by Balustrade Creative | Aug 8, 2020 | Business Financing
Getting a small-business loan can be anxiety-inducing, and requires some real effort, but the good news is that hundreds of these loans are made every day, and if you’re prepared, you’ll be able to qualify and grow your fledgling business. Obtaining a loan, whether...
by Balustrade Creative | Jul 25, 2020 | Small Business Funding
Starting a small business is hard, and with all of the investment that needs to go into opening your business, it may seem impossible to gather the resources to get a collateral-backed loan. The good news is that there are loans available for your small business that...
by Balustrade Creative | Jul 15, 2020 | Women in Business
Women owned businesses are booming in the United States, and there has never been a better time for a woman to start their own business. As of 2017, 11.6 million companies were owned by women, and employed nearly 9 million people. Altogether, women-owned businesses...
by Balustrade Creative | Jun 23, 2020 | Business Financing, Working Capital
Prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, I don’t think any one of us could have imagined the country shutting down for one day, let alone several months. But that’s the reality most of us faced in late March/early April as states began issuing stay at home orders. Not only...
by Balustrade Creative | Jun 15, 2020 | Business Financing, Financial Advice, Small Business Funding
There are more than a million restaurants in the United States, according to the National Restaurant Association, but the vast majority of those restaurants are very small businesses. 9 out of 10 restaurants have fewer than 50 employees. But there’s good news in the...
by Balustrade Creative | Jun 10, 2020 | Marketing & Sales
You’ve done all the legwork to take your alluring new business idea from a concept to a reality, which is something that relatively few people ever accomplish. You could have left it rattling around your mind as a “What if?” proposition. You could have written it off...
by sbf | May 22, 2020 | Business Financing, Financial Advice, Small Business Funding
A strategic loan for your small business can make all the difference in helping it become more profitable. Whether you’re hoping to expand your real estate options to make room for your growing business, increase the speed and quality of services through new...
by sbf | May 18, 2020 | Business Financing, Small Business Funding
The construction business is booming, even despite the downturn in the economy post-coronavirus. Construction projects are considered “essential work” and job sites are still functioning and moving forward despite all the shelter-in-place restrictions we’ve seen...
by sbf | May 15, 2020 | Alternative Business Financing
Alternative lending refers to the practice of lending money or providing an advance outside of traditional means such as a bank. Typically, the process of alternative lending takes place online and over the phone. How did Alternative Lending Begin? In the early...
by sbf | May 12, 2020 | Small Business Funding
This country was built on the backs of small businesses. It’s estimated today that there are 30.2 million small businesses in the United States, and that they make up 99.9% of all businesses. (Small businesses are defined as having fewer than 500 employees.) These...
