The American Security Council Foundation reports that there are over 891,000 emergency medical service (EMS) personnel, 800,000 police officers, and 1.13 million firefighters in the United States. When you consider that there are over 28 million small businesses in the United States, a considerable portion of those are owned by current or past first responders. [...]

Having no or a low personal credit score can certainly make it difficult to obtain financing. Most mainstream business lenders prefer to provide funding to borrowers with established credit over 680, but these days alternative business capital is abound making it easier for business owners with credit scores down to 550 or even 500 to [...]

Banks offer many different types of small business financing, but it is often difficult to locate a bank and financing type that is right for you. One of the best types of small business financing that a bank may offer is known as a business term loan. A business term loan is not so much [...]

According to a recent Small Business Administration (SBA) report, veteran-owned firms represent about 9.1% of all U.S. firms. When you consider that there are over 28 million small businesses in the United States, the number of veteran-owned businesses is staggering. Veterans of the armed services are highly-trained professionals who are conditioned to operate under stressful [...]

It has been a great month for the SBA 504 program as interest rates have dropped to historic lows. In a June 13th Fountainhead Commercial Capital release, its CEO Chris Hurn stated, “For the first time since the inception of the program 35+ years ago, the 20-year fixed rate has dropped below 4%. The June [...]