FastUpFront Small Business Blog

Having a good business credit rating is a golden key that can help open the doors of financing- whether from the bank, vendors and suppliers, or potential investors. And with the current economic environment making it harder for small businesses to get the financing they need, this key is all the more vital to the [...]

Many small businesses rely on a bank-approved business line of credit as a convenient source of short-term financing. But preserving this credit-line is not always so easy. Most banks make a commitment for one year. At the close of the year the business’ financial statements, tax returns, and credit rating are reviewed. If the bank [...]

I just found out about a great webcast which will be taking place on June 24th. “The American Dreams Rude Awakening- Mortgage Debacle and Foreclosures” The OU (Orthodox Union), a Jewish organization, is sponsoring a free webcast focusing on how to deal with the mortgage crisis, whether you are looking to get a mortgage, or [...]

By using online finance/accounting calculators and other online tools, you are able to bypass hiring someone to calculate for you AND you are able to recalculate quickly and easily for various situations, projections, and ‘what if’s’.   Bank Rate has the following free calculators for Small Business Owners: • Calculate payments on any loan (incl. [...]

Our customers come to us when they are in a cash flow crunch.  Many of them are running very successful businesses, only the timing of their payables and Receivables is simply a bit out of sync.  Here are 8 things you can do to shorten the time between when your customer wants something, and when [...]

Small businesses across the country are trying to survive the current credit crunch.  The recent changes in the credit market have resulted in much more restricted access to capital.  As any small business owner knows, access to capital is crucial to growing and surviving in business. Capital was easy to come by for many small [...]

1)  Bill Your Customers Your clients won’t pay you unless you ask them to.  Many small businesses only send out invoices when they find themselves short on cash.  If you are taking on a regular client, negotiate a regular invoice schedule.  Scheduled and prompt billing is the first step to improving your business’ cash flow; [...]

Today, I got a taste of some of the frustration our clients of trying to research small business cash advancing and bad credit business loans in general.  I was trying to look up some non-biased information (ie not put out by a creditor) so that I could quote it on here.  Although I found a [...]

Although your credit score is totally irrelevant to working with us, here at Fast Up Front, it is still key for small businesses like yours.  Despite that, the vast majority of small business owners don’t seem to understand how business credit is established at all, let alone GOOD business credit. Because of its importance, I [...]

Welcome to the official FastUpFront Weblog (blog). Our core service is providing businesses with unsecured cash advances. We provide the necessary financial resources to promote, develop, expand or simply maintain small businesses to medium sized businesses. Through this Blog (in addition to other areas of our website), you will be able to find current news, information, and business resources [...]