Saturday, April 28, 2007

New Business Loans - Explore The Business Opportunities

by Adam Jaylin
It is always better to be self employment rather than offering services to others. Self employment can give you complete independence to work and can provide you an opportunity to earn as much as you can.

It is always better to be self employment rather than offering services to others. Self employment can give you complete independence to work and can provide you an opportunity to earn as much as you can. However, going for your own business enterprise is not an easy task. You have to cross through many barriers for starting your new business. Monetary requirement is always considered as a key factor before venturing into a business enterprise.

You may require financial support for buying premises for the office, plants and machinery, office equipments, giving wages to the employees and many other needs which are required at the time of starting a business venture. All such needs can be easily met with new business loans.

The lenders in the UK provide new business loans to cater to your different business needs. A new business loan can be segregated into a secured and an unsecured loan type. With a secured loan you have to put any of your valuable assets as collateral. A home is considered to be a good asset to keep as collateral, as it can offer a huge loan amount on its equity. The lenders can offer you a secured loan from £5000 to £250000. This is a good loan amount which can very well be used for meeting your different business needs. The repayment term is longer, which will give you lower monthly outflow during the repayment term.

On the other hand, an unsecured loan can be used for meeting smaller business needs. Here, the loan amount varies from £ 500 to £ 25000 and the repayment term is also shorter with this loan type. The lenders prefer to offer an unsecured loan to the employed, as high risk is associated with this loan type.

It’s up to you to decide which loan option is feasible for you. It is advisable to seek the loan type which suits your business needs and personal circumstances.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hmm… I'll have to keep this post in mind because I want to run my own business soon. I have a good amount of money saved, but I know I'll have to take out a loan at some point. I can use all the advice I can get. Lately I've been thinking about buying a business instead of starting one from scratch. Any suggestions? Advice? Thanks.

September 8, 2008 at 12:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

@Mary -- Have you looked into other online resources? I've been told that BizTrader.com is a good place. It's this online global marketplace where you can buy a business, and even sell a business. You can also use it to find a lender, broker, accountant, or any other type of professional help.

Then there are also local small business groups, like the Chamber of Commerce, that can be a good resource.

Good luck!

September 9, 2008 at 7:54 AM  

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