Category: Business Financing

Inquiring minds want to know: Can lenders looking into your credit profile hurt your business credit score?   Inquiries account for 10% of personal credit scores, but the way they impact business scores is less straightforward. Learn how inquiries might affect your business credit and why it matters in this article from Nav's experts. Business credit scores often incorporate more factors than personal scores, and it can be difficult to know whether or not your credit inquiries are affecting your… Read More

Entrepreneurs often plow through the most difficult of obstacles and won’t let anything stop them. Some won’t even let bankruptcy slow them down. Henry Ford, Walt Disney and Milton Hershey are just a few examples of business owners who failed terribly before they succeeded. What if you are recovering from personal or business bankruptcy and find you need financing; are you out of options? Not necessarily. Because lenders want your business, there are probably options for you, regardless of your… Read More

For some, freelancing represents a means to make a little extra cash on the side doing something they enjoy or excel at. For others, the ability to fully transition to a life of freelance work means the recognition of a life-long goal driven by passion and skill. If you fall into one of those categories, navigating your new-found income and its relationship with your taxes, personal finances, and ultimately credit can seem complicated. Regardless of where you are in your… Read More

Whether you’re competing for a government contract or trying to secure favorable terms for a loan, a solid Dun & Bradstreet Rating may help you take your business to the next level. As the oldest credit bureau in the U.S., Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) deals only in business credit and is often the go-to credit agency for the the federal government and other high volume lenders. But how do you get your Dun & Bradstreet credit scores? We answer that… Read More