Types of Financing Small Business Financing: A Resource Guide Research Guides at Library of Congress
2025-12-30
A Small Business Administration loan is an alternative to going directly through the bank. Sole traders can still have employees, a sole trader is someone who is classed as both the owner and operator of their business – there is no distinction between ownership and management. The benefit of this kind of loan is that you can generally be approved quite quickly, as a sole trader is a much simpler business structure. Something to seriously consider, however, is that if you cannot make the loan repayments, you will still be liable for the debt – not your business as an … Read more