Author Archive

Small business owner standing in her coffee shop

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October

4 Ways to Free Up Cash in Your Business

Need cash flow fast? Four ways to free up cash in your business: equipment finance, unsecured business loans, invoice finance and using property equity.

Business owners meeting to prepare a loan application

16

October

Four Things to Do Before Applying for a Business Loan

Four things to do before you apply for a business loan: choose a specialist broker, prepare your documents, check your credit, and know exactly what you need.

Apartment building, a typical residential investment property

16

October

Rental Yield Explained: How to Calculate Gross and Net Yield

How to calculate gross and net rental yield on an investment property, with worked examples, what yield doesn’t tell you, and how lenders use rental income.

Business owner worried about loan repayments at his laptop

16

October

Struggling to Keep Up With Loan Repayments? Your Options

Finding loan repayments hard to meet? Your options, from hardship requests and restructuring to refinancing and consolidation, and why acting early matters.

Business loans

16

October

Three Different Business Loans: Which Is Right for You?

Term loan, line of credit or invoice finance? How the three most common business loans work, what each is best for, and how to choose the right one.

Tower cranes over a property development site

16

October

Development Finance Explained: Presales, LVR and Loan-to-Cost

How property development finance works in Australia: loan-to-cost, LVR on end value, presales, equity, progress draws and what lenders need before they fund your project.

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Holding keys in front of a property entrance

16

October

Private Loans and Bridging Finance: When They Make Sense

When a private loan or bridging finance makes sense for your business, how short-term private lending works, what it costs, and why your exit strategy matters most.

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Modern commercial office building

16

October

How Much Deposit Do You Need for a Commercial Property Loan?

How much deposit you need to buy commercial property in Australia, typical lender LVRs, the upfront costs to budget for, and ways to reduce the cash you need.

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Excavator on a worksite financed with equipment finance

16

October

Chattel Mortgage vs Finance Lease vs Hire Purchase: Which Suits Your Business?

Chattel mortgage, finance lease, hire purchase or rental? How each type of vehicle and equipment finance works, who owns the asset, and how GST and tax are treated.

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Stacks of business documents and file folders

16

October

Low Doc Business Loans: How They Work and Who Qualifies

How low doc business loans work in Australia, who qualifies, what documents you need instead of tax returns, and how they compare to a full doc loan.

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