The best small business lenders have flexible business requirements, competitive rates and a variety of loan options ...

Many lenders require businesses to be at least two years old to be approved. If your company hasn’t reached that benchmark, there are online banks and alternative lenders that only require six months ...

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The ongoing government shutdown is forcing some New Hampshire businesses to alter their plans because of a delay in small ...

Months ago, many small business owners said they already felt challenged to raise funds given the state of the economy.

The Small Business Administration paid out more than $45 billion in loans to 85,000 small businesses in fiscal 2025.

The Chicago-based commercial lender says small businesses are looking to grow even as tariffs and labor uncertainty hang over ...

On October 21, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released a state-by-state analysis of the impact of the ongoing federal ...

Processing and approvals for most SBA loans will stop during a government shutdown. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you ...

A year ago, Karlene Sinclair-Robinson was writing loans and hosting education seminars for small businesses and entrepreneurs ...

Small businesses in the nation's capital and beyond say the government shutdown is taking a toll, but Congress seems no ...