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Starting a New Business and Need a Loan?

In order to put you and your small business in a position to be awarded with a small business loan it is a good idea to follow these tips. They’ll give you a glimpse into how banks think about small businesses and lending money out to small business owners. These five tips will also help you develop a beneficial relationship with a bank, prepare you to get loans as well as evaluate the offers that you may receive.

Get To Know the Banks in your Community

Before you begin the process of seeking out a small business loan, it is a good idea to find the financial institutions in your area that will cater to your loan needs. Not all banks will provide loans to small businesses, while some only specialize in small business loans given to businesses in specific industries, and others will only dole out small business loans to those businesses in a specific business cycle. It is important to find the banks that will cater to your business’s specific needs and who understand the industry that you are in. This will allow them to give you specialized financial advice that pertains to your industry.

Have a Business Plan

If you are not able to clearly talk about why customers or other companies should engage in business with you and how you will compete with other similar businesses then your ability to obtain a small business loan will be weak. It is best to approach a bank with a well-developed business plan. You want the bankers that are looking at your case to fully understand the potential of your business and its future.

Think Like a Bank

It is crucial that you fully understand the risks of owning a small business in your industry. Have a developed plan in order to avoid the risks and be able to articulate them to a banker. The bank will perform a risk analysis on your business in order to see if it is in their best interest to give you a loan, and so it is a good idea to aid them in this as much as possible. In many cases you will be able to give them a perspective that they would not have considered otherwise. It is beneficial for the bank to see that you understand the risks of running a business in your particular industry and that you have a well thought out plan on how to properly deal with them.

Have at Least Two Ways to Repay Your Loan

A bank will want to see that you have at least two repayment sources. For the safety of your business you should too.  As the business owner you have the best way to determine your repayment options. Ensure that you talk about these options with your bank before the loan is finalized. The surer that the bank is that you will be able to repay your loan, the better chance you have of obtaining that loan.

Avoid Seeking a Loan Based on Equity Injections

The specific amount of equity that you require in order to operate your small business will depend on a few factors. For one, it is very dependent on the role that your business plays within your industry. The stability of your specific industry will also play a large role in the amount of equity that your business requires. Lastly, your business’s sales terms that are offered to its customers will also have an impact on the equity that is required for your business to operate.