If you own a business then it’s likely you are inundated with offers of business financing on a regular basis. Your email inbox, your physical mailbox, and even advertisements or promotions on business websites you use dangle the enticement of easy business capital. If you have followed up on any of these business loan solicitations, [...]

Operating a restaurant can be a great joy, people come to your establishment for good food and relaxation at the end of a long day, and you get to see the satisfaction on their faces after they enjoy a delicious meal in a comfortable setting you created. Any restaurant owner knows that the day-to-day operations [...]

Most small business owners seeking capital will at some point come in contact with SBA financing. SBA financing is guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), a United States government agency focused on expanding capital access to small businesses. The SBA doesn’t provide financing, instead it serves as a back-stop to participating lenders approved to [...]

Despite the mental image it may evoke (see above), a business loan marketplace is not a physical location you can visit to pick out a business loan along with your weekly produce. It’s also not just a fancy or creative name for an online loan broker, although there are some similarities. A business loan marketplace [...]

Did you know it’s illegal for a loan broker, loan agent, loan packager, consultant or referral source (aka loan intermediary) to charge you a fee associated with an SBA loan unless it’s disclosed on an SBA Form 159 and is signed and agreed to by you, the loan intermediary and the lender? This is a [...]