10 Steps to Establish and Build Credit for Your New Startup

Not every new startup is going to attract millions of venture capital dollars -- in fact, it’s estimated that less than one percent raise capital from VCs. Unless you have personal savings that you are willing to dip into, that leaves bootstrapping, friends and family, crowd funding or traditional financing as your primary options. Related: 7 Ways to Build and Improve Your Personal Credit Score According to Biz2Credit’s March 2016 analysis, big banks approved 23 percent of small business loans. Even if you don’t need to take on a small business loan in the early stages of your startup, it’s a good idea to make sure that you establish and build your business credit from the beginning -- you never know when you might need capital for growth, acquisition and expansion opportunities. Here are ten tips to help you establish and build your startup’s credit from the beginning. Continue..