Episode Details

Priyanka Prakash is a senior staff writer at Fundera, a marketplace for small business financial solutions. At Fundera, Priyanka writes a variety of content assets and reports, particularly on the topic of small business finance. Previously managing editor at Fit Small Business, she's also a licensed attorney who served as general counsel at a Y Combinator startup. Priyanka's work has been featured in Inc., CNBC, Forbes, and other top-tier publications. When she isn't writing, Priyanka loves to explore NYC with her husband and daughter.

During this show we discuss:

• The pros and cons of SB loans?
• How you can qualify and secure a SB loan?
• The risks involved in getting a loan?
• The biggest challenges entrepreneurs face in terms of securing funding for their business
• What to look out for when acquiring funds outside a bank
• The most effective way a start-up can establish business credit
• Getting loans without a credit score check
• Documents you need when applying for business loans
• The importance of a business debt schedule when applying for loan
• Reasons why loan requests are rejected
• What you should do if you're rejected for funding the first time around
• How to analyse and effectively calculate how much loan you need
• Choosing the right type of loan for your business
• Factors that affects the costs you're likely to pay for a business loan
• Tools to calculate and keep tabs on your personal and business credit scores
• About an unsecured credit card and how it aids your business
• The pros and cons of using credit cards to fund my business?
• Funding your business with Debt financing
• Burden rate
• About an ICO and how to use it to grow your business
• How to get an accountant that fits your business goals
• And much more…