A lease line of credit — also known as an equipment line of credit — addresses that issue. Rather than financing a specific piece of equipment, the lender will grant you a line of credit for a limited period of time (typically one year). Similar to a personal or business line of credit, you’ll be given a credit cap.

A tax lease is a rental agreement in which the entity financing the lease (lessor) retains ownership of the asset in question for the duration of the lease with regard to tax and bookkeeping purposes. Tax leases last less than a year.

Shopify Capital offers short-term business funding in the form of merchant cash advances and short-term loans. It has relaxed borrower qualifications and competitive terms and fees. Shopify Capital is available to Shopify users only. Despite the potentially high fees, Shopify Capital is certainly worth considering if you are given an offer.

If you’ve been searching the internet for information about equipment leasing, you’ve probably run into a wall of industry jargon. Between captive lessors, capital leases, equipment financing agreements, and references to Section 179, the terminology can get pretty opaque. This is especially true when it comes to TRAC leases. If you’ve ever wondered what the TRAC lease is, how it works, or even just what the acronym stands for, you’ve come to the right place.

When it comes time to replace or upgrade your equipment, you’ll quickly notice that there are a lot of companies willing to finance your assets with equipment leases. These companies often provide a very useful service, particularly for businesses that need to spread their costs out over time. However, this post isn’t about the benefits […]

Whether you’re paving a road or writing software, sooner or later you’re going to need to buy, upgrade, or replace your business-related equipment. Unless you’re lucky enough to have a lot of cash on hand, the costs of doing so out of pocket may prove prohibitive. If you don’t have the luxury of waiting, you’ll need to seek financing. When that happens, you should consider an equipment loan.

Most businesses need equipment, whether it’s kitchen appliances or heavy equipment to be used on a construction site. Purchasing these items can be expensive and may require a loan. On the other hand, a traditional loan may not be the best way to purchase equipment that may soon become obsolete. In this post, we’ll look […]

National Funding is a lender that provides funding to small businesses that cannot yet get a bank loan. It provides reasonable rates for an alternative lender as long as you fall on the lower range of its factor rates and origination fees.

To repay your loan in a timely manner, it’s important to know whether or not your payments are fixed or variable, how often you have to repay, and how repayments are made. In this post, we’ll break down all the elements involved in paying back a business loan.

Adyen is an international merchant account provider known for its big-name users, including Microsoft, Pinterest, eBay, Uber, and Spotify. Impressed yet? It’s hard not to get a little starstruck, but we didn’t want to let that sway our non-biased approach. You’ll find that as a small business owner, you may have some things to be cautious about, and we’ll tell you why in this review.