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Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section 1
Getting Started
- Introduction
- Business Basics: What Every Business Owner Should Know
- Financing Small Businesses: Banking Myths and Misconceptions and Understanding the 8 C’s of Lending
- Small Business Administration (SBA):
What Every Small Business Owner Should Know
- Your Credit: How Important Is It?
- The Dreaded Business Plan: Why You Need One
- Why Alternative Financing?
- Documentation – What Might Be Needed.
Section 2
Alternative Funding Options
- Personal Financing
- Family and Friends
- Peer-To-Peer Lending
- Unsecured Personal Credit Lines
- Microloan Programs
- Asset-Based Loans
- Factoring and Accounts Receivable Financing
- Unsecured Business Credit Lines
- Merchant Cash Advance (Credit Card Receivable Financing)
- Purchase Order Financing
- Equipment Lease Financing
- Commercial Real Estate Financing
- Venture Capital Financing
Section 3
Appendices
Alternative Financing Evaluation
Case Studies
Websites You Should Know
Financial Terminology
