Not exact matches
Over the past three years, half of
small business owners reported applying
for a
loan from banks or another financial
institution, with 20 percent applying more than once
for financing.
It's just that many banks are not able to properly scale their resources to include all deserving borrowers, even if
small -
business owners do meet the stringent standards set by lenders,» says James Walter, founder and CEO of BBC Easy, a provider of automated
loan management software
for financial
institutions.
The SBA's various
loan programs have provided needed funding
for thousands of
small enterprises who were unable to secure
loans from lending
institutions on their own; indeed,
businesses can not solicit
loans from the SBA unless they are unable to get funding independently.
This past February,
for example, Heller Financial announced it would not write any new
Small Business Administration - backed
loans, although the
institution previously had been one of the top providers in that market.
Many entrepreneurs turn to banks and other financial
institutions to secure a
loan for their
small business.
Some financial
institutions offer
small business loans of up to $ 15,000 earmarked
for people who would have difficulty getting a traditional
business loan.
The multi-million dollar commitment benefits Community Development Financial
Institutions (CDFIs), Main Street Launch (California), Carolina
Small Business Development Fund (North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida), and PeopleFund (Texas), to provide
loans for veterans looking to start or grow their own
businesses.
For less than stellar credit scores, your options will not include traditional financial
institutions, or a
Small Business Administration
loan, which requires a personal credit score of at least 680.
Another method of obtaining financing
for a
small business is using accounts receivable — i.e. customers» credit accounts — as collateral
for a short - term
loan from a bank, commercial finance company or other financial
institution.