Monitor 2025 Best Companies in Equipment Financing

Beacon Funding has established itself as an equipment leasing and financing leader by helping small to medium-sized U.S. businesses achieve substantial growth. Beacon Funding’s success is rooted in its culture of continuous feedback. By actively seeking new ideas and feedback from employees, leadership regularly implements suggestions to improve the company.

This award recognizes Beacon Funding's dedication to building a culture of Innovation, growth & employee empowerment.

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Equipment Finance Team of the Year

Beacon Funding is proud to announce that its Unified Technology Group has been named “Equipment Finance Team of the Year” in Monitor’s Most Influential in Equipment Finance 2025 issue. The honor celebrates the team’s pioneering role in developing transformative technology solutions that are reshaping how equipment financing decisions are made.

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Recognized Team Members

4 Years Great Place to Work Certified

Great Place To Work Certification recognizes employers who create an outstanding employee experience. Certification is a two-step process that includes surveying your employees and completing a short questionnaire about your workforce. Because employee feedback and independent analysis determine the scores, Certification helps job seekers identify which companies genuinely offer a great company culture.
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6-Time Crain’s Best Places to Work in Chicago

The Crain's Best Palces to Work recognition program is based on validated employee feedback. An audit was performed when BFC employees completed the Trust Index© survey. These results were then compared to those of other small-medium businesses in the Chicago area to determine the rankings on the list.
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2-Time Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago

The "Fortune Great Workplaces" award is a recognition given by Fortune magazine, in partnership with the Great Place to Work Institute, to companies that are considered to have exceptional workplace cultures based on employee feedback gathered through surveys, essentially identifying the "best companies to work for" according to their employees' experiences; to be eligible, companies must first be certified by Great Place to Work and meet specific criteria regarding employee satisfaction and workplace practices.
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Significant Achievements by Our Team

Kevin O’Connor Honored as a Monitor 2024 Next Gen Leader

Kevin O’Connor’s selection to the Monitor 40 Under 40 2024 NextGen list highlights his significant contributions and exceptional leadership. His commitment to excellence, strategic vision, and dedication improvement have led to continuous achievements for Beacon Funding.

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Amber Stevens Makes Top 50 Women Leaders in Equipment Financing

Amber Stevens is an accomplished creative director with more than 14 years of experience in graphic design and nine years in equipment finance. Throughout her career, she has consistently demonstrated the ability to innovate, exceed expectations and lead teams to success.

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BUSINESSES ACROSS THE U.S. LOVE WORKING WITH BEACON FUNDING

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Better Business Bureau

4.8/5 Stars

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Google Reviews

4.5/5 Stars

Customer Satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction

9/10 Stars

EMPLOYEE SURVEYS

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"I’m thankful for the balance of independence and support from my manager. He’s available when I ask for help, but doesn’t micromanage."

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“I make it a point to talk to my manager in my monthly 1:1 meetings to discuss my career growth opportunities at BFC.”
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“My team is amazing! We collaborate well. I have the highest respect for all the talent on our team.”

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“Love the company and love the leadership, and would walk over coals to pull my weight for Beacon.”
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“We do try to make it a point as a group to have these discussions periodically and try to improve our day to day work process.”

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“I enjoy finding solutions to complex issues. My team is amazing! We work together to bring forward the best solutions.”