Merchant Cash Advance Blog

As with most things in business, growth requires an investment. As bank loans become more difficult to obtain, many small business owners have turned to business cash advances to meet their funding needs. For more than fifteen years, Quikstone has helped thousands of merchants grow. Here are some frequently asked questions about a business cash advance.

Small business owners are becoming more aware of the benefits of seeking alternatives to traditional bank loans to fund their businesses. As bank loans become more restrictive and difficult to obtain, business cash advances continue to grow in popularity. Here we take a look at six reasons small business owners are choosing alternative funding.

There’s no question that 2020 was a tough year for most small businesses, but many have found ways to survive and even thrive. As we look forward to 2021 with renewed hope, it’s important to learn from the challenges we faced over the past year and use them to fuel our growth, both professional and personal. Here we take a look at seven of our most popular articles from 2020.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that it will reopen the Paycheck Protection (PPP) loan portal to PPP eligible lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for first and second round of applications on Friday, January 15 at 9 a.m. EST. The portal will fully open on Tuesday, January 19, to all participating PPP lenders.

During the holiday season, both before and after, there will be millions of online reviews posted and small business owners should be prepared to leverage and respond to them. “The 2020 Local Consumer Review Survey from BrightLocal reveals 87% of consumers are now reading online reviews for local businesses. Considering the state of affairs (global pandemic), It is not surprising. Because 34% say they always read online reviews for local businesses, while 26% do so regularly. And another 27% report they occasionally read reviews and 13% never do.” Here we’ve outlined some of the benefits of online reviews and how to handle the inevitable bad ones.