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The
Easy Way To Get A Business
Loan
by Janet Attard
SOHO businesses have
traditionally had difficulty getting loans to start and grow their
businesses. While funding may be available through local sources, it
usually takes a significant amount of time and effort to locate and secure
that funding. It's quite common, for instance for a small business that
approaches a local bank for a loan or a line of credit to be handed a
lengthy application that has to be returned along with three years'
of financials for the business, three years of personal tax returns and an
application fee of several hundred dollars -- all before finding out what
the interest rate is likely to be on the loan or line of credit for which
they are applying.
Furthermore, some banks
just don't want to deal with small loans at all.
One woman who wanted to establish credit in her business name was turned
down for a loan to purchase equipment that cost less than $10,000. The
equipment was for her existing homebased business, but the bank told her
she should just go put the purchase on her personal credit card instead of
getting a business loan.
Thanks to the Internet, there's an easier way
to get a loan for your business. Loan sites make it possible to
apply for a loan online using a relatively simplified process. One such
site,
BusinessFinance.com lets you search a database of funding
sources to find the right one for your needs. All you do is fill out a short loan application
to find funding organizations and banks willing to do business with you.
About the author
Janet Attard is the founder of
the award-winning Business
Know-How small business web site and information resource. Janet is
also the author of The
Home Office And Small Business Answer Book and of Business
Know-How: An Operational Guide For Home-Based and Micro-Sized Businesses with
Limited Budgets.
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