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The honest truth is this: having a bad credit score doesn't mean it's all over for you!
If you're an entrepreneur with a less-than-average credit rating, you are still able to secure yourself a loan, it may just take a little extra leg-work.
Small Business Loans with Bad Credit
However, there will be a few hurdles to clear, such as a higher interest rate and proving your reliability to a lender.
Securing small business loans with bad credit just means you need to know where to look - and large, commercial banks are not the place.
In this blog, we outline the parameters of bad credit and the types of small business loans you could qualify for, even with a bad credit score!
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The reality is that if your personal credit score is below 650, you will not be able to secure a business loan from most major banks.
Large banks which qualify at having over $10billion in assets are known to reject 3 out of 4 business loan applications.
Many are notoriously frugal when it comes to lending, most especially if your credit score leaves little to be desired.
The government operated Small Business Administration (SBA) offers small business loans with bad credit.
Government support of the SBA allows them to take bigger risks on who they lend to, making small business loans with bad credit a possibility.
But ultimately, if you aim at starting a business with a bad credit score, you are unfortunately at a disadvantage.
In order to secure any form of financing for your start-up, you have to rely on a personal credit score -- a portal into your financial history.
Even if your business has taken off and established its own form of credit, lenders will still look into a personal credit score.
Despite the limitations of a bad credit rating, all is not lost! Small business loans with bad credit are not out-of-reach.
Basically, your credit score is a number which reflects how reliable you are as a borrower of money.
The higher your credit rating, the better your chances of securing a business loan.
One of the easiest ways get into borrower's ''bad books'' is by failing to fulfill credit responsibilities.
Some of these include skipping repayments on a loan, late payments on a loan, failing to pay back credit card debt, filing for bankruptcy and more.
Typically, credit scores range from 300 - 850. If your credit rating sits below 620, you score is considered undesirable to many lenders across the board.
But there are still ways and means of securing a small business loan with bad credit.
In order to get the ball rolling on your loan application, you must present a lending institution with the following:
These documents are used to prove your reliability as borrower and are an important part of a lender's decision-making process.
Here are the different types of loans available to those with a less-than-average credit rating...
These types of loans operate the same way as bank loans, only they are not granted by traditional banks.
Alternative types of lenders will offer microloans, such as the Small Business Administration or a credit union.
Typically, the size of the loan granted is much smaller than those offered by traditional banks, hence the term microloans. An amount of $50,000 or less is the standard amount.
Opening a credit card in your business's name work as a double whammy.
With a business credit card, you're able to spend money on your business, and improve your credit score when making regular payments on the credit card.
With a business credit card, you're offered a continuous line of credit, allowing you to pay back as you spend.
However, it is important to stay on top of monthly balance payments, otherwise, the interest incurred on this amount can add up very quickly.
This form of credit is based on projected business turn over each month. The lender will give you an advance based on future revenue or credit card sales.
This type of loan is also known as a business cash advance, and is ideal for businesses with cash flow issues.
These loans are generally offered at $10,000 or less.
FYI: merchant cash advances are loaned with high-interest rates, so you must ensure you can meet the repayments of this loan.
These loans are usually available from online lenders and are ideally suited to businesses with an established financial history.
If you're a start-up business, with less than two years' operation, you most likely won't qualify for this type of loan.
Online lenders are relatively prolific, so make sure you ''shop around'' for the best loan limit and interest rate to suit your needs.
Small business grants are worth the extra leg-work if you have to time and energy to pursue one!
Essentially, a grant is given to your business freely, without having to repay anything. However, grants can be very niche driven, offered only to very specific industries.
In order to successfully apply for a grant, certain criteria of your business will be scrutinized, including demographics, industry type and location.
If the grant is offered to your business, you are generally given strict guidelines on how and when to spend the money by the grant provider.
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in your business having to repay the money to the grant provider.
Our team at SBA Debt Attorneys is on your side. We aim to solve your SBA debt dilemmas with compassion, clarity, and professionalism.
No matter how difficult or daunting your circumstance may seem, our experienced attorneys can assist in erasing your debt.
If you have questions and concerns regarding federal agency matters, SBA letters, SBA demands and more, contact us at www.sba-attorneys.com or at 1-888-756-9969 for a FREE initial consultation.
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Clients personally guaranteed SBA 504 loan balance of $750,000. Clients also pledged the business’s equipment/inventory and their home as additional collateral. Clients had agreed to a voluntary sale of their home to pay down the balance. We intervened and rejected the proposed home sale. Instead, we negotiated an acceptable term repayment agreement and release of lien on the home.
Client personally guaranteed SBA 7(a) loan for $350,000. The small business failed but because of the personal guarantee liability, the client continued to pay the monthly principal & interest out-of-pocket draining his savings. The client hired a local attorney but quickly realized that he was not familiar with SBA-backed loans or their standard operating procedures. Our firm was subsequently hired after the client received the SBA's official 60-day notice. After back-and-forth negotiations, we were able to convince the SBA to reinstate the loan, retract the acceleration of the outstanding balance, modify the original terms, and approve a structured workout reducing the interest rate from 7.75% to 0% and extending the maturity date for a longer period to make the monthly payments affordable. In conclusion, not only we were able to help the client avoid litigation and bankruptcy, but our SBA lawyers also saved him approximately $227,945 over the term of the workout.
Clients personally guaranteed an SBA 7(a) loan that was referred to the Department of Treasury for collection. Treasury claimed our clients owed over $220,000 once it added its statutory collection fees and interest. We were able to negotiate a significant reduction of the total claimed amount from $220,000 to $119,000, saving the clients over $100,000 by arguing for a waiver of the statutory 28%-30% administrative fees and costs.
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