Tag: loans
Funding Your Business: The Five Cs of Business Credit
In the approval process for business loans, lenders use the “five Cs of credit” as their standard for credit analysis.
If you want to improve...
Funding Your Business: The Plan
If you decide to go to your bank and secure a business loan, you need preparation. To plead your case, you need to prepare...
Funding Your Business: Lending a Helping Hand
Everyone needs cash to open a new shop. To fund your business, you can beg and borrow from your friends and family. You can...
Shop Talk Podcast, Episode 8: All About Sustainability
Sustainabilty. Going green. Environmentally friendly. You know all the terms, but what do they actually mean?
In this episode of the Shop Talk podcast, we...
SBA and Treasury Announce PPP Re-Opening
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week...
Calculating Cost of Debt
Due to COVID-19, many small businesses, including sign shops, have had to take out loans to stay afloat. Loans can help owners to have...
The PPP Loan Just Got Simplified
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been plagued by changes and hiccups from the beginning, but a new Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act that...
Hurt by COVID-19 Closures? Don’t Sit On Your PPP Loan Application....
Today the Senate passed additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and there’s an anticipated vote in the House on April 23, 2020....