March 26, 2009 9:00 ET

GCFValuation Brings Valuation Services to Edgeware Analytics' Small Business Loan Exchange

SAN DIEGO, CA and TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - March 26, 2009) - Edgeware Analytics, Inc., provider of the Small Business Loan Exchange™(bizLX.com), and GCFValuation, the leading independent business valuation firm, announced today a partnership to bring valuation services to the hundreds of member banks which use bizLX to efficiently find worthy business borrowers.

GCFValuation specializes in business valuations, fairness opinions and litigation support. GCFValuation, its principals and advisors, collectively, have more than 50 years of relevant experience in the areas of business valuation, investment banking and corporate development. The firm is a leading provider of business valuations for the Small Business Administration (SBA). GCFValuation works directly with over one hundred conventional and SBA lenders throughout the country.

The Small Business Loan Exchange is a secure platform matching small business borrowers with lenders. bizLX has successfully helped businesses secure financing by providing greater transparency, more accurate risk assessment and increased access to loan options. The Loan Exchange member banks, numbering more than 250, use Edgeware's proprietary ScoreEdge™ Small Business Credit Score to accurately pre-screen and evaluate loan applicants, while franchisors and brokers use the Small Business Loan Exchange to open up new lending opportunities for their borrowers. With this special partnership, borrowers and lenders can more efficiently access the nation's top valuation firm -- GCFValuation.

"As one of the largest appraisers of closely held businesses in the country, we are uniquely positioned to service both the borrowers and lenders on the Small Business Loan Exchange," notes GCFValuation's Managing Director Steve Mize. "We've found the Small Business Loan Exchange to be the most innovative way business borrowers and lenders are connecting. We're very pleased to partner with Edgeware Analytics and their Small Business Loan Exchange."

"We are excited to add GCFValuation as a partner to the Small Business Loan Exchange," said Edgeware Analytics CEO Dan Shoham. "By offering leading services such as professionally executed valuations by GCFValuation, the Small Business Loan Exchange delivers a complete experience for borrower and lenders -- particularly important as economic pressures require banks to reduce origination expense without sacrificing quality."

About Edgeware Analytics, Inc.

Edgeware Analytics, Inc. provides a comprehensive suite of technology products and services to the small business lending marketplace. The company's Small Business Loan Exchange™, bizLX.com™ (www.bizlx.com), utilizes powerful analytics to transparently match a broad array of lending marketplace participants including business borrowers, aggregators such as franchisors and business brokers, lenders, secondary market funding sources, and vendors to small businesses. Elements of the Small Business Loan Exchange include SBLX™, which connects business borrowers with lenders; GovGex.com™ which connects sellers and buyers of government guaranteed loans; and ScoreEdge™ creditworthiness scoring model used by national lenders, certified development companies, credit unions and community banks. Additional information can be found at www.bizLX.com.

About GCFValuation

GCFValuation is a privately owned financial advisory firm specializing in business valuations, fairness opinions and litigation support. GCFValuation, its principals and its advisors, collectively, have more than 50 years of relevant experience in the areas of business valuation, investment banking and corporate development.

Media contact:
Mike Rozman
Edgeware Analytics
mrozman@ew-a.com
857-222-2864