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10 Reasons You Don’t Qualify for an SBA Disaster Loan

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Maintaining your business through the coronavirus crisis has likely led you to cut costs, revise your sales projections, and potentially seek out a loan to help you stay afloat. Your business is brand new. Most banks will not issue traditional SBA loans to brand new businesses. Poor cash flow.

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Financing Your Business? Consider An SBA Loan

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by Tom Pretty, Head of SBA Lending at TD Bank. Small business is the backbone of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy. This is possible, in part, because the SBA guarantees a portion of loans will be repaid, eliminating some of the lender’s risk. SBA Loan Programs.

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How to Build Credit 101 for Small Business Owners

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Many businesses, both large and small, rely on borrowed capital to fuel growth and fund other business initiatives. This means small business owners need to understand how their credit impacts their ability to borrow more than the average consumer looking to purchase a house or buy a new car.

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4 Reasons Small Businesses Fail

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Census Bureau showed the reality in hard terms – 400,000 small businesses opened and 470,000 SMBs closed their doors just last year. What separates new businesses that flourish from those that close in disappointment? Here are four of the top reasons small businesses fail within the first year: 1.

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9 Steps to Handle Business Loan Rejection

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If you don’t already know who the loan manager is, then do some research and find out. On the other hand, some of these are not easily fixable so you’ll have to look for alternative solutions to your financing problems. Measures a company’s ability to manage and allocate resources. Explore other financing options.

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How to Get Funding for a Business

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Most healthy businesses need business financing at some point. Startups have to deal with starting costs and ongoing businesses have to finance growth and working capital. Financing options depend on what kind of business you have. Don’t waste your time looking for the wrong kind of financing.

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The Basics of Small Business Loans [WEBINAR]

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What do you need to know about small business loans before you apply? You have a lot of options, and there are a lot of variables in the equation that determines whether you’ll qualify for the loan you’re applying for (or whether that loan is even a good fit for you and your business). Scott: Hi everybody.