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17 Ways to Help Your Business Credit Application

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To grow or expand your business, you need to have a source of extra cash… And for many businesses that means filling out a business credit application. The better you can describe your business and your need for a loan, the stronger your business credit application will be. Tell a story.

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Demystifying Customer Credit-Worthiness

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Volumes have been written about the criteria you should use to make a credit decision. The rigor with which this information is often presented belies the fact most business credit decisions are not that difficult. There is a challenge, however, with the 20 to 30 percent of credit decisions that fall in between.

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FICO SBSS: Behind the Score the SBA Uses

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Have you heard about the FICO Small Business Scoring Service (SBSS)? Like most business credit scores, the SBSS helps lenders and service providers understand the level of credit risk that businesses present. Here’s a closer look at FICO SBSS scores, why they matter, and how you can improve yours.

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Resolve to Be More Proactive in 2024

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Using credit scores, how is risk distributed among each segment? Are the assigned credit limits appropriate for each segment? Once you have segmented for revenue, you can then look at secondary factors. For example: Do any of the segments account for a disproportionate amount of AR balances that are over 60 or 90 days past due?

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Why is B2B Credit Automation Critical in The Digital Era?

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To meet the customer expectations and continue to be in business, businesses need to consider technology adoption in OTC processes including credit operations, to automate the following steps to make credit control autonomous. Online credit application makes the application process simple and quicker for the customer.

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Online Credit Reports & How They Are Tracking Everything You Do

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Often referred to as credit reporting agencies, these companies work independently. Credit Reports vs. Credit Scores. Your credit scores are also influenced by your credit reports. The reason for this is that credit scores are calculated using information from your credit report.

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What Is Industry Risk in Lending?

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When you apply for a business loan , the lender is going to consider a variety of factors including your credit score, annual revenue, time in business, and industry risk. The less risk that your industry presents, the more likely you’ll be able to repay your loan — hence, the better the odds that you’ll get approved.