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Small Business Financing Options Benefit From a Positive Credit Score
December 12, 2023Good credit helps you get good credit — that’s a fact, although not one commonly shared with small business leaders. According to Fundera’s 2023 Small Business Lending Statistics and Trends report, 36% of SMEs were denied small business financing options because of their credit score. According to experts writing for Forbes, part of this can…
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Online SME Lending and Other Cash Flow Risk Reduction Strategies
December 07, 2023The importance of healthy, positive cash flow is not a revelation for most small business owners. At this size, ensuring a consistent and healthy inflow of cash to meet operating expenses (and growth opportunities!) is a primary goal. This is why it’s important to consider online SME lending and other cash flow risk management strategies…
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What Your Credit Score Has to Do With Your Business Financing Options
November 22, 2023Not everybody understands what a credit score is, nor how important it is to know yours. But the credit score is not as mythical as it appears, and knowing what your personal and business credit scores are empowers you to negotiate better repayment terms and make more informed decisions about your business financing options. Want…
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How Cash Flow Lending Builds More Resilient Businesses
October 26, 2023In the long wake of COVID and a fresh load shedding crisis in South Africa, it’s hardly a surprise that business resilience is on the brain. Recent world events continue to expose the fragility of supply chains, customer bases, and critical infrastructure. The answer to this instability? Building resilient businesses. And, you may be surprised…
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Calling All Financing Advisors: Your Bridgement Partnership Awaits
September 14, 2023Did you know that Bridgement has a partnership referral program? Our exclusive partnerships are designed to empower your clients with more financing options while making you more indispensable to them, all while you can earn generous referral fees on the finances released to your clients. You may be eligible for a partnership with Bridgement if: …
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Why Debt Financing Companies is Better Than Giving Up Equity
September 06, 2023We’re going to come right out and say it – in most cases, debt financing companies is better than giving up equity in order to fund them. Why? Debt is cheaper, and it doesn’t erode the control you have over your company (and, therefore, your life). Equity financing is not the ideal fit for an…
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Small Business Financing Options for Time-Strapped SMEs
August 22, 2023What do a 2008 pop collaboration between Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland and South African SMEs have in common? Well, only one of these parties is looking for small business financing options. But all of them are pressed for time. Some might say that they have only four minutes to save the world. If that…
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How To Secure Working Capital Without Business Collateral
July 20, 2023Business funding is a bit of a Catch-22. SMEs need funding to purchase assets and grow the business, but most funding institutions require business collateral (i.e. assets) to secure a loan. In short: in order to procure assets, you need to pledge assets. When your business is more established, this is less of a problem….
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