23 September 2009 2 Comments

10 Factors that Cause Small Business Lenders to Reject a Loan Request

Even as the economy shows subtle signs of a future recovery, many economic experts agree that it is far from over and that spells bad news for small businesses in search of financing. Lenders continue to be tight-fisted when it comes to extending credit, and this dearth of financing has dealt a tremendous blow to [...]

13 August 2009 1 Comment

SBA Lending: Small Businesses Still Waiting to be “Stimulated”

It all seemed so promising…
Last year, Senator John Kerry’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee managed to not only save several small business loan programs that were effectively reduced or completely nixed under the President’s proposed 2009 budget, but they also managed to secure over $100 million in additional funding. This additional funding was supposed to [...]

24 April 2008 0 Comments

Cartoon: Business Loans in a Tough Economy

In today’s economy even the banks need to find creative ways to fund business loans!