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Small Business Money Matters
If your business needs cash to move forward, you may have to resort to some less-than-ideal financing options or face the possibility of having no business at all.
The methods listed below may not be what your accountant would advise you to do, but they will raise cash for you if you are in a pinch.
Sell Your Assets
Lots of small business owners overlook the sale of assets as a way to raise cash quickly.
While it may not be ideal to sell your car and lease one that will cost you more in the long run, it may be the only way your business will survive.
Borrow Against the Cash Value of Your Life Insurance
You can only borrow against a whole life policy, not term insurance.
If you have had your whole life policy for three years or more, you probably have some cash value in it and many companies will let you borrow up to 90 percent of the value of your policy. As long as you continue to pay premiums your policy will remain intact.
Loans against the cash value of your life insurance have interest, of course, but the rate will be more favorable than you would get if you took cash advances on your credit card - a small business bootstrapping favorite.
The downside: if you die during the time you have a loan on your policy, the benefits will be dramatically reduced.
Factor
When you factor, you sell your receivables to a third party -- a factor -- for cash.
The factor advances you between 50 and 90 percent of the value of your receivables and then collects the money from your creditors.
When the full amount is collected, the factor gives you the remaining 10 to 50 percent, less fees. Fees are in the range of 1-5 percent of the amount financed and range according to volume of receivables.
[Read more about Financing Through Factoring].
Outsource Your Financing
Financial headhunters find investors for entrepreneurs for a cut of the capital they bring in.
The two downsides are the commission paid and the fact that investors will want a hefty chunk of your business. To find a financial headhunter, ask your attorney or accountant for a referral.
Small Business Guide
- Starting Up Your Business
- Coming Up With a Winning Business Idea
- Common Startup Mistakes
- The New Rules for Startups
- Business Incubator FAQs
- Naming Your Business
- Researching Your Business
- Your Personal Savings
- Registration, Licenses, and Permits
- Getting a Tax ID Number
- Fast-Growth Startup Resources
- Structuring Your Business
- Overview: Corporations
- State Offices of Incorporation
- Incorporate Out of State?
- Writing a Partnership Agreement
- Choosing a Board of Directors
- Basics of a C Corporation
- Basics of an S Corporation
- Basics of an LLC
- Basics of a Sole Proprietorship
- Basics of a Non-Profit Corporation
- Basics of a Professional Corporation
- Basics of a General Partnership
- Basics of a Limited Partnership
- Your Company's Public Relations
- Elements of a Successful Public Relations Campaign
- How to Use Your Press Coverage Effectively
- Press Releases
- How to Write a Successful Press Release
- Sample Product/Service Press Release
- Sample Commentary Press Release
- Sample Event Press Release
- Sample Tips Press Release
- Sample Personnel Press Release
- Effective Competitive Analysis
- Managing Purchasing to Maximize Cash Flow
- Top Six Pricing Mistakes Businesses Make
- How to Avoid Lowering Your Prices
- Bidding Basics
- Hiring Staff
- Creating an Effective Job Description
- Do You Know How to Pick Them?
- Little-Known Hiring Resources
- Classifying Contract Workers
- Tips for Successful Interviewing
- What You Can't Ask in a Job Interview
- New Hire Paperwork
- Small Business Insurance
- Types of Insurance for Small Businesses
- Small Business Insurance FAQs
- Insurance Resources for Small Businesses
- Home Office Insurance: Myths & Realities
- Small Business Resources
- Government Resources for Small Business on the Web
- Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
- Fast-Growth Startup Resources
- Small Business Security Resources
- Taking Time Off
- Your Pre-Vacation Checklist
- How to Take a Vacation
- Learning to Delegate
- Getting Away When You Can't Get Away
- Preparing for Tax Season
- Year-End Planning Tax Savers
- 10 Ways to Pay Less in Tax
- 25 Common Business Deductions and Expenses
- Avoid These Common Errors and Audit Triggers
- Understanding the Home Office Deduction
- Corporate Income Taxes Primer
- Employment Taxes Primer
- Sales Tax Primer
- Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships Tax Primer
- How to Get a Filing Extension
- Year-End Reconciliation
- Getting the Most from Your Accountant
- Developing Accurate Financial Projections
- Cash Flow
- 10 Ways to Help Increase Your Cash Flow
- Cash vs Accrual Accounting
- Bookkeeping and Record Keeping Basics
- Quick Ways to Get Through a Cash Crunch
- Projecting Cash Flow
- Cash Flow Triage
- Getting Funding
- Cash Flow Through Factoring
- Small Business Investment Corporations (SBIC)
- Traditional Funding Sources
- Non-Traditional Funding Sources
- Your Company's Credit
- How to Read a Business Credit Report
- Credit Terms Glossary for Your Small Business
- How to Protect and Improve Your Business Credit Rating
- Give Your Business the Financing Edge
- Employee Compensation
- Employee Benefits
- Bonuses: How To Be Fair
- Workers' Compensation Q&A
- Keeping Workers' Compensation Costs Down
- Payroll Management Choices
- Key Elements of Payroll
- Working with a Payroll Service Provider
- How to Create a Business Plan
Small Business Money Matters - Non-Traditional Funding Sources for Your Small Business
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