small business loans Archives

Small Business Check-In: Which Sectors Are Recovering Better and Why?

March 2020 was a month no business owner will soon forget. The country was locking down, and our small business clients were struggling to understand the rapidly changing news cycle, a patchwork of local ordinances...

byBenjamin Johnston

July 12, 2021

Traditional vs. Alternative: Which E-Commerce Business Loan is Best for Me?

E-commerce is the future of retail. E-commerce sales in 2020 accounted for 14% of all sales in the country, and it’s estimated that there will be 2.14 billion global digital buyers in 2021. Every e-commerce...

byRapid Finance

June 28, 2021

E-Commerce Financing: Funding Your Online Business

It’s a Catch-22: you sell your products to make money, but you need money to buy those products to sell. What if you don’t have the working capital on hand to do so? That’s where...

byNav

May 17, 2021

7 Ways to Fund Your Startup When You Don’t Want to Give Up Equity

You know your business idea has the potential to take off and become a runaway success. The problem is that you need money to get to market and make sure that everyone knows about your...

byDave Rathmanner

August 25, 2018

A Quick Guide to Term Loans

From small business loans to business credit cards, there are many options available for entrepreneurs to finance their projects. When you have an investment opportunity that will create a steady stream of revenue, you’ll often...

byBond Street

April 27, 2017

The Pros and Cons of Small Business Loans

Most growing businesses will need to borrow money at one point or another. Whilst taking on debt is inherently risky, it is often vital to power business success, fund a major marketing campaign or simply...

byCarl Faulds

March 18, 2017

Which Funding Source is Best for Your Business?

Before exploring the topic of traditional banks versus online lenders as a source of startup funding, it's interesting to learn where typical startups get their funding today. While no two startups are exactly the same,...

byJess Harris

October 28, 2016

Small Business Loans: How to Simplify [Video: Part 2 of 2]

We’re back for the second part of our collaboration with StartupNation. My name is David Haber and I am the co-founder and CEO of Bond Street, a company that provides small business loans. So far, you’ve...

byDavid Haber

July 5, 2016

Small Business Loans: How to Simplify [Video: Part 1 of 2]

My name is David Haber and I am the cofounder and CEO of Bond Street, a startup that aims to make access to capital for small business owners more simple, transparent and fair. We are excited...

byDavid Haber

June 28, 2016

Getting Financials Ready for the Bank

The SBA operates two primary loan programs, known by the sections of the regulations that created them: 7(a), which provides general funding for establishing a new business or expanding an existing business; and 504, used...

byAnn Logue

April 11, 2016

What Business Owner’s Can Do To Gain Capital

Banks aren’t lending-despite reports the economy is getting better. So, what does this mean for small business owners and people trying to start their own business? Basically people are going to need to get a...

byBetsy Brottlund

January 15, 2010

Merchant Cash Advance Financing: An Alternative Option with Today’s Economy

Cash flow is what businesses rely on the most to stay afloat. According to the SBA, roughly 50% of small businesses fail within the first five years. Businesses fail for many reasons including bad market...

byBetsy Brottlund

April 9, 2009

Small business loans grubstake entrepreneurs

Huh? I subscribe to a daily 'Word of the Day' email from Merriam-Webster and the other day the word was grubstake. grubstake GRUB-stayk verb : to provide with material assistance (as a loan) for launching...

byJoel Welsh

July 12, 2006