March 5, 2020 / by Sam Baitz / Women & Financing
Top Business Resources for Women Veteran-Owned Businesses Veterans own 2.52 million businesses in the United States, primarily in the finance, insurance, transportation, and warehousing industries. Women own 15.2% of those businesses, but organizations and lenders are working to increase that percentage. Women’s Veteran’s Alliance has created an online directory of businesses owned by female veterans, […]
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Adopting Digital to Grow Your Business
May 16, 2020 / by Sam Baitz / Growth and Expansion
Integrating Online Options to Maintain or Even Grow Your Business Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, businesses have had to get creative about how to maintain or grow their revenue base. States have instituted shelter-in-place or social distancing orders, and many brick and mortar companies have been completely shut down. If you are a small […]
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A Guide to Debt Consolidation
May 3, 2020 / by Sam Baitz / Financial Management
What is Debt Consolidation? It is not uncommon for small business owners to have multiple forms of credit open. Whether it is a business line of credit, a small business loan, or some other type of loan that you may have stacked on another loan to launch a business or just keep it operating. At […]
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COVID-19 Business Loans and Grants
April 16, 2020 / by Sam Baitz / Business Financing, Business News
How to get COVID-19 Business Loan & Grants Three packages recently signed into law are geared to aid this country and offer relief due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, signed into law on March 6, 2020, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Signed into law on March […]
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Top Business Resources for Women Veteran Owned Businesses
March 5, 2020 / by Sam Baitz / Women & Financing
Top Business Resources for Women Veteran-Owned Businesses Veterans own 2.52 million businesses in the United States, primarily in the finance, insurance, transportation, and warehousing industries. Women own 15.2% of those businesses, but organizations and lenders are working to increase that percentage. Women’s Veteran’s Alliance has created an online directory of businesses owned by female veterans, […]
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Small Business Borrowing Success Stories
February 5, 2020 / by Sam Baitz / Motivation and Inspiration
Small Business Borrowing Success Stories Taking the leap and applying for a small business loan can be scary. What if cash flow does not match your projections? Will borrowing really help you achieve your goals? Whether it is your first or your tenth loan, before you apply you want some reassurance that it is the […]
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Why APR on Business Loans Does Not Matter
September 11, 2019 / by Sam Baitz / Credit Tools and Tips
Why Your Business Loan APR Does Not Always Matter Small business owners who need to borrow capital often look at the interest rate first when making a lending decision. The interest rate a lender charges represents what you will pay to borrow the funds. In effect, it is the price tag on your loan. If […]
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How to Read Your Business Loan Agreement
August 16, 2019 / by Sam Baitz / Documents & Stuff
Understanding Your Business Loan Agreement You have been approved for a small business loan – congratulations! But do you understand it? Your business loan agreement contains all of the information on the contract formed between the business owner and the lender. While not always the easiest set of documents to understand, business owners who want […]
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Closing the Gender Lending Gap Through Alternative Lending
July 11, 2019 / by Sam Baitz / Women & Financing
Closing the Gender Lending Gap Women continue to increase their participation in the business world. Everyday female entrepreneurs launch new businesses and many of them continue to thrive. Many of these early stage companies require additional working capital to fund their continued growth. Unfortunately most of these women entrepreneurs or business owners are realizing how […]
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How to Get a Bank Business Loan
June 27, 2019 / by Sam Baitz / Banks and Finance
How to Get Bank Business Loans You can get business loans from many different lenders. But most business owners go to the places they’re familiar with: banks. Getting a business bank loan is different from getting other types of loans. They’re harder to get. There’s often more paperwork and more waiting. It can be a […]
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Alternative Business Loans Assist Small Businesses
May 17, 2019 / by Sam Baitz / Lending Industry
Alternative Business Loans Help Businesses Grow The reputation of the alternative lending industry is suffering due to the proliferation of exposés using isolated incidents as circumstantial evidence aiming to delegitimize the industry as a whole. It is imperative to address this hot button issue. Why? Because lone wolf incidents aside, alternative lending is the backbone […]
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