How Business Credit Can Help Your Business Grow

Did you know your business has its own credit reports and scores? Do you know how to leverage yours for better terms with vendors, increased financing options, business opportunities and more? Are you familiar with the small business FICO score used to screen many SBA loan applications? If you didn’t answer “yes” to all these questions, join credit expert Gerri Detweiler, head of market education for Nav, as she explains how to build and use business credit to your advantage. You’ll learn: • Which credit bureaus compile business credit reports and how they are used, • Business credit scores and the factors that help build strong scores • Key ways business credit is different from personal • Quick steps you can take now to build business credit (even if you have no business credit or poor personal credit) No cost! To register, go online at https://clients.sbdcmichigan.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=1370006 or call SBDC West Michigan at (616)331-7370.