Three Steps to Starting Your New Business With a Clean Credit Score
For many people, starting their own business is a personal dream. Before fulfilling your personal dream, it's necessary to get your personal finances in order. At this early stage you'll be using your own personal finances to start your business and if you want to succeed you must approach your personal finances with a professional eye.
Avoid funding start-up expenses via credit and running up huge credit card debt. Instead you should apply for a business loan, which has the benefit of being a one-time loan with typically lower interest rates than a credit card. However, in order to get good terms on your loan, you will have to have your credit card debt in order first.
Without an established business credit history, lenders will have to look to your personal credit to negotiate your terms. You don't want personal credit problems starting your business credit off on a bad foot.
Three Steps to Starting Your New Business With a Clean Credit Score
A clean credit score will help you get the low interest rates you need to start your business on solid financial ground.
Step One. Pay off your credit card debt.
Once you know where your credit weaknesses lie, zero in on them to start improving your standing. Your goal will be to completely eliminate all credit card debt. It may seem like an insurmountable task, but in reality, paying it off as fast as you can is actually easier and less expensive than paying it off over a period of many years.
First, start paying double the monthly minimum on the balance with the highest interest rate, while paying the minimum monthly due on everything else. By paying down that highest-interest balance, you will save yourself from potentially spending thousands extra in interest - and you'll be done in half the time. Once you have paid off that balance, move on to the one with the next highest interest, and so on down the line. Eventually you will enjoy the freedom of zero credit card debt. In fact, if you find yourself having a hard time staying away from credit card purchases - take them out of your wallet and bury them in your closet until you have improved your financial situation.
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