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Poor credit can be detrimental for a number of reasons — you might have trouble getting loans, credit cards, or even apartments or cell phones. Even if you can get the products and services you need, the rates might not be very good or you might not have access to as much money as you […]

Lending Club is, hands down, one of the most popular lenders available online; personal and business loans are competitively priced and easy to get. But it’s not for everyone. Curious what your Lending Club alternatives are? In this post, we list the best alternatives to Lending Club’s personal loans, business loans for startups and young businesses, and business loans for established businesses.

Business financing is often a necessary part of growing a business, but when it comes to finding capital, it can be difficult to know where to start. Should you get a credit card? What about a loan from your local bank? Is there useful financing out there that you haven’t even heard of? Read on, […]

When it comes to business financing, merchants have many options to choose from. Three of the most popular sources of financing are small business loans, business credit cards, and lines of credit. All are useful options, but each carries its own separate advantages and disadvantages. Which is best for your business financing needs: a business loan, […]

Small business owners searching for a merchant cash advance (MCA) or short-term business loan (STL) are often surprised to learn that their capital has come with a very high effective annual percentage rate (APR). The fact that your cash advance might have an effective APR reaching into the triple digits can be a big surprise. After all, that’s a very large number. […]

If you need business financing, an installment loan is probably the first type of loan you think of. As some of the most common and straightforward type of loans available, installment loans are a popular type of business financing. Also commonly referred to as term loans, installment loans can be useful for many business financing needs—from […]

Having good credit is a very important factor to getting a business loan. The higher your credit, the more loans you’ll have access to, and the better rates you’ll be offered. Frustrating as it may be, applying for a business loan (or other sources of funding) can have a negative effect on your credit. Knowing […]

Perhaps it’s an understatement to say that starting a business is hard work. With countless judgment calls, details to attend to, plans to make, and business-related things to learn, quite frankly, it’s a wonder that anybody starts a successful business. One of the biggest decisions an entrepreneur with a fledgling business has to make is how to fund […]

Merchant cash advances (MCAs) and short-term loans (STLs) are an easy way for merchants to borrow cash for business purposes. Although these types of financing often get a bad rap, many legitimate business funders offer merchant cash advances and short term loans. However, because these types of funding are still relatively new and often misunderstood, some […]

Invoice factoring is perhaps one of the most convoluted types of financing available to merchants. Because factoring involves many different parties and has a lot of moving parts, rates and fees can be difficult to parse. Nonetheless, having a good understanding of rates and fees will ensure that you’re working with the best invoice factor […]