The flexibility of a business line of credit—which allows you to draw against a pre-approved amount of funding and only pay interest on the funds borrowed—makes it a good option for many companies, including dropshippers. Inventory financing may also be something to consider. What is dropshipping? It’s an order fulfillment method where stores don’t keep [...]
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is certainly not immune to the havoc caused by the pandemic to many small businesses. As a matter of fact, it’s just retooled its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, so even if you were previously turned down for an EIDL, the SBA suggests you reapply. “Our mission-driven SBA team [...]
The pandemic has affected everyone’s life in one way or another. If you own a business, you may very well be experiencing supply chain disruptions that are having a negative effect on your ability to serve your customers. According to a national survey done in September 2021 by the NFIB Research Center: Half of small [...]
Most people have some familiarity with personal auto loans, and while there’s quite a bit of overlap when you move into the area of business auto loans, there are some differences to be aware of, too. Business Auto Loans An auto business loan is, in essence, a form of equipment financing; you access low-cost capital [...]
Unless you’ve been steering clear of all pandemic-related news stories — which can actually be a cleansing experience — as a business owner you’re certainly well aware of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Thousands of businesses have taken advantage of PPP round 1 and/or round 2 to receive loans that are nothing short of lifelines [...]
The ongoing pandemic is wreaking havoc with many aspects of “normal” life, and small businesses are one of the demographics that is really suffering. Before getting into the topic at hand — the changes made to the Main Street Lending Program — here are some statistics about small businesses to digest: The 30.7 million small [...]
It’s not big news — especially if you’re a business owner — that the pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into any plans businesses made for 2020. Small businesses have been especially hard hit. According to a survey of 5,800 small businesses conducted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread economic chaos, no more so, perhaps, than for small and medium-sized for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations. With that demographic in mind, the Federal Reserve announced the Main Street Lending Program back in April, and the highly anticipated loan program is finally underway. Five-year loans ranging from $250,000 to $300 [...]
Things have certainly changed since our last blog, in April, when the economic disruption from COVID-19 was in its infancy. All these months later, things are still in flux, with many business owners looking for creative solutions to keep their heads above water during this unprecedented time. With many years of experience serving as a [...]
Many businesses are struggling in light of the rapid spread of COVID-19, which has resulted in many states “locking down” residents and allowing only essential businesses to operate. While this is certainly an extreme, unprecedented situation, it’s a harsh way for many businesses to see firsthand how cash flow deficiencies can affect their day-to-day operations. [...]
The start of a new decade offers plenty of opportunities to take a hard look at your business and decide if you’re headed down the right path. Staying current with buying trends is one way to ensure you’re doing all you can to make it easy for customers to do business with you. For example, [...]
We’ve heard many different reasons from business owners as to why they haven’t investigated getting a business loan with us. Yes, we’ve heard it all. But the one reason that perhaps makes the least sense is that they fear even being pre-approved will have a negative effect on their credit score. It won’t. The ABCs [...]
