Three of the Most Popular Types of Business Funding

Credit lines are what most business owners want. They are also one of the hardest types of financing to qualify for. To get approval for real credit lines, you nearly always must supply business financials.

Financials include business tax returns for 2 – 3 years. You might also need to supply P&L statements both current and projected, bank statements, a business plan, and more.

Your approval amount comes from the profits you show o n your returns. Your tax returns should also show increasing profits.

Your personal and business credit will be reviewed. Both should be good for approval. Lenders like to see open credit lines with very high limits. Approval amounts might also link to existing limits.

Business loans are available at a lot of places, including SBA loans from conventional banks. Many lenders also provide business loans and some other types of collateral-based financing.

Many loans are for shorter terms, usually 3 – 5 years. Others might go as long as 20 years or longer.

Rates vary based on risk, with some being two percent over prime rate. Others are as high as 10%. To get long terms loans, you almost always need financials. Often, you also need collateral.

Merchant and revenue advances are becoming increasingly common in the business funding arena. These are just like cash advances in the consumer world. They are much easier to secure than loans and credit lines. Often you can get approval with no business financials, including no tax returns.

Advances usually close very fast, within a week, when loans and credit lines take 30 – 90 days to close. The terms aren’t as favorable on advances. But the scope of who qualifies is very broad..