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Entrepreneur to CFO Guide Everything you need to know about small biz financing to become the money-savvy entrepreneur your biz needs a not e from my r a Hi there! I m Myra!

I m going to take a wild guess that you love running your biz, yet one thing keeps you from getting too excited: the money.

1 Entrepreneur to CFO Guide Everything you need to know about small biz financing to become the money-savvy entrepreneur your biz needs a not e from my r a Hi there! I m Myra! I am the owner of Good Biz Services, LLC. We help small business owners create better businesses, financially. I m going to take a wild guess that you love running your biz, yet one thing keeps you from getting too excited: the money. Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to START a business, GROW their company or simply STAY in business via financing or obtaining business credit. This guide will walk you through all the need-to-knows to empower you take charge of your money, and grow your biz! Let s get started. 1

2 Step 1 Compare Small Business Credit Cards & Unsecured Business Line of Credit The market for distributing credit lines for businesses nowadays has grown. After all, most entrepreneurs know that owning a sufficient credit line can give a business a lot of advantages. The bigger the company gets, the more useful a credit line becomes. For anyone trying to put up a business, choosing which financing option is best can get a little intimidating especially since credit lines available for businesses come in different varieties. Two of the most commonly compared forms available for business credit are the small business credit cards and unsecured business line of credit. Knowing the difference between the two and which is best for the nature of your business can greatly help you in your decision. Small Business Credit Cards A small business credit card is basically a credit line catered especially for companies who are just starting out. This type of resource offers a lot of flexible options for businesses, which may include discounts and other penny-pinching benefits that could greatly assist companies especially new ones. These are also quite easy to get, and a lot of suppliers in the market today readily accept payments done through these business credits. And so, if you are trying to start a new business and you still do not have much of resources or the long credit history, then this type of credit line would be ideal for your company s use. On the contrary, as ideal as this type of financial resource may be, it does have its setbacks. And if you are not careful enough with your credit usage, you might end up damaging your business as well as your personal credit score. The thing about most credit card companies offering small business credits is that they would require a personal-liability agreement for the business owner to certify. And so, your company s credit report may appear in your personal score even if no expenses were done for your private use. On the other hand, there are lenders who do not necessarily comply with this contract, so if you are afraid to risk your personal credit score, then looking for credit cards that do not require personal-liability is highly suggested. Unsecured Line of Credit A small business credit card is basically a credit line catered especially for companies who are just starting out. This type of resource offers a lot of flexible options for businesses, which may include discounts and other penny-pinching benefits that could greatly assist companies especially new ones. These are also quite easy to get, and a lot of suppliers in the market today readily accept payments done through these business credits. And so, if you are trying to start a new business and you still do not have much of resources or the long credit history, then this type of credit line would be ideal for your company s use. On the contrary, as ideal as this type of financial resource may be, it does have its setbacks. And if you are not careful enough with your credit usage, you might end up damaging your business as well as your personal credit score. The thing about most credit card companies offering small business credits is that they would require a personal-liability agreement for the business owner to certify. And so, your company s credit report may appear in your personal score even if no expenses were done for your private use. On the other hand, there are lenders who do not necessarily comply with this contract, so if you are afraid to risk your personal credit score, then looking for credit cards that do not require personal-liability is highly suggested. 2

3 Step 2 Know the Facts about Bad Credit and Business Loans Before setting up a business, there are two questions that you must ponder: Are you willing to finance your own business from your personal assets? or Is applying for a business credit a more practical approach? If you choose the latter, it is important to review your credit history. Having a bad credit must not hinder you from setting up your own business though it cannot be avoided for the credit history to be reviewed whenever applying for a loan. This review would play a role in determining whether your application for a business loan would be accepted or rejected. A good credit history can help you qualify to a loan with great rates, terms and conditions. On the other hand, if you have a bad credit history, you do not have any choice but to settle for a bad credit loan. A bad credit loan is designed to help people who have bad credit history. Unfortunately, not every lender offers these kinds of loans. Do not take that as an obstacle that you cannot overcome but it must motivate you to look for lenders who are willing to offer bad credit loans. Terms for a Bad Credit Loan Improving the Chances You have the option of applying for a secured loan to help improve the chances of the application to be accepted. In a secured loan, the borrower is required to pledge a type of security when he or she applies for a loan. By doing so, the lenders would not be at risk. In the event that the borrower defaults on the payments, the lender can easily retrieve the amount. There are several lenders who are more open to the subject of a secured loan and it might not pose a difficulty for you to convince a lender in spite of your bad credit rating. You can also hugely improve the chances of your application to be accepted by building credit worthiness before applying for a loan. You can do this by never defaulting on payments, keeping your banking transactions and others free of errors. If have done all of this, then you can apply for a loan. This only shows that despite your bad credit history, the recent pattern in your transactions is developing healthy payment habits. Credit worthiness is the most important determining factor regarding the issue of the chances of your loan getting approved. 3

4 Step 2 CONTINUED Know the Facts about Bad Credit and Business Loans Payments Step 3 Study Business Credit Card Debt Consolidation What Is Debt Consolidation and What Methods Can I Take? Firms that specialize on assisting you and your business to get out of mounting debts do debt consolidation. What usually happens is that they take two or three credit cards that have outstanding balances on them and consolidates or combines them into one. This way, your monthly payments are lowered and they become easier for you to pay. At the same time, most debt consolidation programs would temporarily close (but not inactivate) your credit accounts to prevent the company from further accumulating debt. But hiring a company to assist you in a debt consolidation program is only one option. You may also choose to consolidate the company s debts yourself by getting credit cards offering 0% of interest rates for balance transfers. This allows you to transfer balances from your previous credit card to pay off for your debt, while enjoying much lower rates by foregoing interests. However, with this, you must be careful to choose a credit card that does not charge you interest for a short 4

Step 3 CONTINUED Study Business Credit Card Debt Consolidation period of time and that you are able to pay off all your debts before interests start being charged

You can save your company a lot of money by taking on a loan to pay off all your existing credit card balances, and paying off the loan after.

Remember that a lot of existing debt consolidation firms as well as lenders for consolidation loans would still charge you a certain interest.

Consolidating debts that your business credit cards have managed to accumulate is one very good way to get you and your company from getting stuck in the hole of

5 Step 3 CONTINUED Study Business Credit Card Debt Consolidation period of time and that you are able to pay off all your debts before interests start being charged again. Business debt consolidation loans are also another way to help your company get out of debt. You can save your company a lot of money by taking on a loan to pay off all your existing credit card balances, and paying off the loan after. What Are Other Things I Should Consider? Debt consolidation provides you with so much opportunity to fix your company s financial problems, but before you decide on any method or sign up with firms for this process, take not of some things that you must consider. Remember that a lot of existing debt consolidation firms as well as lenders for consolidation loans would still charge you a certain interest. And the longer it will take you to pay them, the higher your interest goes which means that this is no cause for you to be sluggish in transacting your payments. Also be very wary of the types of agreements that you sign up with, and make sure that you are really paying for your own debt and not just for the profit of the consolidation company. Consolidating debts that your business credit cards have managed to accumulate is one very good way to get you and your company from getting stuck in the hole of financial troubles. This may temporarily decrease your credit score, but once you have paid off all your debts then it will just gradually improve. Just remember to be wary with what methods to choose in doing so, and remember to make timely payments so as to prevent balances and interests from escalating. Using all this knowledge and these three steps taking charge of your biz funding and money should be easy. If you re ready to take the next steps to grow your biz, I d love to help! Click the button below to get the help you need to take the next steps to find out your options & confidence you need to get your biz growing and off the ground! CONTACT MYRA 5

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