{"id":1844,"date":"2017-07-07T21:27:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T20:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2023-02-20T11:04:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T11:04:41","slug":"online-loans-finance-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/online-loans-finance-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Loans and Finance for your Small Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text]As a small business owner, loans can provide a life line especially when just starting out. However, getting a loan for a small business is often full of difficulties so alternative options to find finance and small business loans shall be discussed.\r\n\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/online-loans-finance-small-business\/#High_Street_Banks\" title=\"High Street Banks\">High Street Banks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/online-loans-finance-small-business\/#Online_Banks\" title=\"Online Banks\">Online Banks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/online-loans-finance-small-business\/#Crowdfunding\" title=\"Crowdfunding\">Crowdfunding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/online-loans-finance-small-business\/#Peer-to-peer_lending\" title=\"Peer-to-peer lending\">Peer-to-peer lending<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"High_Street_Banks\"><\/span>High Street Banks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nYour typical High Street Bank might give you a small overdraft loan or a business credit card but securing substantial amount of money is normally a long and difficult process with a lot of paperwork involved.\r\n\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Online_Banks\"><\/span>Online Banks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nSecuring funds is available through other routes as well, especially through new online financial banks. These new online banks have made the application process convenient and swift with all application forms being filled online.\r\n\r\nThey also have different criteria for lending small businesses loans. Fintech has definitely made it possible for new financial service providers to provide small business and startups with cheaper and more readily available finance. \r\n\r\nSmall businesses and startups are now able to secure financial loans from online financial providers to allow for both growth and cash flow management to ensure that small businesses are given the help that they need. \r\n\r\nThis more readily available loan option is proving to be very popular with small businesses and startups. As Fintech service options grow with new digital and technological advances, so are the options that are open to small businesses.\r\n\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crowdfunding\"><\/span>Crowdfunding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nCrowdfunding is another way to raise capital for your small business and is a popular option with startups. There are many different online platforms that can be found depending on the type of finance that needs to be secured. \r\n\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peer-to-peer_lending\"><\/span>Peer-to-peer lending<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nPeer-to-peer lending is becoming more popular with many new online lending sites appearing. This means that a degree of caution needs to be taken in choosing which online provider to join. There are a couple of leading peer-to-peer online lending providers that stand out and they should be researched to see if their loan model suits your small business needs. \r\n\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2198],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Small Business Online Loans and Finances<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As a small business owner, online loans can provide a life line especially when just starting out. 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