Bad Credit? Here are 5 Alternative Business Loan Options
July 18, 2017 By Meredith Wood
Loans from traditional lenders are appealing; with low APRs and the security of a large financial institution behind them, they are a wonderful financing option—if you qualify.
But what if you have less-than-stellar credit? While traditional lenders may be hesitant to work with you, there are alternative lenders offering safe products worth exploring. We’ll take a look at some of the best options below.
Why I Started BlueVine
July 11, 2017 By Eyal Lifshitz
Growing up, I learned firsthand how a small-business owner struggles with cash flow. My dad owned a physical therapy clinic with six employees on the Upper East Side of New York. It was a successful business, but he often wrestled with a problem: Waiting weeks, sometimes months, to get paid for his services.
His clinic typically received payments through third parties, mostly health insurance companies. All it took was for one billing to go wrong or get delayed for his finances to suffer. He wouldn’t get paid for a month or longer. He’d end up being strapped for cash and be forced to rely on credit cards. “Billing delays were just killing me,” my father told me once.
An entrepreneur even before she could spell the word
June 21, 2017 By BlueVine
The first winner of the BlueVine Scholarship for Young Entrepreneurs developed a passion for entrepreneurship at a young age when she began “one business venture after another.”
“It is funny to recall that I was actually an entrepreneur before I could even spell ‘entrepreneur,’” said Maryam Adesewa Adeniyi, who received the $5,000 scholarship from BlueVine, the fintech pioneer which offers working capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses.
BlueVine: One of the Top FinTech Players in the Bay Area
June 8, 2017 By BlueVine
BlueVine has been named one of the top financial technology companies in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times, highlighting a solid year for the Silicon Valley startup.
Why Data Science Is Key In Online Business Lending
June 7, 2017 By Ido Lustig
Two years ago, I left a promising career at PayPal, a major technology giant, for what some considered a risky move: I joined BlueVine, a young FinTech startup. My title: vice president of risk.
In early 2017, I took on an even bigger role when I was named chief risk officer of the Silicon Valley company, which offers working capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses.
My promotion comes at a time when risk is becoming a bigger concern in fintech, which is ushering in big changes in banking and financial services.