The age-long challenge with small businesses is insufficient funding. It is feasible that when a business gets this settled, much of its headaches will be eliminated. This means that every business strives for funding.
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As a
business owner, you need to invest immensely and wisely in procurement, production, advertising and other areas in the loop. This is where getting loans becomes necessary. It is great if you already have savings or trusted people you can get grants from, however, if you aren’t that lucky, securing a loan might just be the solution.
Although getting loans could seem scary, as you will be taking on debt, when rightly invested in a lucrative business, you will gain much more returns. So, outlined here are 4 reasons your business might just be needing a
loan soon.
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For Expansion
The greatest boost you can give your business is to expand it in terms of building/renovating physical structures, acquiring useful property and equipment, and advertising. All these major projects need major money as well. It is possible that your business has not made as much profit as needed for the expansion process. You might then want to consider taking a loan. This will enable you not to exhaust your operational funds while investing in projects that will in turn increase your profit in some sort of way.
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For Operational Purposes
Certain times, businesses run into debt as a result of
customers not paying for products or not having enough money to run the operational activities within the company. Oftentimes, this can hinder the growth and general wellbeing of the business and members of staff. In such cases, getting a loan would not be such a bad idea. This will help pump the business back up and increase productivity, which will consequently improve revenue generation. Basically, getting a loan at this point will help the business stay afloat while devising means to make more profit.
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For Recruitment
Expanding your staff capacity is one of the greatest leaps you can take in your business. This process is capital intensive, as you will have to fund the recruitment process, orientations, necessary training, onboarding and salaries. It is possible that as at the time the business needs the increased staff strength, there is little or nothing available for it. That will cause for getting a loan. However, you need to be sure this decision will in the long run increase your output and revenue.
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For Sourcing
Depending on the kind of business you run. If your business is not about producing goods or rendering services, it could be about reselling as a wholesaler or retailer of the products in question. In this case, you will need to place orders for the products or go yourself to purchase the products. Of course, this process needs money – lots of it. You might be in a situation where you need to keep up with trends in your business or just have more in stock, you might consider taking a loan to finance this process.
What your business needs to take off this year might just be staring at you in the face; take a loan. Make your research and find out great loan packages being offered by companies. FinTech has made things easier; you should definitely tap into this and know what works best for your business.
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This article was first published on 1st September 2021
chidiogo-akaelu
Chidiogo Shalom Akaelu holds a degree in English and Literary Studies, from the University of Nigeria. She is a freelance writer, editor and founder of Loana Press, a budding online publishing outlet.
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