Debt Financing


Finance: How to Get Chummy with Your Banker

Worried about your credit line? You may need a better relationship with your banker.

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How to Find Funds in a Credit Crunch

Banks are cutting back, but capital is still available for worthy companies that know where to look.

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Street Smarts: The Rule of Three

Anticipating the torpedoes that can sink a deal

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Case Study: When Your Bank Stops Lending

When Able Planet's bank pulled his $2.5 million line of credit, founder Kevin Semcken had to think fast.

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The Right Debt Mix

The question of whether debt increases or decreases a company's value has no one-size-fits-all answer, but here are some guidelines as you think about your own company.

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Recent Debt Financing Articles

How to Secure a Microloan

Advice for small businesses on what to expect when applying for a microloan -- and how to seal the deal.   Read story

A Bank, at Your Service

The number of start-up banks is on the rise, and they're competing with the big boys by catering to business owners.  Read story

Where Do You Go?

Small-business expert and former Inc writer Tom Ehrenfeld discusses the various financing options entrepreneurs have in this excerpt from his b...  Read story

Borrowing Money for Your Business

Whether you borrow money from a bank or someone you know, you should sign a promissory note--a legally binding contract in which you promise to repay the money.  Read story

Debt Management and Banking: Establish a Contingency Plan

Show your creditors that you can handle a cash crunch with a plan for managing crises.  Read story

Action Plan: Debt Management and Banking

Minimize your debt load and generate better profits for your business with this action plan.  Read story

Three Steps to Borrowing from Family or Friends

Keeping the relationship professional is the key to successful borrowing from close acquaintances.  Read story

Banking: The One-Page Credit Form

A short article about a bank's attempt to streamline its loan application process in order to reach small business.  Read story

Borrowing from Employees

Raising capital by allowing employees to act as investors.  Read story

Why Businesses are Borrowing Less

Businesses are borrowing less. This chart shows why  Read story

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