Resource Category: Credit

Every time your business makes a payment—whether it's to a supplier, a lender, or a leasing company—there’s a possibility that information will become part of your business credit history. Those payments can either help build your business credit or hold you back when you need financing, depending on whether you pay them on time.  While many of these payments are reported directly to major business credit bureaus like Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax and Experian, there’s another way that payment information… Read More

"How Often Does My Credit Score Change?" Nav customers often ask us this question. Most people guess their credit scores change once a month, but that’s not the full story. The quick answer is that your scores can change any time new information is added to your credit reports. Here’s how it works: How credit bureaus generate your score First, it’s important to understand how the major credit bureaus create a credit score. A credit score is calculated using information… Read More

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

If you’re an entrepreneur trying to establish business credit, you’ve probably heard terms like “tradelines, trade credit, corporate tradelines, or vendor accounts.” You may even know they are important, but aren’t sure how to get them and how they can benefit your business. We’ll demystify them here. What Is a Business Tradeline? A business tradeline is a credit account between a business and vendor. Typically, a supplier or vendor will offer the business payment terms such as net-30, which means… Read More

Most of us are readily familiar with the general structure of consumer credit, but if you’re a small business owner, becoming familiar with business credit is important to your overall success. Establishing and maintaining business credit will help you build valuable relationships with vendors, suppliers, manufacturers, and financial institutions that are important to operation. For business owners, a good business credit score translates into lower interest rates, better trade credit, and access to the financial support necessary to grow and… Read More