Small Business Lending Blog

Tips for Designing a Stellar Website

Small Business Tips

A well-designed website is vital for a small business. A polished and professional website can help boost the credibility and reputation of your business. Building a website sounds overwhelming, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the technology. However, there are several options to make it less scary.

Tips For Managing Remote Employees

Small Business Tips

Advanced technology, changing corporate policies, and the COVID-19 pandemic have made working remotely more common. As a result, remote work appeals to many employees, with more than 97 percent of employees choosing to work remotely, at least part of the time. In addition, a recent study found that working remotely increased business productivity by 13 percent when comparing a company’s profits to previous years. Remote work isn’t possible for all types of businesses, but if your business offers opportunities for remote work or a hybrid option, here are tips to help you successfully manage remote employees.

Collaborating with Other Businesses in Your Community

Small Business Tips

In difficult times, it’s not difficult to see how collaborations between companies have the potential to offer mutual support and even bring a community together, be it geographical or categorical. For example, craft breweries sometimes join forces in raising funds for emergency-based or nonprofit causes by offering “benefit beers.” However, the importance of collaboration in business can’t be overstated in good times, either: it creates the potential for multiple companies to benefit from physical, human, or intellectual capital as well as financial advantages.

3 Tips for Increasing Social Media Engagement

Small Business Tips

More and more, social media marketing is becoming essential for business owners. As of April 2021, reports indicated that 72% of the American public use some type of social media, and the average time spent on social media each day is just over two hours. As such, for the business owners who can do it successfully, there’s so much to be gained from social media marketing. A successful social media campaign can help businesses increase their customer base, spread awareness, build their brand, and strengthen relationships with existing customers—all of which are essential for profit and growth. Best of all, aside from services such as paid ads, social media is free.

Tips to Help You Build Credit

Small Business Tips

You’ve decided to open a business, and you even have the perfect name for it. Now what? From the very beginning, you’ll need to start building your business credit. Having good credit will help you get approved for a business loan and get better terms on that loan, which can save you a considerable sum of money in the long run. But, for now, you’ll need to know how to build your business credit. Taking advantage of tips for building credit can be a significant factor in your success.

Tips for Hiring Seasonal Employees

Small Business Tips

As a small business owner, you know that you might need extra hands-on deck during the winter holiday season, the summer months, or whenever you have your “peak” season.” But the seasonal hiring process can be daunting. This blog can help! Check out our tips for hiring seasonal employees.

Things to Consider When Reopening After COVID-19

Small Business Tips

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, but many small non-essential businesses that were shuttered during lockdowns are still finding the process of reopening a daunting task.

How to Design an Effective Logo for your Small Business

Small Business Tips

Maximize your brand outreach by creating a unique logo for your small business. Your logo can set your business apart from competitors and represent your brand. See this guide for tips to consider when creating a logo for your business.

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Are Loan Repayments Killing Your Profit Margins?

Small Business Tips

Many small businesses borrow money to grow, helping them develop products and services while expanding into new marketplaces. This initial cash injection will really help you get up and running, but it’s also important to think about the ongoing cost of your loan repayments.

3 Financial Reports to Maximize Small Business Loan Approval

Small Business Financing

One of the ways lenders determine how likely you are to repay is by looking at your small business track record, demonstrated best through your financial reports. We’ll dig into the main information that lenders are looking for, and how to use those reports to maximize your chances of getting a loan.

Fatherhood and Business: Lessons for Dads and Kids

Small Business Tips

Running your business and raising your kids are two of the most important things a father can do. We’ve shared some of the main lessons you can use to be great at both of them.

Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Struggling to Rebuild?

Community Lending, Small Business Financing

The racial inequality wealth gap and chronic under-funding left Black businesses unprepared for COVID-19. Coronavirus closures and social distancing had an enormous impact on local businesses that relied on face-to-face interactions—traditional mainstays for Black entrepreneurs.

Small Business Financial Assistance for COVID Recovery in 2021

Small Business Financing

Learn about the various COVID financial programs to help your business thrive beyond the pandemic. Includes information on loans, grants, tax credits, and more.

Celebrating Juneteenth by Investing in Black Businesses and Communities

Community Lending

Since 1866, Juneteenth has been an important and powerful day of celebration in the U.S., marking the emancipation of slaves and the right to freedom. Originating in Texas, Juneteenth is now recognized throughout the country and is celebrated in most major cities across the nation.

How To Get a Business Loan as an LLC

Small Business Financing, Small Business Tips

Maximize the chances for your LLC to get a loan with our guide to understanding lender requirements, financial reports, and business documents.