer

Managed posting across your platforms, written and scheduled for you, at up to 50% below an agency retainer for the same output. Tiers run 10, 20 or 50 posts a day. You approve the voice up front, then it runs, and reporting shows what actually moved.

Question 9

Can you turn my flyers into video for social media?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We turn your flyers into narrated video flyers, with music and animation, and post them across your social accounts for you. Video gets more reach than a still image, and it is included with social media management.

Question 10

I already have a CRM. Why would I need you?

Accepted Answer

About 71% of small businesses already have a CRM. Having one is not the same as using it: 32% of CRM users say a lack of technical skill is their biggest roadblock. We solve that problem. We build it inside your own account, load and clean your contacts, wire the follow-up and run it for you every month, at half the market rate. No CRM yet? We set you up on a free one in your own name.

Question 11

Do you do staffing, and for what kind of roles?

Accepted Answer

Yes: gig, temp, temp-to-hire, headhunting and direct hire, at up to 40% below standard agency rates. We source, screen and present, you interview and decide. It works for a single seat, a full crew, one-off gig coverage or permanent roles.

Question 12

Do I have to take all the services?

Accepted Answer

No. Take one, take ten. Most clients start with one thing and add later, because it is the same team and one point of contact.

Question 13

How do the savings percentages work?

Accepted Answer

Every figure compares our price to published 2026 US market rates for the same service. We will show you the comparison for whatever you ask about, and your own price is fixed in writing before any work starts.

Question 14

Where are you located, and where do you work?

Accepted Answer

New York, NY. We work with businesses nationwide.

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