small business loan

Entrepreneur's borrowed capital

A small business loan is money borrowed by a company to fund operations, expansion, equipment, or other business needs.

Banks, credit unions, and government programs like the Small Business Administration offer such loans with varying terms and requirements: She applied for a small business loan to open a second location.

The designation "small business" typically follows government definitions based on employee count or annual revenue.

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funding structure

small business loanventure capital

Startup growth financing

equity investment · grant · government grant · angel investment · government subsidy

source/institutional backing

small business loanpersonal savings

Individually accumulated wealth

bootstrapping · handshake deal · retained earnings · credit card debt · payday loan

Family

small, smaller, smallest, business, businesses, businesslike, businessman, businesswoman, busyness

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