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How to organize a loan proposal
Check your business credit report.
When looking around for investors and financial institutions to offer you a loan, you need to know your business credit score, which indicates the status of your business' credit. This will indicate how large a loan you can ask for and for what interest rates you might qualify.
Many of the same credit reporting agencies like experian offer credit reports, but you do need to pay a nominal fee for them. Business credit scores are on a scale of 0 to 100.