Going the extra mile to fund a dream.

Firestone Financial began working with Ray Jusseaume of Ju-Le Corp. when he was a small- to mid-level street operator of jukeboxes, pool tables and pinballs in a tavern route in Fall River and New Bedford, MA. Over a 5-year period, we financed several of his equipment purchases.

One day, Ray was presented with an opportunity to open up an arcade in a mall in Fall River -- a dream come true for Ray. He felt that the location was viable and that the business would be profitable. And again, Ray came to Firestone Financial looking for equipment financing.

While we were hesitant to finance his request given its large size and Ray's lack of arcade experience, we wanted to find a way to make it work. One of our top sales reps, Jim Hines, met with Ray and previewed the location first-hand. Jim came away extremely impressed with the location and the amount of hard work and thought that Ray had put into this venture. Jim also contacted New England Coin-op Distributors, Ray's equipment distributor, who validated Jim's review.

Firestone Financial approved the loan -- a result of our personalized service approach and our willingness to go the extra mile. And today, Ray Jusseaume's dream has been realized.

After only seven months of operation, Ray's arcade income was almost double what he originally projected. The Fall River mall operator has asked Ray to take more space and wants Ray's store to be one of the mall's more prominent locations.