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How Are Your Customers Doing?

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This company was fortunate to avoid significant bad debt loss until Ames Department Stores, Kmart, and Fleming Foods (a distributor) all filed bankruptcy within the same year. Learn More About Credit Reports Please share this newsletter with your small business customers. Bad debt losses were understandably huge.

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Get Ready for a Wave of Commercial Bankruptcies

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After, the Great Recession of 2008, commercial bankruptcies peaked in 2009 and did not drop below pre-recession levels until 2012. Department of Justice projects a substantial increase in bankruptcy filings. Trustee Program has estimated that bankruptcy filings will double over the next three years.

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Seven Observations from Silicon Valley Bank's Failure

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Please feel free to share this newsletter with your small business customers. This ties into all the Covid startups and the lack of bankruptcies while stimulus funds were available. Commercial bankruptcies have only started to slowly tick up the past six months after 18 months of record lows.

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Alternative Lending 101

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Just 10 years ago, the phrase “alternative lending” wouldn’t have meant too much to small business owners. But now, alternative lending is an important part of the business financing industry. Without alternative lending, there would be less business financing to go around. But what is alternative lending? That change?

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What Is a Good Credit Score, and Why Should You Care?

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Even before you began your search for small business loans , you’ve more than likely heard of a credit score. And small business owners far outpaced the average consumer, with an average personal credit score of 721. Public record information, like judgments, collections, and bankruptcies. Nice job, SMBOs!

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What Is a Good Credit Score? (And How to Get One ASAP)

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And small business owners far outpaced the average consumer, with an average personal credit score of 721. No need to worry if you’re below the “average” small business owner in this regard, though—you have plenty of opportunities to boost yourself into a higher bracket. Nice job, SMBOs!

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New York Secretary of State Business Search and Beyond: What Can It Do for You?

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Secretary Rosado oversees the New York Department of State, which provides the following services for New York small businesses: Oversight for 35 specific industries. New York Secretary of State business search. So, let’s learn all about the NY Secretary of State and how this government official pertains to your small business.