Unlike
standard loans for small businesses, credit lines have lower interest rates, although if you make payment on time, your rate can decrease even more.
Not exact matches
The
smallest businesses that most need financing rarely qualify
for a
standard bank
loan.
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.
Most banks and credit unions offer
standard term
loans and lines of credit
for small businesses, and while qualifying will depend on the bank, you will need both a strong personal and
business credit score as well as strong
business financials.
In Raddon's recent survey, 17 percent of
small businesses indicate they are hesitant to take on debt now because of the economy, and 8 percent feel they that their company would not be able to meet the credit
standards for a
loan.
One bank has introduced a
small business loan secured by commercial property, reducing the interest rate at which such a
loan would previously have been available from this bank, while another introduced a «basic» residentially secured term
loan for small business at 6.35 per cent, 40 basis points lower than that bank's
standard residentially secured term
loan.
Most banks and credit unions offer
standard term
loans and lines of credit
for small businesses, and while qualifying will depend on the bank, you will need both a strong personal and
business credit score as well as strong
business financials.
Your bank may also make SBA
loans, which are another excellent source of funding
for small business owners, especially if you are unable to meet your bank's
standard lending requirements.
Banks have tightened their underwriting
standards after the financial crisis, making It difficult
for many
small businesses to get
loans.
Results from the Federal Reserve Board's Senior
Loan Officer Opinion Survey indicate that, on net, a
small fraction of banks eased their lending
standards for business and consumer
loans over the previous three months.