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Gerri Detweiler

Education Consultant, Nav

Gerri Detweiler has spent more than 30 years helping people make sense of credit and financing, with a special focus on helping small business owners. As an Education Consultant for Nav, she guides entrepreneurs in building strong business credit and understanding how it can open doors for growth. 

Gerri has answered thousands of credit questions online, written or coauthored six books — including Finance Your Own Business: Get on the Financing Fast Track — and has been interviewed in thousands of media stories as a trusted credit expert. Through her widely syndicated articles, webinars for organizations like SCORE and Small Business Development Centers, as well as educational videos, she makes complex financial topics clear and practical, empowering business owners to take control of their credit and grow healthier companies.

Publications

  • The Ultimate Credit Handbook (Penguin Plume)
  • Invest In Yourself: Six Secrets to a Rich Life (Wiley)
  • Slash Your Debt, Save Money & Secure Your Future
  • Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights
  • Finance Your Own Business: Get on the Financing Fast Track (SuccessDNA)
  • The Ultimate Credit Repair Action Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Great Credit (forthcoming, SuccessDNA)

Highlights

  • The Ultimate Credit Handbook was named by Money magazine as one of the 5 best new personal finance books of the year when it was published
  • Testified before Congress on credit legislation
  • Nav Certified Credit and Lending Specialist course
  • Board member for Heroes at Home, a non-profit serving servicemembers and their families
  • "Helping Clients Build and Leverage Business Credit to Grow Their Business," New York SBDC Annual Conference
  • "Get Lender Ready" SCORE
  • "Heroes at Home" financial education program at 10+ multiple Air Force bases
  • National Spokesperson Media Tours for Bank of America, MasterCard, and American Express
  • "Train the Trainers," International Credit Association at the Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC

Expertise

  • Business credit 
  • Business credit cards
  • Personal credit
  • Business loans
  • Business funding
  • Small business finances

Education

  • B.A. International Business & Political Affairs, Taylor University
  • M.A. Adult Education & Psychology, Norwich University

All articles by Gerri