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LendUp, an online startup based in San Francisco, launched in late 2012 with a whole new model for a financial business. Pitching itself as something between a short-term lender and a credit-improvement service for people with bad or no credit history...

Ah, summer! It’s finally in sight, after long winter months in many parts of the country. The change in seasons to summer usually means changing conditions for small businesses. And what those changes are depends on a number of variables, including...

If you are a small business owner, you have probably heard of Bond Street. The company is a haven for small business owners, providing everything from small business loans to a small business newsletter to help you keep up-to-date on all the latest industry...

If you own a small business, it may come as no surprise that bank loans are tougher to come by. However, other avenues for small business financing are opening up. Last month, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, Lending Club and Prosper, originated...

If you know just a little bit about the small business lending industry, then you probably know that your local bank isn’t the only player in the game these days. That’s right—there’s a whole variety of alternative lenders that can now give you the...