ACG Cleveland Special Editorial 2022: Finance relationships a bellwether for pandemic resilience

The ongoing COVID pandemic continues to disrupt the business and lending environment for nearly all industries and sectors. While liquidity was an issue early on due to initial restrictions and lockdowns, businesses are now facing a range of additional headwinds, including labor market challenges, supply-chain bottlenecks, cost push inflation and economic uncertainty. As a result, many companies are turning to asset-based lending to help maintain and even grow their businesses during the pandemic.