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Many Americans turn to franchising as the key to making their dreams of small business ownership come true. Yet every day, more and more of these aspiring entrepreneurs are discovering that their greatest challenge is not choosing the right concept, but rather gaining access to inexpensive capital needed to complete their purchase. To meet this challenge, a growing number of people are getting into the franchise business by investing in their own franchise—many of them using investment capital they didn’t know they had. Through a vehicle commonly known as Rollover as Business Start-ups (ROBS), entrepreneurs can use their IRA or 401(k) funds to invest in a franchise without taking a taxable distribution or getting a loan.
Your business credit profile could be one of the most valuable things that you have as a business owner. Here are a few things to consider about using your business credit profile to get business loans.
A business credit card application is used to apply for a credit card that is issued to the business owner in his or her business' name. Getting a business credit card allows small business owners to get loans, make payments and build credit history without putting their personal credit on the line. However, when they apply for a business credit card, their financial history very much matters; though there are ways to work around that.
What do you really need to know about how SBA-backed loans work? First, know that you're going to be spending more time with a bank than you might think.
Separation of personal and business finances is essential for any business owner, and gives you a little protection from the IRS. How do you open a bank account for your business? It's not quite as simple as wandering into the local branch of the big bank on the corner.
Usually, we call these "buyer's guides," but when you're factoring your receivables, you're not buying. You're selling. Specifically, you are selling your receivables to a third-party who, in turn, immediately pays you a price that is discounted from the face value of the receivable. Learn how it works here.
Education is a powerful marketing technique. Educate your prospective buyer about everything including a few of the bad or less positive aspects of your product or service), and you’ll sell to almost twice as many people as you do now.
A merchant cash advance is the sale of future credit card sales or other receivables. Companies with predictable cash flow from sales can use this practice to smooth out cash flow.
Company.com "Made for Business" video.
Startup Boardroom, Day Three. Bank of America small business lender Kathie Sowa talks about the problems entrepreneurs should avoid.
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