Small Business Financing

Mark runs a consulting company that helps businesses improve their applications. His business, CF Webtools, would regularly hit a dry spell during the summer and around the holidays. After weighing a loan offer from his bank, Mark decided to see…

Opening a business bank account is an important step to formally separate your personal and business expenses. A business bank account also offers unique benefits to small business owners, including higher transaction limits and the ability to build credit and…

Brandi and Sean Nichols are the owners of Gotta Dance Studio & Company in Bend, Oregon. Brandi loves working with her students and strives to provide them with a diverse mix of classes all year round. To do so, she’s…

Every small business owner faces different demands, but most have at least one thing in common as they expand: a need for small business funding. Securing funding for your small business may be a major obstacle that can make or…

When you’re in the very earliest stages of your entrepreneurial journey, one of the first things you’ll need to figure out is how your business will be funded. While venture capital and equity financing is an option for some startup…

Data security is always a top priority, both for sensitive business information and personal details. That’s why it’s always a good idea to make sure any software product, company or platform that uses sensitive information is reputable and trustworthy before…

The Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S. Treasury Department resumed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for First Draw Loans on the week of January 11, 2021, and on January 13, 2021, Second Draw PPP loans returned with the same general…

In April 2020, to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19, the U.S. federal government launched a new Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program – the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Paycheck Protection Program loans are designed to help small businesses keep…

To assist small businesses impacted by COVID-19, the federal government has passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which includes multiple initiatives to provide financial assistance to small businesses and their employees. One program created under the…