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Vetting the broker and funder behind merchant cash advances
Merchant cash advances usually arrive through a broker. Questions to ask on the first call, who to check the names with, and what to get in writing.
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Merchant Cash Advances: How the Contract Works
Merchant cash advances are written as purchases, but repayment terms matter. Learn how factor rates, cost calculations and contract risks fit together.
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SBA loans mistakes, and the fixes that hold
SBA loans mistakes are about assumptions rather than paperwork, and each one sends an applicant down a longer or costlier path than was necessary.
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Loans by industry mistakes: six offer-sheet checks
Loans by industry mistakes that show on the offer sheet: how repayment is taken, annual cost, pre-revenue months, retention, term and a decline letter.
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Business Credit Records, Lender Policies and Filing Rules
How business credit records, federal consumer protections, lender policies and UCC filings shape financing, plus where state commercial-financing rules fit.
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The shape of a credit line balance reveals the business behind it
Lines of credit examples start with your own: what the shape of your balance over two years says about the business, and the patterns worth reading.
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7 points on term loans rules that matter
Term loans rules live in your own stack of documents, not in a published code. A reading procedure: definitions first, then seven points before signing.