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Options for new businesses are often limited. The first years focus on building your profile and progressing.
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Find out if you're ready for funding
See how lenders evaluate your business for loans, credit cards, and trade credit — before you apply. Create a free Nav account to see where you stand.
See what lenders see with Nav's Funding Readiness
Funding Readiness organizes the factors lenders often use to evaluate your business — by impact level — so you know what to work on before you apply for loans, credit cards, or trade credit.
Get a complete picture of your approval odds
A basic summary is free, but Nav Prime gives you a detailed assessment — business credit scores from the major bureaus, high-impact factor breakdowns, and clear next steps to help you work to improve your eligibility.
Improve your approval odds with a dedicated coach
With Nav Prime Expand, you get access to a dedicated coach who can review what lenders see about your business each month — and breaks down where to focus to help strengthen your eligibility.
Stop guessing what lenders want
Nav's Funding Readiness tool shows you the specific factors lenders often look at — and ranks them by impact — so you can stop guessing and start improving the things that actually matter for approval.
Nav Prime helps you find your path to business funding
Track credit, cash flow, and funding readiness in real time. With select Nav Prime plans, build business credit and get 1-on-1 support to help improve your eligibility.
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Managing Editor
Robin has worked as a personal finance writer, editor, and spokesperson for over a decade. Her work has appeared in national publications including Forbes Advisor, USA TODAY, NerdWallet, Bankrate, the Associated Press, and more. She has appeared on or contributed to The New York Times, Fox News, CBS Radio, ABC Radio, NPR, International Business Times and NBC, ABC, and CBS TV affiliates nationwide.
Robin holds an M.S. in Business and Economic Journalism from Boston University and dual B.A. degrees in Economics and International Relations from Boston University. In addition, she is an accredited CEPF® and holds an ACES certificate in Editing from the Poynter Institute.