Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      SmartBiz

      Engaged employer

      SmartBiz reviews

      Great People Hanging On - Lending Specialist SmartBiz Employee Review

      3.0
      Mar 21, 2022
      Lending specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      * Small business mission is noble, PPP1 and PPP2 were epic moments for company. * Positive, can-do CEO has set great tone during tough times working remotely. * Boarding and HR have really improved and communicative. * Kind colleagues to slack with and bond with make up for often stale remote culture.

      Cons

      * Company not growing, volume, revenue or profit. Used to be profitable. * PPP is over and lots of new hires and leaders who don't know much about SBA process. * Customer fallout after PPP hard and very public. * Lot of internal and external PR management instead of managing to profitability and winning again.

      Explore other reviews about SmartBiz

      5.0
      Nov 4, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      great employees, leadership that cares, and mixes technology with function

      Cons

      acquisition and realignment took time

      1.0
      Dec 23, 2025
      anonymous - former employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Some talented individual contributors and middle managers who genuinely care about small businesses - Flexible hybrid work policy and solid benefits - Opportunities to work in "fintech" - if you can handle the constant chaos

      Cons

      - Leadership instability and financial mismanagement resulted in 4 rounds of layoffs in 2 years - Technology is far behind modern fintech standards, with minimal automation in place - Reputation problems with the partner and broker community directly hurt deal flow and caused missed targets - Morale is low due to ongoing fear of additional layoffs tied to missed quarterly targets - Below-market pay with no raises for years, first blamed on becoming a bank, now deferred indefinitely until profitability

      See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All
      Related searches: SmartBiz jobs | SmartBiz salaries | SmartBiz benefits | SmartBiz interviews
      SmartBiz reviewsSmartBiz Lending Specialist reviewsSmartBiz review