MIAMI, FL — July 14, 2026 (GlobeNewswire) — CredFin, Inc., a business credit advisory and funding platform headquartered in Miami, Florida, and Keystone Capital Advisors, LLC, a business funding company based in Vero Beach, Florida, today announced the launch of the Capital Freedom Movement™. The movement builds on the joint venture the two companies announced on June 25, 2026, which paired CredFin's Capital Qualified™ + Lender Match™ System with Keystone Capital Advisors' funding programs.
The launch is timed to America's 250th anniversary. Entrepreneurs built this country, and CredFin and Keystone Capital Advisors say the system that funds those entrepreneurs today still favors the bank and the bureau over the business owner. The Capital Freedom Movement™ asks business owners to take back that control, under the tagline Banks Deny. We Defy.™
The movement builds on Federal Reserve data CredFin cited in its June 25 announcement, showing small business approval rates remain below pre-pandemic levels, and that owners who sought financing through small banks were approved in full more often than those who applied through any other channel. CredFin and Keystone Capital Advisors say that gap is the reason the Capital Freedom Movement™ exists.
The Movement Centers on Three Actions for Business Owners
- Build business credit. Establish a real, bankable credit profile across the three commercial bureaus, Dun and Bradstreet, Equifax Business, and Experian Business, instead of relying on personal credit.
- Stop risking personal assets. Move away from personal guarantees and personal collateral as the default path to business funding.
- Get Capital Qualified™. Use CredFin's Capital Qualified™ + Lender Match™ System to identify and correct the specific factors holding a credit profile back, before applying for capital.
Ray A. Smith, Founder & CEO of CredFin, Inc.
"Entrepreneurs built this country, and for too long they've had to ask permission from a bank and a bureau just to grow what they built. The Capital Freedom Movement™ is about giving that power back to the business owner, on the same week our country celebrates 250 years of people doing exactly that."
Ed O'Deven, CEO of Keystone Capital Advisors
"Every day we meet business owners who have the revenue and the plan but get turned down because nobody ever showed them how the credit system actually works. This movement is our way of putting that knowledge directly in their hands, instead of letting the system decide for them."
Business owners who want to see where their own funding risk lies can download CredFin's free guide, "They Denied You. They Didn't Tell You Why.," at Guide.CredFin.ai. More on the Capital Freedom Movement™ is available at CredFin.ai.
Leadership
Ray A. Smith is Founder and CEO of CredFin, Inc. He has more than 25 years of experience in financial services and fintech and leads CredFin's Capital Qualified™ + Lender Match™ System alongside CredFin's board, which includes original Shark Tank investor Kevin Harrington.
Ed O'Deven is Founder & CEO of Keystone Capital Advisors. He brings more than 40 years of experience in sales, marketing, and finance to the partnership.
CredFin, Inc. is not a lender and does not make credit decisions. The company may, in certain circumstances, introduce business owners to independent third-party financing providers. All financing decisions, terms, and approvals are made solely by those independent providers and are subject to their own underwriting criteria.
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