Document:

Exhibit 10.3

                    AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is dated
as of December 31, 2002, between Lee A. Forlenza ("Executive"), Ameritrans
Capital Corporation ("Ameritrans"), and Elk Associates Funding Corporation
("Elk") (collectively, Ameritrans and Elk are hereinafter referred to as the
"Employer").

      WHEREAS, Executive is presently employed by the Employer as Senior Vice
President pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated October 1, 2001 (the "2001
Agreement"); and

      WHEREAS, the Employer and Executive desire to restate and amend certain
terms of the 2001 Agreement;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

1.    Employment of Executive.

      Employer hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to
be and remain in the employ of Employer, upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.

2.    Employment Period.

      Subject to the earlier termination as provided in Section 5, the term of
Executive's employment under this Agreement shall commence as of the date of
execution (the "Effective Date"), and shall continue until July 1, 2008 (the
"Initial Employment Period"). Unless Employer gives notice of non-renewal at
least four (4) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Employment Period
or Executive gives notice of non-renewal at least two (2) months prior to the
expiration of the Initial Employment Period, the term of this Agreement shall be
extended for five (5) years beyond the end of the Initial Employment Period on
the same terms and conditions in effect under this Agreement at the time of
extension (the Initial Employment Period and any extension thereof is hereafter
referred to as the "Employment Period"). During the period between the fourth
month and the second month prior to the expiration of the Initial Employment
Period, Employer and Executive shall negotiate in good faith with respect to any
additional terms to the renewed Employment Agreement.

3.    Duties and Responsibilities.

      3.1. General. During the Employment Period, Executive shall have the title
of Senior Vice President of the Employer and shall have duties commensurate with
his office and title similar to other senior executives of the Employer.
Executive shall report directly to and take direction from Gary Granoff or the
Board of Directors of the Employer (the "Board"). Executive shall devote such of
his business time and expend his best efforts, energies, and skills to the
Employer; provided, however, that (i) Executive shall be allowed to devote such
reasonable time as he deems necessary to his personal and family business
matters, (ii) Employer acknowledges that Executive currently is and may remain
as a director and an officer or employee of Gemini Capital Corporation and True
Type Printing Co., Inc., and (iii) Employer acknowledges that Executive
currently is and may remain a partner in the law firm of Granoff, Walker &
Forlenza, P.C. and continue to practice law in a manner consistent with past
practice, so long as such time, attention, and duties in (i), (ii), and (iii),
above, do not (A) interfere with his duties and

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responsibilities to Employer or (B) violate his obligations under Section 7,
herein, or any duty, consistent with his status with Employer, as he may be
assigned from time to time by Gary Granoff or the Board.

4.    Compensation and Related Matters.

      4.1. Base Salary. For each twelve-month period, commencing July 1, 2003,
during the Employment Period, (each such period, an "Employment Year"), Employer
shall pay to Executive a base salary equal to $76,250 for the first Employment
Year, which shall increase by 4% for each subsequent Employment Year (with
respect to each Employment Year, the "Base Salary"). For the interim period
between the Effective Date and July 1, 2003, the Employer shall pay to Executive
a base salary equal to $54,080. The Base Salary shall be payable in accordance
with the normal payroll procedures of Employer.

      4.2. Initial Bonus. Within fifteen (15) days of the Effective Date,
Executive shall be paid an initial bonus (the "Initial Bonus") of $7,500.

      4.3. Annual Bonus. For each fiscal year during the Employment Period
(each, a "Bonus Year"), Executive shall be eligible to receive a bonus based on
the achievement of corporate and/or individual performance objectives set by the
Board for such Bonus Year (the "Bonus"), which bonus shall not be less than
$10,000 during the Initial Employment Period, payable monthly in arrears, and
thereafter, if this Agreement is extended for a five (5) year period, at the
discretion of the Board. The Bonus shall be paid to Executive promptly following
the determination of the Board, but in no event later than forty-five (45) days
after the end of such year.

      4.4. Other Benefits. During the Employment Period, subject to, and to the
extent Executive is eligible under their respective terms, Executive shall be
entitled to receive such benefits as are, or are from time to time hereafter,
generally provided by Employer to Employer's senior management employees
(including any executive vice president or chief financial officer) (other than
those provided under or pursuant to separately negotiated individual employment
agreements or arrangements) under any pension or retirement plan, disability
plan, or group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance,
travel accident insurance, or other similar plan or program of Employer. In
addition, Employer shall make regular contributions to Executive's SEP IRA
account of 15% of Executive's Base Salary and Bonus, subject to limitations
under the plan, and shall reimburse Executive for the use of a cell phone
($110/month).

      4.5. Expense Reimbursement. Employer shall reimburse Executive for all
business expenses reasonably incurred by him in the performance of his duties
under this Agreement upon his presentation of signed and itemized accounts of
such expenditures, all in accordance with Employer's procedures and policies as
adopted and in effect from time to time and applicable to its senior management
employees.

      4.6. Vacations. Executive shall be entitled to 20 business days vacation
for each calendar year during the Employment Period, which vacations shall be
taken at such time or times as shall not unreasonably interfere with Executive's
performance of his duties under this Agreement.

      4.7. Stock Options. In order to provide further incentive to Executive and
align the interests of Executive with those of the stockholders of Employer,
Employer shall grant to

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Executive, from time to time, options to purchase shares of common stock of
Employer, par value per share $.01 (the "Common Stock"), in an amount determined
by the Company's board of directors or committee thereof, as the case may be.
The options shall be granted pursuant to the Employer's existing Stock Option
Plan consistent with the terms and conditions therein. The options shall have
such other terms and conditions as set forth in a stock option agreement.
Employer shall register the sale of Common Stock to Executive upon the exercise
of any such options pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8, provided
that Form S-8 is available to Employer under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission at the time
Executive exercises such options.

5.    Termination of Employment Period.

      5.1. Voluntary Termination by Executive. Executive may, by notice to
Employer at any time during the Employment Period, voluntarily resign from
Employer and terminate the Employment Period. The effective date of such
termination of Executive from Employer shall be the date that is thirty (30)
days following the date on which such notice is given.

      5.2. By Employer for Cause. Employer may, at any time during the
Employment Period, by notice to Executive, terminate the Employment Period for
"Cause." As used herein, "Cause" shall mean (i) incompetence, fraud, personal
dishonesty, defalcation, or acts of gross negligence or gross misconduct on the
part of Executive in the course of his employment, (ii) an intentional breach of
this Agreement by Executive that is injurious to Employer, (iii) substantial and
continued failure by Executive to perform his duties hereunder, (iv) willful
failure by Executive to follow the lawful directions of Gary Granoff or the
Board, (v) use of alcohol by Executive or his illegal use of drugs (including
narcotics) which in either case is, or could reasonably expected to become,
materially injurious to the reputation or business of Employer or which impairs,
or could reasonably be expected to impair, the performance of Executive's duties
hereunder, (vi) Executive's conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction of,
or pleading "guilty" or "no contest" to, (x) a felony, or (y) any other criminal
charge (other than minor traffic violations) which has or could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse impact on Employer's reputation and standing
in the community, or (vii) Executive's violation of any of the provisions of
Section 7 herein. Any notice given by Employer pursuant to Section 5.2(ii),
(iii), or (iv), above, shall specify in writing in reasonable detail the nature
of Executive's action or inaction that is the cause for giving such notice.
Executive will have 30 days to cure, to the reasonable satisfaction of Employer,
any action or inaction charged by Employer for Cause under (ii), (iii), or (iv),
above. In the event of a termination of the Employment Period for Cause under
(i), (v), (vi), or (vii), above, the Employment Period shall terminate
immediately upon notice by Employer of termination for Cause. In all other cases
of a termination of the Employment Period for Cause, the Employment Period shall
terminate 30 days after such notice of termination for Cause, unless Executive
has satisfactorily cured such actions or inactions.

      5.3. By Executive for Good Reason.

            (a) Executive may, at any time during the Employment Period by
notice to Employer, terminate the Employment Period under this Agreement for
"Good Reason" (as defined below). For the purposes hereof, Executive shall have
"Good Reason" to terminate employment with Employer on account of any of the
following events without Executive's consent: (i) any reduction in the Base
Salary; (ii) Employer relocating its principal headquarters outside of a 30 mile
radius from Manhattan; (iii) the failure of Employer to provide employee
benefits consistent with Section 4.3, herein, or (iv) a "Change in Control" (as
defined below); provided, however, that the circumstances set forth in this
Section 5.3 shall not be Good Reason

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if within 30 days of notice by Executive to Employer, Employer cures such
circumstances. The effective date of such termination of Executive from Employer
shall be the date that is thirty (30) days following the date on which such
notice is given.

            (b) For purposes of this Section 5.3, a "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have taken place if any "Person" (as such term is defined in Section
3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and as used
in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) becomes a "beneficial
owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 50% or more of the
combined voting power of Employer's then outstanding securities eligible to vote
for the election of the Board (the "Voting Securities"); provided, however, that
the event described in this paragraph (b) shall not be deemed to be a Change in
Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (i) by Employer or any
subsidiary of Employer in which Employer owns more than 50% of the combined
voting power of such entity (a "Subsidiary"), (ii) by any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Employer or any Subsidiary, (iii)
by any underwriter temporarily holding Employer's Voting Securities pursuant to
an offering of such Voting Securities, or (iv) pursuant to any acquisition by
Executive or any group or persons including Executive (or any entity controlled
by Executive or any group of persons including Executive).

      5.4. Disability. During the Employment Period, if, as a result of physical
or mental incapacity or infirmity, Executive shall be unable to perform his
duties under this Agreement for (i) a continuous period of at least 120 days, or
(ii) periods aggregating at least 180 days during any period of 12 consecutive
months (each, a "Disability Period"), and at the end of the Disability Period
there is no reasonable probability that Executive can promptly resume his duties
hereunder, Executive shall be deemed disabled (the "Disability") and Employer,
by notice to Executive, shall have the right to terminate the Employment Period
for Disability at, as of, or after the end of the Disability Period. The
existence of the Disability shall be determined by a reputable, licensed
physician selected by Employer in good faith, whose determination shall be final
and binding on the parties. Executive shall cooperate in all reasonable respects
to enable an examination to be made by such physician. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Employer may conclusively determine Executive to be disabled and
terminate the Employment Period on account of Disability at any time after
Executive has commenced receiving benefits under Employer's long-term disability
insurance policy.

      5.5. Death. The Employment Period shall end on the date of Executive's
death.

      5.6. Any termination under this Section 5 shall act as a notice of
non-renewal of this Agreement pursuant to Section 2 herein.

6.    Termination Compensation.

      6.1. Termination for Good Reason by Executive. If the Employment Period is
terminated by Executive for Good Reason pursuant to the provisions of Section
5.3, hereof, Employer will pay to Executive Executive's Base Salary through the
date of termination and an amount equal to the sum of the Base Salary multiplied
by the number of years (and fractional portions thereof) remaining in the
Employment Period (the "Severance Payment"); provided, however, the minimum
Severance Payment to be paid to Executive hereunder shall not be less than an
amount equal to two-and-one-half years of Executive's Base Salary as in effect
at the time this Agreement is terminated as provided herein. Employer shall have
no obligation to continue any other benefits provided for in Section 4 past the
date of termination.

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      6.2. Certain Other Terminations. If the Employment Period is terminated by
Employer on account of Executive's Disability pursuant to the provisions of
Section 5.4, or by death, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.5, Employer
shall pay to Executive, within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of
termination, Executive's Base Salary through the date of termination and a
pro-rated share of the discretionary bonus if already determined. In the event
that the Employment Period is terminated by Employer on account of Disability
pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.4 or on account of death pursuant to the
provisions of Section 5.5 and provided Executive has been employed for at least
six months during the year of termination, Employer shall also pay to Executive
a portion of a bonus for the year of termination based upon the bonus paid, if
any, for the immediately preceding year prorated through the date of
termination. Employer shall have no obligation to continue any other benefits
provided for in Section 4 past the date of termination.

      6.3. Payment; No Other Termination Compensation. Any payment pursuant to
this Section 6 shall be made in a lump sum within ten (10) business days
following the date of such termination. Executive shall not, except as set forth
in this Section 6, be entitled to any compensation following termination of the
Employment Period.

7.    Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation.

            7.1. Non-solicitation of Employees. The Executive agrees that during
the term of the Executive's employment with the Company and for a period of one
year thereafter, the Executive shall not directly recruit, solicit or otherwise
induce or attempt to induce any employees of the Company to leave the employment
of the Company.

            7.2. Non-competition. The Executive agrees that during the term of
the Executive's employment with the Company, the Executive shall not directly or
indirectly, except as a passive investor in publicly held companies and except
for investments held at the date hereof, engage in competition with the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, excluding those activities described Section 3.1
hereof, or own or control any interest in, or act as director, officer or
employee of, or consultant to, any firm, corporation or institution directly
engaged in competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

8.    Successors; Binding Agreement.

      This Agreement and all rights of Executive hereunder shall inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and Executive's personal or legal
representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees,
divisees, and legatees. If Executive should die while any amounts would still be
payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all such amounts, unless
otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement to Executive's devisee, legatee, or other beneficiary or, if there be
no such beneficiary, to Executive's estate.

9.    Survivorship.

      The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall
survive any termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary to the
intended preservation of such rights and obligations.

10.   Miscellaneous.

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      10.1. Notices. Any notice, consent, or authorization required or permitted
to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and sent to the party
for or to whom intended, at the address of such party set forth below, by
registered or certified mail, postage paid (deemed given five days after deposit
in the U.S. mails) or personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission
(deemed given upon receipt), or at such other address as either party shall
designate by notice given to the other in the manner provided herein.

If to Employer: Ameritrans Capital Corporation
      747 Third Avenue, 4th Floor
      New York, New York 10017
      Attn: Gary Granoff, President

If to Executive: Mr. Lee Forlenza
      16 Sutton Place, Apt. 13A
      New York, New York  10022

      10.2. Taxes. Employer is authorized to withhold (from any compensation or
benefits payable hereunder to Executive) such amounts for income tax, social
security, unemployment compensation, and other taxes as shall be necessary or
appropriate in the reasonable judgment of Employer to comply with applicable
laws and regulations.

      10.3. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference
to the principles of conflicts of laws therein.

      10.4. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in
connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in
the city in which Employer's main corporate headquarters is then located in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration association then in
effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitration award in any court having
jurisdiction.

      10.5. Headings. All descriptive headings in this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only, and shall be disregarded in construing or applying any
provision of this Agreement.

      10.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which, together, shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

      10.7. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or any part
thereof, is held to be unenforceable, the remainder of such provision and this
Agreement, as the case may be, shall nevertheless remain in full force and
effect.

      10.8. Entire Agreement and Representation. This Agreement contains the
entire agreement and understanding between Employer and Executive with respect
to the subject matter hereof. No representations or warranties of any kind or
nature relating to Employer or its several businesses, or relating to Employer's
assets, liabilities, operations, future plans, or prospects have been made by or
on behalf of Employer to Executive. This Agreement supersedes any prior
agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.

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      10.9. Termination of 2001 Agreement. The Employer and Executive hereby
acknowledge that this Agreement is an amendment and restatement of the 2001
Agreement, and as such is a termination of the 2001 Agreement. Both Employer and
Executive hereby relinquish any and all rights they may have resulting from the
termination of the 2001 Agreement.

      10.10. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or
provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision or provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full
force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
void, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, any court or arbitrator so holding
shall substitute a valid, enforceable provision that preserves, to the maximum
lawful extent, the terms and intent of such provisions of this Agreement. If any
of the provisions of, or covenants contained in, this Agreement are hereafter
construed to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the same shall not
affect the remainder of the provisions or the enforceability thereof in any
other jurisdiction, which shall be given full force and effect, without regard
to the invalidity or unenforceability is such other jurisdiction. Any such
holding shall affect such provision of this Agreement, solely as to that
jurisdiction, without rendering that or any other provisions of this Agreement
invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction. If any covenant
should be deemed invalid, illegal, or unenforceable because its scope is
considered excessive, such covenant will be modified so that the scope of the
covenant is reduced only to the minimum extent necessary to render the modified
covenant valid, legal, and enforceable.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

                                          AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                          By:
                                          /s/ Gary Granoff

                                          ELK ASSOCIATES FUNDING CORPORATION

                                          By:
                                          /s/ Gary Granoff

                                          /s/ Lee A. ForlenzaMASTER NOTE (Eurodollar/Prime Rate)

$16,000,000                                              Date: December 30, 2002

      FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, a New York corporation, promises to
pay to the order of CITIBANK, N.A. (the "Bank"), on or before November 30, 2003
(the "Maturity Date"), the sum of Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000), or, if
less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all advances made by the Bank
pursuant to the line of credit (each an "Advance" and collectively, the
"Advances"), not to exceed an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding of
Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000), available to the undersigned hereunder
(the "Line") together with interest thereon as set forth herein.

      Each Advance hereunder which is a Eurodollar Advance (as defined below)
shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof for the Interest
Period applicable thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Reserved Adjusted
LIBOR determined for each Interest Period therefor in accordance with the terms
of this Note plus a margin of 150 basis points. Each Advance which is a Prime
Rate Advance (as defined below) shall bear interest on the unpaid principal
amount thereof from the date thereof until payment of such Prime Rate Advance in
full at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to 1/2% below the Prime Rate. The
undersigned shall notify the Bank not later than 12 noon three Business Days
prior to each Advance hereunder which the undersigned requests to maintain at a
rate of interest based on Reserved Adjusted LIBOR (a "Eurodollar Advance"), and
not later than 12 noon on the date of each Advance which the undersigned
requests to maintain at a rate of interest based on the Prime Rate (a "Prime
Rate Advance"). All requests for Advances shall be irrevocable and shall be in
the minimum amount of $100,000 with respect to each Prime Rate Advance and
$250,000 with respect to each Eurodollar Advance. Each request by the
undersigned for an Advance hereunder shall specify whether the requested Advance
is a Eurodollar Advance or a Prime Rate Advance, the proposed date to fund the
Advance, and if a Eurodollar Advance is requested, the Interest Period
applicable thereto.

      Any Eurodollar Advance may be continued as a Eurodollar Advance upon
expiration of an Interest Period with respect thereto by complying with the
notice provisions contained in the definition of the Interest Period; provided,
however, that no Eurodollar Advance may be continued as such when any Event of
Default or event which upon notice, passage of time or both would constitute an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing but shall be automatically
converted to a Prime Rate Advance on the last date of the Interest Period in
effect when the Bank is notified of such default or Event of Default.

      The undersigned may elect from time to time to convert outstanding
Eurodollar Advances to Prime Rate Advances by giving the Bank at least three
Business Days prior irrevocable notice of such election; provided that any
conversion of a Eurodollar Advance may be made only on the last day of an
Interest Period with respect thereto. The undersigned may elect from time to
time to convert an outstanding Prime Rate Advance to a Eurodollar Advance by
giving the Bank irrevocable written notice of such election not later than 12
noon, three Business Days prior to the date of the proposed conversion and
further provided that (i) the conversion shall be in the minimum principal
amount of $250,000 and (ii) no Event of Default or event upon notice, passage of
time or both would constitute an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.

      Interest in respect of Prime Rate Advances shall be payable on the first
day of each month commencing on the first such date to occur after the date the
Advance is made, and on the Maturity Date. Interest in respect of Eurodollar
Advances shall be payable on the last day of the Interest Period in respect
thereof. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the
actual number of days elapsed. All payments hereunder shall be payable in
immediately available funds in lawful money of the United States. The
undersigned authorizes the Bank to charge any of the undersigned's accounts for
payment of principal or interest. Any payment of principal of orinterest payable
hereunder which is not paid when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, or
otherwise, shall bear

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This note provides that interest be paid in respect of Prime Rate Advances and
on the last day of any Interest Period in respect of Eurodollar Advances.
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interest from the date due until paid in full at a rate per annum equal to three
percent (3%) above the rate otherwise payable with respect thereto.

      All requests for advances shall be irrevocable and must be received by the
Bank no later than 12:00 noon on the date of the proposed advance. The Bank may
act without liability upon the basis of telephonic notice believed by the Bank
in good faith to be from the undersigned. In each such case, the undersigned
hereby waives the right to dispute the Bank's record of the terms of such
telephonic notice. All advances under the Line are at the Bank's sole and
absolute discretion and the Bank, at its option and in its sole and absolute
discretion and without notice to the undersigned, may decline to make any
advance requested by the undersigned.

      Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the terms and conditions
set forth in any agreement in writing between the Bank and the undersigned, the
undersigned may borrow, repay in whole or in part, and reborrow on a revolving
basis, up to the maximum amount of the Line. Prime Rate Advances may be prepaid
without premium or penalty together with accrued interest thereon to and
including the date of the prepayment. Eurodollar Advances may be prepaid without
premium or penalty (except as provided in the next succeeding paragraph)
together with accrued interest thereon to and including the date of prepayment,
provided such prepayment date must be the last day of the then current Interest
Period of such Advance. The Bank shall maintain its records to reflect the
amount and date of each Advance and of each payment of principal and interest
thereon. All such records shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive as to the
outstanding principal amount hereof; provided, however, that the failure to make
any notation on the Bank's records shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of the undersigned to repay each advance made by the Bank, in
accordance with the terms hereof.

      The undersigned agrees to indemnify the Bank and hold the Bank harmless
from any loss or expense which the Bank may sustain or incur, including without
limitation, interest or fees payable by the Bank to lenders of funds obtained by
it in order to maintain a Eurodollar Advance hereunder, as a consequence of (a)
default by the undersigned in payment of the principal amount of or interest on
a Eurodollar Advance, (b) default by the undersigned in making any prepayment of
a Eurodollar Advance after the undersigned gives notice in accordance with this
Note, and/or (c) the making of any payment of a Eurodollar Advance on a day
which is not the last day of the then applicable Interest Period with respect
thereto. When claiming the indemnification under this paragraph, the Bank shall
provide to the undersigned a statement explaining the amount of any such loss or
expense which statement shall in the absence of manifest error be conclusive
with respect to the undersigned. The indemnity obligations hereunder shall
survive payment in full of the Note.

      As security for the payment of this Note, and of all other obligations and
liabilities of the undersigned to the Bank, whether now or hereafter existing,
joint, several, direct, indirect, absolute, contingent, secured, matured, or
unmatured, the undersigned grants to the Bank a right of setoff against, a
continuing security interest in, and an assignment and pledge of all moneys,
deposits (general or special), securities and other property of the undersigned
and the proceeds thereof, now or hereafter held by the Bank on deposit, in
safekeeping, in transit, or otherwise, at any time credited by or due from the
Bank to the undersigned, or in which the undersigned shall have an interest.

      Upon the occurrence and continuance of any of the following (each an
"Event of Default"): (a) default in the payment when due of any amount
hereunder; (b) filing by or against the undersigned of a petition commencing any
proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, rearrangement, readjustment of
debt, dissolution, or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction, now or
hereafter in effect; (c) making by the undersigned of an assignment for the
benefit of creditors; (d) petitioning or applying to any tribunal for the
appointment of a custodian, receiver, or trustee for the undersigned or for a
substantial part of its assets; (e) death or incapacity of the undersigned (if
an individual); (f) entry of any judgment or order of attachment, injunction or
governmental tax lien or levy issued against the undersigned or against any
property of the undersigned; (g) consent by the undersigned to assume, suffer,
or allow to exist, without the prior written consent of the Bank, any liens,
mortgages, assignment or other encumbrances in existence on the date hereof and
consented to in writing by the bank; (h) default in the punctual payment or
performance of this or any other obligation to the Bank or to any other lender
at any time; (i) the existence or occurrence at any time of one or more
conditions or events which, in the sole opinion of the Bank, has resulted or is
reasonably likely to result in a material adverse change in the business,
properties or financial condition of the undersigned; (j) failure on request to
furnish any financial information or to permit inspection of the books and
records of the undersigned; (k) any warranty, representation, or statement in
any application, statement, or agreement which proves false in any material
respect; (l) default in the observance or performance of any covenant or
agreement of the undersigned herein or in any other agreement between the Bank
and the undersigned; or (m) any of the foregoing events (other than the event
described in clause (a)) shall occur with respect to any guarantor of the
undersigned's obligations hereunder then this Note shall, at the sole option of
the Bank, become due and payable without notice or demand; provided, however, if
an event described in clause (b), clause (c), or clause (d) above occurs, this
Note shall automatically become due and payable.

      Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the
Bank shall be entitled to setoff against and apply to the payments hereof the
balance of any account or accounts maintained with the Bank by the undersigned
and to exercise any other right or remedy granted hereunder, or under any
agreement between the undersigned and the Bank or available law or in equity,
including, but not limited to, the rights and remedies of a secured party under
the New York Uniform Commercial Code. The failure by the Bank at any time to
exercise any such right shall

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not be deemed a waiver thereof, nor shall it bar the exercise of any such right
at a later date. Each and every right and remedy granted to the Bank hereunder
or under any agreement between the undersigned and the Bank or available at law
or in equity shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, powers,
privileges, or remedies, and may be exercised by the Bank from time to time and
as often as may be necessary in the sole and absolute discretion of the Bank.

      The undersigned agrees to pay, on demand, all of the Bank's costs and
expenses, including reasonable counsel fees (whether in-house or outside
counsel), in connection with the collection of any amounts due to the Bank
hereunder or in connection with the enforcement of the Bank's rights under this
Note.

      This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflict or
choice of laws.

      THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY
FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR
PROCEEDING BROUGHT AGAINST IT AND RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE OR
ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND CONSENTS TO THE PLACING OF VENUE
IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU OR OTHER COUNTY PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO
ASSERT BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR
PROCEEDING ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF
SUCH COURTS, THAT THE SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCIDING IS BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING IS
IMPROPER, OR THAT THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN MAY NOT BE LITIGATED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES NOT TO SEEK AND HEREBY WAIVES THE RIGHT
TO ANY REVIEW OF THE JUDGMENT OF ANY SUCH COURT BY ANY COURT OF ANY OTHER NATION
OR JURISDICTION WHICH MAY BE CALLED UPON TO GRANT AN ENFORCEMENT OR SUCH
JUDGMENT. THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON IT BY
CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH BELOW OR SUCH OTHER
ADDRESS THAT THE UNDERSIGNED SHALL HAVE NOTIFIED THE BANK IN WRITING OR ANY
METHOD AUTHORIZED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY
LAW, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE.

     The undersigned and the Bank hereby agree and acknowledge that any and all
information relating to the undersigned which is furnished by the undersigned to
the Bank (or any affiliate of the Bank), and which is non-public, confidential,
or proprietary in nature, shall be kept confidential by the Bank or such
affiliate in accordance with applicable law; provided, however, that such
information and other credit information relating to the undersigned may be
distributed by the Bank or such affiliate (a) to the Bank's or other affiliate's
directors, officers, employees, attorneys, affiliates, auditors, and regulators,
and (b) upon the order of a court or other governmental agency having
jurisdiction over the Bank or such affiliate, to any other party. The
undersigned and the Bank further agree that this provision shall survive the
termination of this Note.

      The Bank shall not, by any act, delay, omission, or otherwise, be deemed
to have waived any of its rights and/or remedies hereunder. No change,
amendment, modification, termination, waiver, or discharge, in whole or in part,
of any provision of this Note shall be effective unless in writing and signed by
the Bank, and if so given by the Bank, shall be effective only in the specific
instance in which given. The undersigned acknowledges that this Note and the
undersigned's obligations under this Note are, and shall at all times continue
to be, absolute and unconditional in all respects, and shall at all times be
valid and enforceable irrespective of any other agreements or circumstances of
any nature whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a defense to this Note
and the obligations of the undersigned under this Note. The undersigned
absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably waives any and all rights to assert
any set-off, counterclaim, or crossclaim of any nature whatsoever with respect
to this Note or the undersigned's obligations hereunder.

      In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Note
should be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

      The undersigned hereby waives presentment, demands for payment, protest,
notice of dishonor, and any and all other notices or demands in connection with
the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of this Note.

      As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

      "Bank" shall be defined to include the Bank, its successors and assigns,
and any holder hereof.

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      "Business Day" means (a) a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day
on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by
law to close and (b) relative to the date of (i) continuing an Advance as, or
converting an Advance to, a Eurodollar Advance, (ii) making any payment or
prepayment of principal of or payment of interest on a Eurodollar Advance, or
(iii) the undersigned giving any notice (or the number of Business Days to
elapse prior to the effectiveness thereof) in connection with any matter
referred to in (b)(i) or (b)(ii), any day on which dealings in U.S. dollars are
carried on the London interbank eurodollar market.

      "Eurocurrency Reserve Requirement" means for any day as applied to a
Eurodollar Advance, the aggregate (without duplication) of the rates (expressed
as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including,
without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal, and emergency reserves under
any regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other
governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto), as from time
to time hereafter in effect, dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities" in
Regulation D of such Board) maintained by a member bank of such system.

      "Interest Period" with respect to any Eurodollar Advance means:

            (a) Initially, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar
Advance is made and ending one, two, or three months thereafter; and

            (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next
preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Advance and ending one,
two, or three months thereafter, as selected by the undersigned by irrevocable
written notice to the Bank not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the
last day of the then current Interest Period with respect to the Eurodollar
Advance; provided, however, that all of the foregoing provisions relating to
Interest Periods are subject to the following:

                  (i) if any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Advance
      would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, the Interest
      Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the
      result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into
      another calendar month, in which event, such Interest Period shall end on
      the immediately preceding Business Day;

                  (ii) if the undersigned shall fail to give notice as provided
      in clause (b) above, the undersigned shall be deemed to have requested
      conversion of the affected Eurodollar Advance to a Prime Rate Advance on
      the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; and

                  (iii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day
      of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
      corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest
      Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month.

      "Prime Rate" shall mean a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the prime
rate of interest as published in the Money Rates column of the Wall Street
Journal from time to time. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect on the
date of the change in the Prime Rate.

      "Reserved Adjusted LIBOR" shall mean with respect to the Interest Period
pertaining to a Eurodollar Advance, the rate per annum equal to the quotient
(rounded upwards to the next higher 1/16 of one percent) of (a) the annual rate
of interest at which dollar deposits of an amount comparable to the amount of
such Loan and for a period equal to the Interest Period applicable thereto are
offered to the Bank in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m.
(London time) on the second Business Day prior to the beginning of such Interest
Period, divided by (b) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Eurocurrency Reserve
Requirement.

      "Undersigned" shall mean, if this Note is signed by more than one party,
unless otherwise stated herein, the "undersigned and each of them" and each
undertaking herein contained shall be their joint and several undertaking. The
Bank may proceed against one or more of the undersigned at one time or from time
to time as it elects in its sole and absolute discretion.

      In the event the Bank shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive and binding upon the undersigned) that, by reason of circumstances
affecting the London interbank market, adequate and reasonable means do not
exist for ascertaining the Reserved Adjusted LIBOR for any requested Interest
Period or with respect to the continuation of a Eurodollar Advance beyond the
expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Bank
shall forthwith give notice of such determination, confirmed in writing, to the
undersigned. If such notice is given, any outstanding Eurodollar Advance shall
be converted, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto, to a Prime Rate Advance. Such notice shall be withdrawn by the Bank
when the Bank shall determine that adequate and reasonable means exist for
ascertaining Reserved Adjusted LIBOR.

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      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Note,
if any change after the date hereof in law, rule, regulation, guideline, or
order or in the interpretation thereof by any governmental authority charged
with the administration thereof, shall make it unlawful for the Bank to make or
maintain any Advance as a Eurodollar Advance, then, by written notice to the
undersigned, the Bank may require that the Eurodollar Advance be converted to a
Prime Rate Advance, whereupon the Eurodollar Advance shall be automatically
converted to a Prime Rate Advance as of the date of such notice to the
undersigned.

      In the event that any change in applicable law or regulation, or in the
interpretation thereof by any governmental authority charged with the
administration thereof, shall impose on or deem applicable to the Bank any other
costs or assessments, the undersigned shall pay to the Bank on demand an amount
sufficient to compensate the Bank for the additional cost resulting from the
maintenance or imposition of such reserves, costs, or assessments.

      Any consents, agreements, instructions, or requests pertaining to any
matter in connection with this Note, signed by any one of the undersigned, shall
be binding upon all of the undersigned. This Note shall bind the respective
successors, heirs, or representatives of the undersigned. This Note and the Line
shall not be assigned by the undersigned without the Bank's prior written
consent.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Note the day
and year first above written.

Witness: /s/                           Elk Associates Funding Corporation
         ------------------------

                                       By: /s/ Silvia M. Mullens
                                           -------------------------------------
                                            Name: Silvia M. Mullens
                                            Title: Vice President

Borrower's Address:

747 Third Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10017

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