The Small Business Administration’s retreat prevents an increase in paperwork and delays for those buying a small business with an SBA-backed loan of $350,000 or less.

What do most business loans have in common? Besides helping businesses grow, these loans typically come with strict eligibility requirements. Chief among them? A strong financial history. Many lenders ...

McCormick is part of a trend. Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults have seriously considered starting a business and one-third ...

Q: I'm applying for a small-business loan and am surprised by the amount of paperwork it involves. Why does the bank need so much information in addition to my completed loan application? A: The bank ...

A: Business owners often find themselves keeping records for much longer than necessary. Once the year-end tax return is done many records are stored then never looked at again until the boxes take ...

This article is sponsored by Intuit. Owning more than one business is more common than it sounds. In the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 Annual Business Survey, which covers businesses with at least one ...