The Pros and Cons of Taking a Loan for your Business

Starting a business needs considerable amount of money. The cost involved in starting a business like incorporation of business, purchasing raw material and equipments, cost of marketing, staff salaries, etc., become a burden on any businessman. So, you should take some external funding to meet these expenses. You can take loans from various financial institutions or banks, but before that you should know about the pros and cons of these loans.

Pros of Taking Loan for Your Business

• When you take loans from any financial institution, they view your business plans to know the potential of the business they are funding in. Apart from this, they don’t have any function in any of the business operations of the funded company.
• The profit of the business is not divided among the lenders. They are only liable for the debt payment.
• The terms of business loans may differ with various financial institutions, but the interest charged on these loans is low in comparison to the other funding options.
• One of the biggest advantages of loans is that your interest payment is deductible on your taxes.
• With the help of small loans, you can get access to big loans too. It depends on the requirements of the enterprise. The funded amount can be used immediately; it also helps in building the credit rating and a good reputation in the market.

Cons of Taking Loan for Your Business

• Any financial institution needs all the required information of the business before funding it. The potential of the business, their investors, prediction of cost and profits, etc., helps to get knowledge before funding. They need assurance of the credit ratings to know you can pay back the loan.
• Loans come on the liability side of your balance sheet; it does affect the valuation of the business. Minimum the loan amount, the maximum is the valuation of your company.
• The interest rates of the loan depend on the government rules and regulations as well as the market situation. So, you will have fluctuated rate even if your profit is constant or decreasing.
• If you are unable you clear off the loan, you might lose a valuable asset which might affect the business in a negative manner.

So, before funding your business, keep all the pros and cons which might guide to take the right decision.

Soucres:

http://www.smh.com.au/money

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wealth

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/