Thought Leaders
What Entrepreneurs With Bad Credit Need to Know Before Applying to Get a Loan
Your credit score is a major factor in your eligibility, but it's not the only factor.
By Jared Hecht
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Business Funding
5 Business-Funding ‘Rules’ to Break
New options exist for small businesses struggling to find financing. It's easier than ever to secure funding -- if you're willing to explore uncommon avenues.
By Sherry Gray
Building a Business
The States With the Best and Worst Business Credit Scores
Your business credit score is just as important as your personal credit score. Find out where your state stands.
By Rose Leadem
Business News
How Your Personal Credit Score Can Impact Your Business
As a business owner, credit may be a tool that can help your business grow to new heights, but it can also be a difficult concept to master.
By Due
Business Accounting
8 Ways Your Poor Personal Credit May Negatively Impact Your Business
Think you've covered your bases by keeping your business money separate from your personal money? Think again.
Business Accounting
This Money Issue Haunts Entrepreneurs and Could Put You Out of Business
A startup founder has made it his mission to help others navigate the often confusing realm of loans and debt.
Building a Business
4 Reasons Your Personal Credit is Killing Your Business
Learn how you can keep your credit score under control.
By Due
Business Accounting
How Much Should You Borrow to Grow Your Business?
Consider these four questions before taking on any kind of debt to expand your business.
By Daniel DeMeo
Building a Business
The 4 Lines of Credit Now Available to Small Businesses
Help grow your business with the one of these flexible financial solutions.
By Jared Hecht
Building a Business
PayPal Co-Founder’s Newest Startup Raises $100 Million to Reinvent Credit
Affirm is rethinking the way shoppers -- particularly millennials -- borrow money by letting them obtain a micro-loan at a point of sale instead of using a credit card.
By Leena Rao
Business Accounting
10 Steps to Establish and Build Credit for Your New Startup
Good credit starts with something as simple as securing an EIN -- and paying your bills on time.
Building a Business
Crowdfunding, Personal Credit and the ‘Bank of Mom and Dad’ Are a Few Go-Tos For Cash When VCs Aren’t Interested
Only a tiny fraction of startup funding comes from venture capital firms. So what about everyone else? How are growing businesses supporting the rest of their growth needs?
By Aaron Agius
Business Accounting
4 Reasons You Need a New Credit Card for Your Business
Even if you never needed a loan before, establish business credit now, because you never know.
Business Accounting
Small Banks More Likely to Give Businesses the Funds They Need, Fed Says
Business owners were more positive in 2015, but cash flow and retaining good employees remain large concerns.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Accounting
3 Reasons the Bank Yanked Your Credit Line — and How to Fix the Problem
It's a serious wake-up call, but it won't be the end of your business. Let's figure out what went wrong.
By Joe Worth
Building a Business
Does a Short-Term Loan Ever Make Sense for Your Business?
If you're a cautious and diligent borrower, a short-term loan could be just what you need to push your small business in the right direction.
By Jared Hecht
Business Accounting
4 Things You Should Know About Business Credit Cards
Choosing a credit card can be tough, but it can be even more difficult for business owners who are unfamiliar with the business-credit landscape.
By Kari Luckett
Building a Business
Oops, IOU? How the World’s First Modern Credit Card Was Invented.
The scrappy entrepreneur who created the credit card, as legend has it, might have experienced an embarrassing situation that led to inspiration.
Building a Business
Moody’s: Cyber Attacks Are a Growing Risk for Corporate Credit
The ratings agency says it does not 'explicitly incorporate' cyber attack risk in its analysis, but is paying more attention to it.
By Reuters
Business Accounting
Vouch: The First Social Network for Credit
Personal endorsements power a consumer lending network.
Building a Business
Should You Extend Credit to Your Customers?
A too-lenient credit policy can break your business, while one that's too strict can scare customers away. Here's how to craft a credit policy that's just right.
Business Accounting
4 Ways Stock-Market Volatility Affects Every Business
Entrepreneurs and small-business owners need to pay attention to market swings, whether they like it or not.
Building a Business
How to Make Debt Work For You
Taking on debt comes down to its cost of capital and how you plan to use your borrowed funds.
By Steph Wagner
Business News
Uber in Talks With Banks for $1 Billion Credit Line
About six to seven banks are expected to be part of the facility, according to a report.
By Reuters
Business Accounting
8 Ways to Build Your Company’s Credit
A good credit score can help you land loans, financing and better interest rates for your business.
Business Accounting
8 Ways to Build and Improve Your Personal Credit Score
You can help build your business's credit by making sure your personal credit score is top-notch. These seven tips can help.
Business Accounting
What You Need to Know About Credit Lines
Our expert tells whether you need a line of credit and how big that line should be.
By Joe Worth