Rising operating costs and tighter access to small business loans are reshaping how owners make decisions in 2025.

The best small-business lenders have flexible business requirements, competitive rates and multiple loan options Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior ...

Micro and unincorporated enterprises still rely heavily informal sources like friends and moneylenders for small-ticket loans, even as formal sources of credit have improved for large loans.

Rejecting an SBA loan often means losing a small business client entirely. These clients often require other services. These include checking accounts, payroll services, and credit cards, and they ...