Tom Thunstrom

Tom Thunstrom is a business loans expert and self-described "recovering banker" who currently serves Delaware's small business community as center director at the Small Business Development Center in southern Delaware. He has over 15 years of experience in small business finance and advising businesses on how best to grow and navigate a complex financial world.
 
As the Delaware SBDC is part of the University of Delaware, Tom occasionally guides student cohorts through collaborative projects with small businesses to help businesses answer key questions or develop a plan for growth.
 
In his work at the center, Tom works with a diverse range of businesses from agriculture to manufacturing, from beach-based businesses (Delaware has very nice beaches, by the way!) to logistics. He enjoys working with financial institutions and his team of business advisors to find creative ways to get a financing deal done.
 
Prior to the SBDC, Tom worked in management roles for regional and community banks in his native Minnesota and in the mid-Atlantic. He also worked for two nonprofits, navigating one through Covid and another through the Great Recession.

Tom Thunstrom is a business loans expert and self-described "recovering banker" who currently serves Delaware's small business community as center director at the Small Business Development Center in southern Delaware. He has over 15 years of experience in small business finance and advising businesses on how best to grow and navigate a complex financial world. ....Read More