It is not easy for small businesses to get small
business loans. Banks and other lenders require them to go through
strict and complicated financial procedures with stringent requirements
for qualification. After everything, credit approval is not even
guaranteed.
Even the financing for loans supported by the Small Business
Administration (SBA) cannot meet the needs of the majority of small
businesses. Although the amount of credit available for small
businesses has reportedly been increased by 25% since March this year,
it is not that easy to avail of the said small business loans.
Small businesses seeking small business loans should know how to
prepare the right kind of business plans that banks are looking for. To
justify the loan, they should be able to show the banks in detail how
they intend to use the money in business and how viable their plan is.
Experts say lenders have specific points which they scrutinize
applications for and applicants should know these points and tailor
their submitted business plans accordingly.
It is also said that loan applicants should first establish a strong
relationship with the lending bank in order to increase the possibility
of having a loan approved. Banks supposedly give more small business
loans to businesses they have already known and trusted long term.
Since small businesses are usually new businesses, this is quite
difficult to do and it cannot be done in a hurry. How can a new small
business with financial needs establish a good long term relationship
with a bank in time to meet its current needs?
Another requirement of lending institutions from small businesses
applying for small business loans is a good credit history score. A
small business should first be deemed credit worthy by the bank before
it can even be considered for loan approval. Again, small businesses
that are stll young are at an immediate disadvantage here. How can they
establish credit worthiness in time?
The US Congress has also placed Congressional restrictions on
eligibility for the Small Business Administration loans. Small
businesses first have to prove that they are at least two years old and
are both struggling and viable at the same time. They should present
proof that they have had a positive cash flow in one of those previous
two years in business. They should, however, be currently struggling
with “immediate financial hardship” with a decrease in income that
should not be less than 20 percent. At the same time, they should
submit their projections for cash flow for the next two years, proving
that they will be able to meet loan payments.
A faster way to get small business loans would be through credit card
services.
Any small business should have credit card services. Credit card
services enable a company to accept customer payments for goods and
services via credit cards or debit cards, whether over the counter in
brick and mortar settings, through the phone or online. Credit card
services provide the hardware and software for this.
Being able to accept payments through credit cards or debit cards can
greatly enhance a small business’ income earning potentials. In
addition to that, credit card services can provide the equivalent of
small business loans with no need for any collateral. The amount of the
small business loans are computed based on the average monthly income
of the small business from credit card payments. The small business
loans are then amortized through automatic monthly deductions of a
certain percentage from the small business’ future credit card revenue.
This means small businesses can almost automatically qualify for small
business loans through credit card services, and will surely be able to
pay such small business loans. Is there a faster way than this?
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