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small business loans
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...