Most small businesses will face the challenge of raising capital for their day to day operations. We know it’s difficult to convince a bank or traditional lender that your business will be successful. But other “outside the box” options are available for companies who need financing.

Business startups often don’t have much paperwork to prove their viability other the theoretical concept on paper. Therefore, they are considered high-risk establishments whose funding is not an easy thing to come by. For that reason, they are forced to look for other means that will get their idea going.

When the known funding sources are not an option, businesses look for lending options that consider other factors for loan approvals or different assets as collaterrals.…

Navigating the lending landscape seems to be an eternal struggle for small businesses – thanks to the series of misconceptions associated with small business financing, in general. Small business lending rules that existed 10 years ago, don’t really exist anymore. If you have a credit score of 680 or above, some kind of collateral and some experience to boot, you will easily qualify for a loan right? Not really! As a small business owner, there are still chances of you being turned away.

Considering the difficulties of securing a financial assistance from banks—a bank loan itself is considered to be a myth – i.e.…