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Friday, January 31, 2014

Commercial Financing

Commercial Financing

 

What is commercial financing ?

Commercial financing is the verbiage used for describing the entire business financing industry. This financial industry, has many different markets, verticals, sectors, and types of financing to offer to wide variety of business owners.
Business financing, or any other type of commercial financing, has proven to be the back bone for funding many small business owners., business ventures, business investments, and small business start-ups. As applying for a business loan is the first step in the process of receiving business funding, understanding that this is a loan and it will have to be paid at some point very soon, should always be the first thought on any business owners mind that is trying to obtain business  or commercial financing.
For new small business owners, it may be difficult to get a bank to give you a business loan as your business is new, making it a high risk investment for the bank. Moreover, existing business owners that have successfully been in business for years will have a much easier time facilitating funding for their business. Every business owner, prospective business owner, and consumer alike should understand that receiving any type of funding from a major financial institution these days is very complex and complicated due to current economic conditions.

Comparing Bank Loans and Commercial Financing Institutions

When it comes down to the actual bank that may fund your business and the terms of the commercial financing, there are several criteria and questions  you should look into and take into consideration. Comparing your business funding options and conducting a little research on the financial institution are all imperative actions any business owner seeking a business loan should consider and perform. Taking into consideration if the bank is a community bank, a credit union, a private bank, or a large corporate bank should be one of the many criteria a business owner factors into the equation when seeking commercial financing.
Comparing the actual business loan and services offered by the many different financing service companies will allow the business owner to receive the best and cheapest business  loan that fits their particular situation. Items such as the APR, the down payment, the collateral, the length of the loan, and the monthly payment, and the repayment conditions of the actual business loan are all criteria of which every business owner should be comparing before applying for commercial financing.

Need A Business Loan ?

If you are considering going to apply for commercial financing there are a few factors you should consider doing a little research on. These factors are as follows for most new and existing business owners- the business owner or businesses credit history and credit score, the amount of funding needed, a business plan, and any other related documentation and identification required to apply for the business loan.

How to Apply for Commercial Financing

Some tips on how to apply for commercial financing are as follows- conduct your research and due diligence, compare the financial institutions and the services they provide, compare business loans from the different financial institutions, make your educated decision, speak with a loan officer, request a few copies of the actual commercial financing application, fill out the application in it's entirety, collect all pertinent documentation and information, submit your application for approval, and await your response for approval of your business loan application.

These are the general processes in which a business owner or prospective business owner should take when seeking commercial financing for their business ventures.


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

How to Start a Business



How to Start A Business 

Are you sick and tired of your day to day boring job ? Have you ever considered starting your own business doing something you love or something that would make way more money ? If so, and if you are feeling adventurous, you may want to look into the many different aspects of setting up, running, and maintaining your very own business.

How to Start a Business Right The First Time
When you finally decide to take that leap from a somewhat secure day job to your own business, there are many things you need to take into consideration especially if you have a family to take care of. Obviously you know that if you quit your day job you will no longer be receiving a check for your hours at work. Do you have means to survive while you get your business off the ground? If you plan on seeking business funding or alternative business funding to get your business going, you will still at some point have someone to payback or pay a portion of the profits to. Another important point to consider is that seeing how you are the boss of your own business, are you willing and persistent enough to take on many roles of your business until it gets going? Are you willing to do almost whatever it takes to make your business a success, even if it means working 20 hours a day for w while ?

Taking on these types of stresses from a new business venture can be a little more stressful than your average day to day job and should also be taken into consideration before starting a business.

How to Start A Business Processes

That being said, in order to get started with setting up your new business there are some very important steps every new business owner should and must go through to get their new business set up correctly and legitimately. How to start a business process-
- Conducting your due diligence and research on locations, markets, and competitors
- Creating a solid and comprehensive business plan
- Facilitating funding for business start up
- Setting up of the legal business entity and name of business– sole proprietor, LLC, or corporation
- Purchasing business insurance and workers comp insurance or exemption of
- Initial purchase order for initial business set up- office space, computers, furniture, stock, supplies, materials...
- Hiring qualified employees
- Setting up and finalizing entire business set up
- Pre launch and Launch of New Businesses
- Monthly Marketing and Monthly Advertising

This is a very general list of what most business owners go through in order to set up their business properly the first time out of the proverbial “gate”. Obviously for each new business there is a unique business plan that helps everyone involved in setting up , running, and managing the new business are all on the same page. By conducting thorough research while taking the time to set up everything properly the first time, a new business owner is increasing their chances for success right from the start, and they probably do not even know it.