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Business FinancingMade Simple

Guide

1. Introduction to Business Financing: Why This Matters 2. Understanding Your Business Financial Statements 3. Key Financial Ratios: What Banks Look At 4. Cash Flow Management: Why Profit Doesn’t Equal Cash 5. Understanding Credit and Building Business Credit 6. The Financing Menu: Loan Types, Lenders, and How Pricing Works 7. Understanding Collateral and Loan Structures 8. The Application Process: From Request to Funding 9. Working With Your Banker: Building a Strong Relationship 10. Conclusion: Your Path Forward

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Loan Payment Calculator

Turn confusing rates into one number you can actually compare. Enter a loan amount, rate, and term, or compare two offers side by side.

Loan A

Loan amount

Annual interest rate (%)

Term (months)

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Loan B

Loan B — Loan amount

Loan B — Annual interest rate (%)

Loan B — Term (months)

$5,129.13/mo

$307,748 total over 60 months ($57,748 interest)

Look past the rate

Check the all-in cost: origination fees, unused line fees, appraisal and legal costs, SBA guaranty fees, and prepayment penalties. A loan at 7.25% with no points can beat a 6.90% loan with 2% up front. Run the math over the expected life, not the term sheet’s headline.

Real Banker Tip

Never ask a lender “what’s your rate?” first. Ask “how would you structure this?” The structure tells you whether they understand your business; the rate follows.

The full explanationChapter 6: The Financing Menu

This is an estimate to help you think it through, not financial, legal, or lending advice. Talk to a banker or advisor before you decide. Full disclaimer

Business FinancingMade Simple

A free guide to business financing, written from the banker’s side of the desk.

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The guide

1. Why financing matters
2. Financial statements
3. Key ratios
4. Cash flow
5. Business credit
6. The financing menu
7. Collateral & structures
8. The application process
9. Your banker
10. Your path forward

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Loan Payment Calculator
Cash Conversion Cycle
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