By Chad Otar If you need capital for a small or medium-sized business, you will benefit from discovering the hottest alternative lending options. Whether you need money to launch a new company or require a cash infusion to operate or expand your existing business, understanding the choices that are out there will empower you to […]
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Credit Cards by Sean MacEntee on Flickr Securing financing for your small business can be tricky, especially if you have no or poor credit history. You may face a frustrating Catch-22: You don’t qualify for certain financing because you need to build up your credit history, but you can’t build up your credit history without
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Are you a new small business owner who needs money to get your startup off the ground? If you’ve been trying to avoid taking out a business loan, you may be approaching it all wrong. At least, that’s the conclusion of a study published in the Journal of Corporate Finance. The study looked at the results
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There was a time when the words “convenient banking” meant your local bank installed a new ATM. These days, however, with the introduction of Fuse from Fundbox, it means banking at the touch of a button, wherever you are, whenever you need it. Fundbox Fuse is an integration Fundbox is offering solutions partners (five at
When your business is in need of financing, there are many avenues you can explore. With Kickstarter campaigns, business credit cards, more traditional loan products, and more it can be tricky to know which avenue is best for your business. While there are loan products out there that are tailored to meeting specific financing needs,
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Sad businessman standing near sales chart Running a business is about managing a lot of moving parts. From legal considerations to bookkeeping to HR, there are about a million things to consider and a million things that can go wrong. And the statistics bear this out: only about 50% of small businesses make it to
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By Carl Faulds Not all scammers are as obvious as the ones who spam your inbox claiming to be bank managers from Nigeria with millions of dollars to disburse. There are plenty of sophisticated crooks ready to prey on your business, and keen to exploit the meteoric growth in online lending. So what are the
By Lilach Bullock Being a small business owner presents its own unique set of challenges, and one of the main ones is not having the budget to do all you need to do. A successful business needs constant investing to keep it growing—more marketing spends, product or service improvement, getting more people to join the
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Your business credit score can be the key to unlocking important financing opportunities for your business, so understanding what your business credit score is, how to monitor it, and what makes it fluctuate is critical. Here’s how and where your business credit score is generated, plus what you can do to take control of your
“When opportunity knocks, answer the door.” I’m not sure who originally said that, but its message is clear and wise. And, I think a corollary quote—“Opportunity doesn’t knock a second time”—is also important to keep in mind. I’m making these points because after years of slogging through a ho-hum business climate, it seems that the
