Missing payroll is probably one of the most stressful events in a business owner’s life. When speaking to a business owner about it, the stories they often tell revolve around […]

Personal guarantees are a financing tool designed to reduce the risk to a lender if a borrower defaults on a loan or line of credit. As with all things related to risk, personal guarantees don’t eliminate it. They merely shift it from one party to another. In this case, the risk shifts from the lender to the person signing the guarantee.

The crux of the agreement is that the person signing the guarantee, called the guarantor, will pay the lender an agreed-upon amount no greater than the outstanding amount of the loan or line of credit if the borrower defaults.

For various reasons, people tend not to want to be guarantors for a business loan or line of credit. Continue reading to see some of the risks involved in signing as a personal guarantor.

So you’ve gone to one bank and credit union after another looking for a line of credit for your nonprofit and they’ve all turned you down. You don’t understand why. Your financials are in great shape. Your board is responsible and qualified. Your management is top-notch. Plus, you’ve been around for forever and a day.

The truth is that it probably isn’t your fault. Banks and credit unions are extremely hesitant to extend lines of credit or loans to nonprofits for a number of reasons. Keep reading to find out why and what you can do about it.

It’s every business owner’s nightmare. It’s payday and you’re financially tapped. You know that there are huge penalties, fines, and other repercussions for failing to pay your employees on time but you just don’t have the payroll funding you need to pay your people.

Luckily, there are funding options to get you out of this predicament. Better yet, there are ways to ensure that you don’t fall into this trap in the first place. Keep reading to get our best tips on how to ensure you stay solvent and liquid, even in the leanest times.

Lines of credit for non-profits are useful in an astounding variety of situations. Whether you’re hoping to free up more cash to distribute to the communities you serve or pay your expenses in a month where all of your revenue seems to be coming in late, a good line of credit can meet your needs.

But a line of credit for non-profits can be hard to obtain. Many banks and credit unions won’t even consider extending credit to non-profits. For those that do, most require personal guarantees or collateral.

So how does a non profit go about finding a financing product that works for them? Read on to find out what a credit line can do for your non profit and where to go about finding a lender that will work with you.