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Fuel prices remain relatively low, the jobs report continues to show that we are near full employment, and small business lending has rebounded from the depths of the credit crunch to record levels by some measures.

FICO receives a report of your credit getting checked by a lender — and since new credit accounts come with these credit inquiries beforehand, a small drop in your score might happen.

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Still, credit bureau reports do have some potential for error, so small businesses should not necessarily use them as the only source of consumer credit information.

Tight credit is forcing small businesses to seek alternative lenders to meet demand for back - to - school merchandise, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Part of the problem, the study found, is that «existing tax rules effectively create a $ 19,399 reporting tax loophole impacting millions of taxpayers» because of the confusion surrounding the requirements for forms 1099 - K, which is supposed to be filed by companies when they earn more than $ 20,000 through 200 or more credit card transactions, and 1099 - MISC, which covers payments above $ 600 to independent contractors, freelancers and small businesses.

In 2016, eight years after the crash, 45 percent of small - business owners reported applying for credit, up from 22 percent in 2014, according to the Federal Reserve.

A report by the National Small Business Association puts credit cards as third most popular financing choice, after retained earnings and bank loans.

It's small potatoes when compared to the huge demand for wearable computers expected in the near future, according to a report by Credit Suisse.

Possible reasons for the increased lending activity include lower levels of regulation at smaller banks than at their larger counterparts, recent movement of lending staffers from large banks to small banks and an increased willingness of smaller banks to take on credit and interest risk, the report says.

While the survey examines consumer debt on credit cards, about 10 percent of business financing happens on various types of credit cards, the Small Business Administration reports.

The Section 179 deduction is the most - used tax credit by small businesses, with more than a third of business owners reporting taking advantage of it, according to a March NSBA tax survey.

In addition, while the majority of business owners surveyed across all segments said they did not feel a perception of discrimination from a financial institution impacted their chances of obtaining business credit, 22 % of African American and 11 % of LGBT business owners reported that perceived discrimination impacted their chances of obtaining credit for their business, compared to 5 % of the general small business owner population.

Features for the small business include connecting to online bank accounts and credit cards, professional invoices, simple dashboards and options to categorize income and expenses specifically for tax reporting.

Payment information reported to personal credit bureaus is earmarked as small business account activity, but can still affect your scores.

While credit mix is a small factor (about 10 % of your credit score), it can give you a little boost if both types show up on your credit report.

The report presents new data from 426 regional small businesses (NY, NJ, CT and PA) on their financial well - being, credit needs and recent borrowing experiences.

Bank of America business credit cards report both positive and negative payment history to the Small Business Financial Exchange (SBFE), thus your payment activity may show up on your business credit reports.

The Report will examine business conditions and the credit environment from the perspective of over 2,500 women - owned small employer firms.

According to the NFIB survey on credit access by small businesses, «four percent of owners reported that all their borrowing needs were not satisfied, up 1 point and historically very low... only 1 percent reported that financing was their top business problem.»

This small business report evaluates three potential causes of the recent decline in small business lending: weak demand, weakened applicant quality, and restricted credit availability.

If you get a small - business loan, line of credit, or trade line from a vendor who reports to the business credit bureaus, that also helps build your business credit.

Only half of small business applicants received credit, and 75 % reported receiving only «some» or «none» of the credit they wanted.

The Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Kansas City will issue the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Women - Owned Firms at 2:00 PM EST (1:00 PM CST) on Thursday, November 30.

What's more, when looking for small business financing, it's a good practice to make sure any potential lender reports your credit behavior to the appropriate business credit reporting bureaus — because some financing options do not.

In an interview with Nav co-founder and CEO, Levi King, he suggested the link to monitoring your credit profile and positive results was measured by their American Dream Gap Report: «[B] usinesses that regularly monitor their credit were 41 percent more likely to be approved when applying for a small business loan.»

Unlike your personal credit, it's not expressed in a fairly universal score, but rather is typically expressed in a series of reports that address how timely a business repays vendors who offer payment terms, their payment history with any current small business loans, industry information (including the overall creditworthiness of other businesses within that industry), and comparisons between the business and others within the same revenue class, size, number of employees, and the region where they do business.

They also collect trade credit information and data from the public record to evaluate small businesses, but their report is heavily weighted to how a business interacts with banks and other traditional lenders like credit card providers.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will issue the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Startup Firms at 1:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, August 8.

Further reinforcing my thesis that the average household has largely reached a point of «saturation» on the amount of debt that it can support, the Federal Reserve reported that credit card delinquencies on credit cards issued by small banks have risen sharply over the last year.

Thus, upon denial of your small business loan, check your credit report.

Small business credit scores are predominantly issued by 1 of 4 major reporting agencies - Dun & Bradstreet, Experian, Equifax, and FICO.

You can see a sample Small Business Credit Report here.

The Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index also reported that approval rates by credit unions and alternative lenders were relatively unchanged, while institutional lenders continued slow but steady growth in approval percentage.

«Not only do small business owners report that the operating environment for their businesses will be better in 2017 than it was in 2016, but business owners are anticipating growth for their businesses in the new year as more plan to increase their capital spending, add staff and apply for credit.»

A small slice goes to credit reports and flood certification, and a larger portion to the survey provider, if you had one.

Indeed, as reported by the New York Times, states have promoted these tax credit programs to raise funds for private schools, even though the number of AMT filers is relatively small, approximately five percent of all filers.

«However, the universal credit proposals seem to fly in the face of simplicity when it comes to the reporting requirements being imposed on small employers and the self - employed.

Miscellaneous tax changes reported to be part of the package include several priorities of the business community, including: a favorable change in how the securities industry allocates its receipts for tax purposes, from the address of the firm to the address of the customer; an updating of a sales tax exemption for capital purchases by the telecommunications industry; a reduction in the ton - mileage tax; a rate reduction for small businesses; and creation of an investment tax credit for the securities arms of insurance companies.

This is no small matter, as the U.S. poverty rate in 2003 was just 8.1 percent if those items are included, 23 percent less than the officially reported 10.5 percent poverty rate for that year (which fails to take into account food stamps, Medicaid, school lunch programs, earned income credits, and other cash transfers).

[22] That report showed that when transfer students were awarded bachelor's degrees, they tended to have more excess credits than so - called native students, but the difference was small and there were a number of possible explanations for that difference.

In 2013, Moody's Investor Service, a bond credit rating agency, released a report which concluded that a small but growing number of school districts face severe financial stress as charter schools proliferate, specifically because these districts can't reduce their costs as quickly as they lose revenue.

In 2010, MDRC released its first report, which indicated that New York City's first 105 small high schools — two - thirds created by New Visions — increased students» likelihood of earning credits, progressing through high school and graduating in four years with a Regents diploma.

It makes several changes to the DBE program, concerning such subjects as uniform application and reporting forms; implementing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Small Business Administration (SBA); substantive amendments to provisions concerning personal net worth, retainage, size standard, proof of ethnicity, confidentiality, proof of economic disadvantage, DBE credit for trucking firms, and eligibility of firms owned by Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs); and clarifications concerning multi-year project goals and the use of the new North American Industrial Classification System («NAICS»).

There are reports that Amazon has a Square reader - like device in the works, one that will plug into a smartphone or tablet (presumably not only the Fire phone or Kindle Fire) and allow small business people to take advantage of the reliance on credit cards that many consumers have.

The National Federation of Independent Business reports that just under half of all small businesses accept credit card payments at all, and apparently they get along just fine.

A follow up report by the CFPB found that only a small number of consumers who had civil judgments or tax liens removed from their reports in July experienced a jump significant enough to improve their credit profile.

Unlike your personal credit, it's not expressed in a fairly universal score, but rather is typically expressed in a series of reports that address how timely a business repays vendors who offer payment terms, their payment history with any current small business loans, industry information (including the overall creditworthiness of other businesses within that industry), and comparisons between the business and others within the same revenue class, size, number of employees, and the region where they do business.

You can request a copy of your credit report even if you've already received one within the last year, but you'll have to pay a small fee.