Funding Your Business: The Five Cs of Business Credit

In the approval process for business loans, lenders use the “five Cs of credit” as their standard for credit analysis. If you want to improve your chances of getting a business loan, you need to satisfy the requirements in these five areas: Capacity, Capital, Character, Collateral, and Conditions. Let’s take a closer look at these […]

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The Art of the Start Up: Howard James of FASTSIGNS, Washington, D.C.

Howard James has owned his FASTSIGNS® store in Washington, D.C., for nearly eighteen years now, yet he still describes working and succeeding in the sign industry as an “everyday hustle.” “Our customers are always looking for solutions that are cost-effective, but they are also looking for solutions that they need tomorrow,” he laughs. “That’s the […]

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