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How to Get Maximum Funding for a Small Business

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Funding for a Small Business

Funding for a small business is one of the first and most important decisions a business owner is going to make. How you decide to fund your business could impact how you operate, grow and expand your business. funding for a small business

In this post, we are going to get real with you on how to get the most funding for your business in the shortest period of time. What you’ll learn after reading this post will open your eyes to what is actually possible when you put the right funding strategy to work.

After dealing with 100s of funding files on a monthly basis for many years we have quite a bit of insight into how to get maximum funding for a small business. Now before we get into our funding strategy it’s important to start with the obvious.

How much funding do you need?

Whether you are startup or existing business, it’s most important that you do your numbers and determine how much funding you need to launch, expand or invest in your business. Find out what your return on investment (ROI) will be by putting the newly acquired money to work.

Your ROI deals with the funding you receive and invest in your company and the return you realize on that money.  Be sure to factor in your costs and provide a cushion for unforeseen expenses.

Once you complete your forecast, it’s much easier to determine the amount of funding you need and how you’ll put that money to work. In a nutshell, whatever funding goal you aim for must make the best financial sense for your company’s future.
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Big News About Your Experian Company Credit Report

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Experian Company Credit Report

At Experian®’s yearly Vision Conference held in May 20-23, 2018 they announced it has become a certified vendor of the Small Business Financial Exchange, Inc. (SBFE)

This is major news that will impact your Experian Company Credit Report because they will now combine SBFE’s commercial data with Experian’s commercial data.

According to Experian® it anticipates the combined data sets will result in new product launches over the next 24 months. experian company credit report

As you know Experian Commercial is one of the major business credit reporting agencies that maintains credit information on approximately 25 million active U.S. businesses.

So how does this news impact your Experian company credit report?

If your company has business credit and payment data in SBFE’s Data Warehouse it will now be combined into your Experian’s Company Credit Report. This is big news and may result in added payment experiences to your Experian company credit report that may have not been previously reporting.
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5 Reasons You Should Balance Transfer to Business Credit Cards

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Balance Transfer to Business Credit Cards

Do you have personal credit card debt acquired from business related expenses?

Do you have business debts reporting on your personal credit? balance transfer to business credit cards

If you’ve been using personal credit cards for business expenses, you should balance transfer any outstanding debt to a new business credit card account.  Most importantly, the new business credit card account should only report to the business credit reporting agencies.

We’ll discuss how to get business credit reporting cards later on in this post.

When you transfer the balance from a personal credit card to a business credit card that reports only to the business credit reporting agencies it comes with many benefits. The process itself is easy, but you must make sure the new business credit card is only a business reporting card.

In today’s post we’ll cover 5 major benefits when you do a balance transfer to business credit cards.
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15 Business Credit Reporting Agencies You Should Know About

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Business Credit Reporting Agencies

So, want to build a credit identity for your business?

You may know about the three-major business credit reporting agencies: Dun & Bradstreet, Experian Commercial, and Equifax Small Business. But did you know there are other business credit agencies out there that provide business credit reports on your company that is used to decide if you’re eligible for business credit, business loans, lines of credit, leasing and other financial products? business credit reporting agencies

There’s even specialty reporting agencies that focus on certain industries. Just like the three-major business credit reporting agencies, specialty reporting companies collect and share business credit file information with creditors and other businesses.

In today’s post we’re going to list 15 business credit reporting agencies you should know about. Each of these agencies receive millions of updates on the account activities of businesses like yours.  Now remember, there are many credit reporting agencies on both the consumer and business side.

So, should you check with every business credit reporting agency on this list? Although many may not even have any information listed on your business it’s best to check with all of these agencies to see if your listed.
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How a Business Name Impacts the Unsecured Business Credit Cards Program

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Unsecured Business Credit Cards

Do you want 4-5 unsecured business credit cards that only report to the business credit reporting agencies?

You’re probably familiar with our popular business credit cards funding program where we get you multiple business credit cards issued in your company’s name. In fact, this program is one of the best ways to speed up the business credit building process. unsecured business credit cards

Not too long ago we shared the top 5 business credit building hacks and this particular strategy was on the top of the list.

In today’s post we’re going to cover several issues that may occur with a business name when it comes to our business credit card funding program. But before we get started if you haven’t done so already you should check out last week’s post where we discussed the 5 credit report issues that trigger business credit line denials.
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