What Is the Disadvantage of a Business Loan?
The main disadvantage of a business loan is that repayment is fixed while revenue is not. The payment is due every month whether sales are up or down, and that pressure is real for seasonal or volatile businesses.
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The full list of disadvantages worth weighing. Personal liability: nearly all small business loans require a personal guarantee, so a business default follows you personally. Cost: bank loans price from about 6.8%, but online lending runs 14% to well above 40% APR, and merchant cash advance factor rates can cost more still. Collateral risk: secured loans put the pledged asset on the line. Qualification effort: documentation, credit pulls, and underwriting take time. And debt service consumes cash flow that could otherwise fund operations.
None of these make borrowing a mistake. They make mispriced or mismatched borrowing a mistake. A loan whose payment fits comfortably inside your cash flow, at the best rate your profile can command, is a growth tool. The disadvantages bite hardest when owners take expensive money out of urgency because they didn't know better options existed.
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