While most banks will report a business credit card
on your business credit report, many will not report it on the all - important personal credit report (exact details below).
Had to guarantee it myself, then found out several months after having it that it doesn't actually report
on the business credit profile, just my own.
Compared to business lines of credit, credit
limits on business credit cards are also generally lower and interest rates are generally higher (especially on cash advances).
This is because the bureaus do not specify the names of
lenders on business credit reports for privacy reasons, unlike on consumer credit reports.
Additionally, some of the business credit bureaus also report on personal credit, but the information they collect is different and focused
on your business credit obligations.
However, you don't necessarily have to commit to a $ 175 annual feel — or a $ 10,000 initial spend — in order to maximize
rewards on a business credit card.
Keep in mind that your personal credit report is still proved to be approved, but the credit history will
sit on your business credit report.
The rare case when an officer or owner of a business is not personally responsible for the purchases
made on a business credit card.
The flexibility of interest
rates on a business credit card is something that you would not deal with if you had a loan or fixed line of credit.
There is no
word on the business credit bureaus following suit although it sounds unlikely since company credit reporting is a whole different breed from consumer credit.
In many cases, repairing your business credit can be as simple as identifying negative
items on your business credit report which were incorrectly filed, or are altogether false.
Businesses will spend much more than this, which is why this is a popular
category on business credit cards and not on personal credit cards.
Put your operating
costs on a business credit card with a high rewards rate, and you could quickly rack up enough points or miles to finance a vacation for a deserving employee.
This is a big benefit because card issuers are not required to limit your liability for fraudulent
transactions on a business credit card, as they are with consumer credit cards.
You can try to boost your score by reducing the
balance on your business credit cards or requesting a credit - line increase to lower the percentage of your available credit in use.
Compared to business lines of credit, credit
limits on business credit cards are also generally lower and interest rates are generally higher (especially on cash advances).