Getting a Business Loan From the SBA Funding Program

Friday, March 5, 2010

If you own a business, you need business working capital. It's that simple. Without available cash to handle payroll, emergency situations, insurance payments, leases and rents, and countless other expenses that you'll incur, you will be in deep trouble, particularly if you are a new business. If you have not been through the start up phase in your particular industry before then you'll have no idea what kind of unexpected bills you might have to pay. Extra money in the bank can be the difference between success and failure in your first year of operation.

Getting a Small Business Administration loan or a business capital loan at the outset of your business venture is a good idea. Even if you don't use any of the money you will have it available and paying it back on time will improve your new company's credit rating. Once you have made the last payment you'll be able to borrow significantly more to expand your small business into a medium sized or large one. You could also improve your technology or provide more jobs in your community by hiring more employees.
Among the many options for getting a business capital loan are the old fashioned practice of going to your local bank or credit union and looking for a private investor to help fund your new venture. The economic climate is actually conducive to small business financing so don't be afraid to ask at as many places as you can. You can even apply at a website that will shop your request around to different lenders.

Once you have secured a SBA loan, the next step is to make sure you spend as little of it as possible. In your first year or two in business it is best to finance as much as possible provided that you don't have to pay interest on any of it. Get net thirty or net sixty day terms whenever you can on inventory and lease any equipment that you're likely to have to replace in a few years. This keeps repair costs down. Keep the money from your capital loan in the bank until you absolutely need it and make your payments on time. That way, you can always get another small business loan when you need it.

Robert A. Wagner works in the loan industry as a consultant and has written about and owned businesses for the last 20 years and also owns SBALoans-123.com.

SBALoans-123 is resource website with information about the Small Business Administration and the loan programs that they offer. You can get more information about business loans and how to get SBA Funding for your small business by visiting the website. Learn more about SBA funding.

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