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Articles tagged: Borrowing & Lending

What Kind of Loan Makes Sense for Your Business?

The right business loan depends on the capital needed, the company’s cash flow, available collateral, growth strategy, risks, and long-term goals.

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Raising Capital and Negotiating with Investors: A Practical Guide for Founders

No matter your business, understanding how financing works can make the difference between long-term success and costly mistakes.

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What Cannabis Lenders Think Rescheduling Will Mean for Capital Markets

Learn what the federal rescheduling of cannabis could mean for borrowers, lenders, and the broader capital markets.

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How Startups Obtain Venture Capital Funding

Position your company to obtain funding through VC investments with these steps for creating a financial model for potential investors.

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Leveraged Finance in 2025

Understanding the current trends in leveraged finance helps business owners and advisors make smarter choices about when and how to borrow.

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The Hidden Risks in Leveraged Finance

What used to be a highly structured process with clear lender protections is now defined by complexity, flexibility, and creative legal engineering.

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Negotiating Credit Agreements: 6 Key Concepts for Borrowers and Lenders

Credit agreements shape the operations and strategy of businesses of every size. They determine how companies borrow and what happens if something goes wrong.

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What the **** Is the Uniform Commercial Code?

The UCC is important to you if your company sells goods, lends money, pledges non-real estate collateral when borrowing money, and in many other contexts.

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Understanding Business Loan Defaults

For business borrowers, understanding default and the tools available can make the difference between survival and collapse.

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Borrowing and Lending 101

Financing for businesses is an industry governed by contracts and collateral; it’s also shaped by the relationship between borrower and lender.

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