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Do SBA Loans Require a Personal Guarantee?

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Research shows that nearly one-third of all small businesses fail due to insufficient capital. If your business is running low on funds, you may want [Read More…]

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6 Best Practices to Follow When Using Business Credit Cards

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Do you use one or more business credit cards to finance your business’s operations? Like personal credit cards, they are essentially lines of revolving credit. [Read More…]

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What Is a Lock-Up Agreement and How Does It Work?

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When seeking equity financing for your business, you may be prohibited from selling stock shares for a specified length of time. Known as a lock-up [Read More…]

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Debt Refinancing: Everything You Need to Know

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Is your business drowning in debt? Most businesses have at least some debt. Statistics show that 20% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have $100,000 [Read More…]

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The Pros and Cons of a Merchant Cash Advance

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A merchant cash advance offers an alternative form of financing for businesses. It’s a special type of loan that involves the use of credit card [Read More…]

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6 Things to Consider When Applying for a Business Line of Credit

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Rather than financing your business with a loan, you may want to use a line of credit. You can use it to cover the cost [Read More…]

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The ABCs of Venture Capital: Terms You Need to Know

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Venture capital offers a convenient form of financing for startups and early-stage businesses. Rather than taking out a loan, entrepreneurs can sell some of their [Read More…]

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Beware of Variable-Rate Loans and Rising Interest Rates

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If you’re thinking about financing your business with a loan, you may want to avoid variable-rate loans. Loans have become a popular financing solution for [Read More…]

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5 Tips on Dealing With Gatekeepers

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When seeking financing for your business, you may encounter gatekeepers. Gatekeepers are advisors who work for institutional investors. If an institutional investor has little or [Read More…]

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The Beginner’s Guide to Invoice Discounting

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If your business uses invoices to collect payments from customers, you may want to use invoice discounting as a financing solution. It’s not the same [Read More…]

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An Introduction to Management Buyouts: What You Should Know

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Ownership in business often changes. Even if a business was originally founded by a single person, it may have a dozen or more owners later [Read More…]