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

By Elizabeth Wasserman | Nov 1, 2009

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

By Dan Ackman | Jan 1, 2006

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?

By Tom Ehrenfeld | Apr 24, 2002

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

Oct 22, 1999

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