For my wife’s and my 25th wedding anniversary, our family went to France. Paris, Provence, Chamonix and on the way back to Paris to catch our flight home, we went to the cathedral in Reims. The one with the Chagall stained glass and where Joan of Arc was to be crowned by King Charles in 1429…
Recently, we talked about obtaining a line of credit as “sleep insurance” when growing your business and how to make sure you’re bankable and bank-ready when requesting a loan. Some people are risk takers and don’t mind going into debt. Some are totally debt averse and don’t borrow at all. But how much debt is…
I can recall a time I was driving my car on the interstate, a daily occurrence for most Atlanta residents. Traffic was moving surprisingly well, and I needed to move over one lane. I put my signal on, looked in my side view mirror and started to move over. In that moment, I heard the…
You may have discovered that bankers unintentionally speak a language that business owners have a hard time understanding. I call it BankSpeak. Bankers use terms like liquidity, leverage, profitability, working capital, cash flow, EBITDA and sometimes don’t explain the context or the calculations behind these terms and how they might impact your business positively or…
Trying to get a line of credit? Frustrated with the bank process? You’re not alone. Navigating the banking landscape can be a very time consuming process. There are two questions you need to answer before you start: Are you bank ready? Are you bankable? What is bank ready? Bank ready is nothing more than being…
Why is funding losses in your business with debt a bad idea? First, there are always two options when funding your business, one is with debt and the other is with equity. But many business owners would prefer to take the money out of their line of credit than take it out of their own…
This past Christmas my wife gave me a FitBit. I’m a numbers nerd, so the ability to see my heart rate resting and during exercise, number of calories burned and consumed, how much sleep and the quality of it and how much water I drink all appealed to me. I kind of gave myself a…
What is leverage? Leverage is the use of borrowed money to increase sales and profits. It is measured as a ratio of total debt/total equity. The greater the amount of debt, the greater the leverage you have in your business. I think I bring a unique perspective to this topic because for 32 years of…
Generally, starting a business with an SBA loan is incredibly hard due to no historical track record of cash flow and ability to service the debt. Banks are looking for at least three years in business before extending credit. However, it’s possible if you find a bank that is willing to do startups. Many banks…
It seems like there are almost as many lenders with financing offers as there are restaurants, but if that’s the case, why is so hard to find financing for your business?
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