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The Ultimate Business Credit Card Guide

Business credit cards offer a quick and secure way for business owners to get the funds they need to run their business smoothly, take advantage of growth opportunities, provide breathing room when business is slow, safeguard personal finances from actions of the business, and more. We created this guide to set you on a path to make the most out of business credit cards. Here's a taste of what's inside: The incredible advantages of business credit cards How business credit cards… Read More

Business Credit Card FAQs

How Smart Business Owners Use Credit Cards Smart business owners can use credit cards to their advantage, whether it’s to amass valuable rewards or to access funds to take advantage of a potentially lucrative opportunity. Peruse the questions below from business owners like yourself to learn more. What Is Required to Get a Business Credit Card? Business credit card issuers usually are most interested in the owner’s personal credit scores, income and credit qualifications. Nav can help you understand which… Read More

How Business Owners Can Get and Keep Strong Personal Credit Scores [VIDEO]

When you’re a business owner, strong personal credit scores can be an asset, by helping you qualify for a business credit card, an SBA loan or other types of funding that take the owner’s personal credit into account. But if you’re not careful, your business can hurt your credit scores. In this video you’ll learn: The big credit score mistake many small business owners make How to protect your credit from your business Nav tools that can help you protect… Read More

Business Tax Liens

Business tax liens can hurt your finances, your credit and can possibly even put your business in jeopardy. "A tax lien can be devastating to you and you should do everything you can to avoid it," says Barbara Weltman, attorney and author of J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes. What Is a Business Tax Lien? Here's how a business tax lien can happen. The IRS says you (or your business) owes taxes. It sends you a notice, called a Notice and… Read More

Business Loans for Bad Credit 2024 — What You Need to Know

Low credit scores can make it more difficult to get small business loans, but fortunately there are financing options that may still be available. Here we discuss how to find the best business loans for bad credit.  Can You Get a Business Loan with Bad Credit? Many small business lenders check the owner’s personal credit, business credit or both. Not all lenders have high minimum credit score requirements, however. And there are a few financing options that don’t check credit… Read More

How to Create a Small Business Marketing Plan

You've created a business plan for your small business, in which you laid out your vision, strengths, resources and goals for the future. Now it’s time to think about a marketing plan. The two documents will work together in helping you realize your small business’s potential. In fact, your marketing plan will build on the goals you've already laid out in your business plan. Creating a marketing plan doesn't have to be hard. The fact that a large and established… Read More