Business Funding
10 articles
Revenue-Based Financing Explained: The Honest Middle Ground
Revenue-based financing borrows the receivables-purchase structure that makes MCAs fast, but ties repayment to a real percentage of sales instead of a fixed daily debit. That single difference changes the risk profile entirely.
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Equipment Financing: How It Works and When It Beats a Loan
Equipment financing collateralizes itself — the machine you buy secures the loan that bought it. That single fact is why approval is easier and rates are lower than almost any other business financing category.
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SBA 7(a) Loan Requirements: What Actually Gets You Approved
An SBA 7(a) loan is not a government handout — it is a bank loan the SBA guarantees up to 85%. That guarantee is why the paperwork is heavier than anywhere else, and why most declines happen before underwriting even starts.
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Business Line of Credit vs Loan: How to Choose
The right product is determined by whether your cash gap repeats — not by which one advertises the lower rate.
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What Is a Merchant Cash Advance? The Real Math
A 1.35 factor rate is not 35% — over six months it is about 126% APR, and the number on your term sheet is the least important thing in the contract.
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What Is Invoice Factoring? The Real Cost and the Lien
Factoring companies underwrite your customers instead of you — which is why it is available when nothing else is, and why the lien they file can cost you every loan you apply for afterward.
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Business Card Denial: Your Legal Right to the Reason
Your business did not get rejected — you did, and that is actually the good news.
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How to Read a Funding Offer (Factor Rate vs. APR)
Fast-funding offers hide their real cost behind a 'factor rate' instead of an APR. Here is how to convert any offer into a number you can actually compare.
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How to Get Business Funding With Bad Personal Credit
Turned down because of your personal credit? Bad personal credit narrows your options but does not lock you out. Here is the honest map of funding paths that lean on your business instead.
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Business Line of Credit Requirements: What Lenders Actually Look For
Cards build your file. A line of credit puts real cash in your account, and it has a tougher, separate approval formula. Here is what it takes.
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