The Small Business Administration (SBA) offers programs like 7 (a) and 504 loans, which are often more flexible than traditional bank loans. But they still go through private lenders, and that process ...

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Small business loans are available in amounts from $2,000 to $5 million. Funding can be used for working capital, payroll, equipment and more.

Small businesses are known to drive the U.S. economy and according to the Small Business Association, make up 99.9% of all U.S. businesses. As Small Business Month comes to a close, it’s more ...

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According to a Federal Reserve analysis, 47% of Black-owned businesses and 44% of Hispanic-owned businesses were denied small business loans in 2021, compared to 34% of white-owned businesses.

For starters, the SBA formally bumped the limit for its 7(a) small-dollar loans to $500,000, up from $350,000. While the agency announced in mid-May that it was increasing its small dollar loan ...

Banks are pulling back on lending as small businesses go elsewhere. The lending environment is continuing to worsen — and small-business owners are taking their business elsewhere. On Aug. 7 ...

Bank loans, SBA loans, online loans and microloans are some of the financing options available to women-owned businesses. 250+ small-business products reviewed and rated by our team of experts. 80 ...

The share of small-business loans approved by large banks, which have more than $10 billion in assets, fell in August to 13.2 percent, down from 13.3 percent in July and 15.1 percent in August 2022.

Women own 39.1% of all U.S. businesses, according to the 2024 Wells Fargo Impact of Women-Owned Businesses report, representing a 13.6% increase from 2019 to 2023. Still, female business owners ...