Cornerstone Adds Another Senior Partner

Cornerstone Financial is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Cox as their newest Senior Partner. Michael is a graduate of Texas Tech University and brings over 30 years of business and investment management experience to the firm. Michael's tireless energy and creative problem solving skills will ad yet another dimension of depth to the already seasoned Cornerstone team.  In addition to having been a registered stockbroker and founder of a Broker/Dealer, Michael holds a Texas Commercial Real Estate license, which will now allow Cornerstone to operate in that space.  Michael resides in Katy, Texas and will work projects primarily in the Gulf Coast region of Texas.

The Reason for the Season

The Cornerstone family of companies is so blessed this Christmas Season.  A few of these blessings, among many others are listed below:

•Our flagship consulting and investment banking business is expanding with new programs, new staff, and new clients;

•The Cornerstone Collection, our inspirational e-commerce store, is active with new orders;

•Our construction company is bidding projects more aggressively across the state;

•The racquetball company got a shot in the arm with an agreement in principle to represent Ektelon, the premier brand of racquetball equipment, as an exclusive distributor;

•Our Pro Bono file seems to be as full as ever, and;

•The Broken Tree Ranch is undergoing a makeover of sorts with cross fencing, upgraded gates and a secondary developmental herd of registered Black Angus cattle being started this week.

After a somber season in the aftermath of my recent tractor accident and a 32-day stint with bronchitis and pneumonia, our family is now healthy and everyone seems happy. My beautiful and talented wife is working a full time job, carrying a full college load at night with academic honors, singing at church regularly and supporting everything spinning in my orbit.  Our oldest four are pursuing their careers and/or building families while our youngest two are pushing through college with graduation in their grasps.  Since we seem to be addicted to tuition - my sights are now set on seminary. We are indeed blessed!  Life is good in Cornerstone Nation.

But none of these temporal blessings compare with the ultimate blessing of the Reason for the season.  The Christmas story is about a baby who came to earth to become like man so that we could become like God.  We use the term, "God in the Bod," in painting a poignant word picture for our teenagers in explaining this miraculous event.  And we illustrate the concept for our children by sharing that our sin nature creates a gulf between God and Man.  Jesus came to earth to become our bridge to God. 

If you have been thinking more about The Reason for the Season this year and would like to know how to cross that bridge to God, please call us at 512.568.2420 for more details. We'd be happy to share this ultimate blessing with you and yours.

If you are already a committed Christ-follower and would like to read an inspirational story about one man's journey to the cross, follow this link to read about Jimmy's Journey to Jesus.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

May The Reason for the Season wrap you in His loving arms and hold you close this Christmas season and in the years to come until His inevitable, glorious and triumphant return. Shalom!

Cornerstone Debuts Upgraded Website

The IT elves at Cornerstone have been busy little beavers this Christmas season in upgrading our ever expanding website.  With direct input from senior management, the site has been expanded to more fully describe our Financial Advisory Services as well as enumerate several of our portfolio companies and strategic alliances.  A new SS Force tab was added to more fully articulate our strategic sales force philosophy and much more detail via embedded links was added to senior management bios. Browse our site to see all the new information and contact us with any questions.

Peloton & Cornerstone form Strategic Alliance

Cornerstone Financial is pleased to announce its strategic alliance with Peloton Financial (Peloton) a firm that is uniquely positioned as a key strategic alliance partner of Cornerstone Financial. Peloton's core competency is Sales Force Management, USDA loan processing, Labor Force Management, Service Force Management and developing other services as demand requires. Read more here.

John R. Allen Joins Cornerstone Financial

Cornerstone Financial is pleased to announce the appointment of John R. Allen to the post of Senior Partner. John brings 28 years of experience - a wealth of consulting and senior management skills to the firm. His business ethics, enthusiasm and life experience are welcomed assets to our group.  Read more about John's background here.

Cornerstone Debuts New Website

Austin, Texas Metro Area
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By Ken Gerhart
Managing Partner

We wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and a very prosperous 2013!

As we begin our 23rd year in business in January, Cornerstone Financial Management Consultants (CFMC) is pleased to debut our revamped website. Our website is located at the familiar address where it has been since inception: www.cornerstonefmc.com, but it now features more products and services along with a robust redesign and fluid functionality.  With more products and services from which to choose, our business clients are sure to find just the right program to meet their needs.

While our core competencies remain USDA loan products and industry-leading Feasibility Studies for middle market companies, we have recently recalibrated our focus to include smaller businesses by returning to our roots in SBA finance and broadened our services to include Annual Reports, PowerPoint Presentations, and eCommerce Solutions. Our Investment Banking (I-Banking) products reflect the many requests over the years to assist our clients with Private Placement Memorandums (PPM) as well as Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).  The relatively obscure New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program has appeared on our radar screen several times over the last few years, so we are now investing substantial time and effort in researching this rather sophisticated economic development tool.

Whether you are a business owner, a commercial banker or an economic developer, Cornerstone Financial has the expertise to help your enterprise. If you are a small or middle market business seeking to expand your business, please contact us to discuss how Cornerstone Financial can assist you. If you are a commercial banker and would like to know more about how our programs can benefit your bank, please let us know. If you are an economic development professional, we would be happy to discuss with you how our products and services can benefit your community. 

As we move into the new year, we will be posting more information on some of the specific programs mentioned above, so return to this page often to see the new information as it unfolds.