A recent survey demonstrated that nearly 2 in 3 small business owners sought loans for their businesses in 2021. However, small business owners should have advance notice of what lenders are looking for from potential borrowers in 2022. This article gets at some of the characteristics lenders will ask borrowers who wish to secure financing for their businesses.
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While the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Payroll Protection Programs (PPP) were beneficial for small business owners, as they say, “all good things must come to an end.” What it does not mean is that there are not great options out there for small business owners to take advantage of. We know that traditional bank loans and lines of credit are rarely out there but that does not mean access to financing has to be hard or expensive. In this article, we will share a list of 8 different financing products which are easy to attain, and in some cases will cost you nothing.
In recent weeks, I have been writing about how some small business owners took advantage of the generous funding to help small businesses during the height of the pandemic (The Zeroes of the Pandemic). Each day, more and more light is being shed about those who have defrauded our nation with EIDL or PPP fraud and again, I wanted to share more examples of what some people tried to get away with that in essence, shut out many of our clients and small business owners who deserved PPP or EIDL funds. In most cases, their actions made it easy for the government to catch.
Did you receive EIDL or PPP proceeds in 2021 and you do not know how that is handled with regards to your taxes? What are the new requirements for the submission of taxes for small businesses in 2021? Indeed, for Small Business Owners Tax season brings on a layer of anxiety and additional work. While some small business owners use accountants, many small business owners file their taxes on their own. In this article, we provide an overview of some of the changes which small business owners should be aware of when preparing to submit their taxes either through an accountant or on their own.