Finance Your Home Based Business With a Microloan!
Are you looking for a way to finance your "work from home" business? Consider Microloans! Microloans provide small short-term loans to entrepreneurs, students, moms and dads alike. Lenders, private and public (Small Business Administration) and non-profit organizations provide money for start-up ventures, newly or soon to be established businesses, even the funding of an operating business. Loan amounts range from $100 to $130,000 with the average loan ranging from $10,500 to $13,000. Small loans are made locally through a non-profit agency while the SBA can make larger loan amounts available. Microloans are for businesses that would otherwise not qualify for the loan, due to limited or unproven credit worthiness. You may still need to provide financial information, credit reports, business and marketing plans to be considered for a Microloan. Loan proceeds may be used as working capital, to purchase inventory or supplies, to purchase furniture or fixtures or to purchase machinery or equipment. Loan proceeds cannot be used to pay existing business debt or to purchase real estate. Loan terms vary as to the size of the loan, planned use of the funds, requirements of the lender and the needs of the small business owner. With an SBA loan, the maximum repayment period is six years. Interest rates will be between 8% and 13%. Each lender has its own collateral requirements. You need to be prepared to provide a personal loan guarantee (your assets) as well. Kiva.org is a big player in the international Microloan arena. Recently, Kiva.org began to accept applications and to make Microloans in the United States. Be sure to visit their website! And remember; never pay a fee to obtain a Microloan. Watch out for scam artists!More helpful tips and home based business ideas can be found at http://www.WorkFromHomeOnlineGuide.com where the author is web content manager. Timothy Stolz writes from his home in Greeley, Colorado, is a professional pianist and advocates for animal welfare issues. Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Finance-Your-Home-Based-Business-With-a-Microloan!&id=5836397] Finance Your Home Based Business With a Microloan!Comments [0]
