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11 of the Most Popular Online Loan Companies Helping Small Businesses

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Whether you’re seeking a merchant cash advance, a business line of credit or an SBA guaranteed loan to provide financing for your small business, there are more financing options to choose from than ever before. There’s now a plethora of online loan companies catering to small business owners’ need for speedy funding.

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The Future of Small Business Lending: Trends and Opportunities in 2025 

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Challenges in the business landscape and the current economic outlook are fueling demand for small business lending. Because of that, banks are missing out on opportunities, while lenders utilizing financial technology are providing a solution to business owners problems.

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How to Accept Credit Card Payments for your Small Business

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However, there are still plenty of small businesses that operate exclusively in cash—and will continue to do so for years to come. Banks, credit card companies, and financial media outlets will tell you that you should definitely accept credit cards as a small business. Why accept credit cards?

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The Ultimate Guide to Managing Small Business Finances

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How to Manage Small Business Finances in 5 Comprehensive Steps. Choose a business bank account and separate your personal and business finances. Organize your business finances by using accounting software and hiring a professional. Understand and fulfill your business tax responsibilities.

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The Alternative Lending 25: Small Business Edition

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But in recent years—especially since the 2008 financial crisis—alternative lending has grown and grown. Invested in technology, data analysis, and special algorithms, startups began to capture the small business market previously ignored or denied by banks. The Lenders. The Credit Junction. Dealstruck.

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VA Small Business Loans: Here’s Where to Find Them

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Despite the financial hardships and funding challenges faced by all Americans in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, there are now more resources and opportunities than ever before available for veterans in search of VA small business loans, business development tools, and other sources of financing.

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The Long-Term Effects Hurricane Harvey Will Have on Small Businesses

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But the long-term effects are more difficult to assess, especially when it comes to small businesses. This is the third year in a row that her business has been disrupted by flooding, and the fifth natural disaster that the bakery, which opened its first store in Houston in 1949 and now has three locations, has had to recover from.