Need capital to grow? Discover how to build business credit, secure funding, and explore financing options for startups and small businesses. Building and maintaining strong business credit is essential for any company looking to secure funding, manage cash flow, and grow sustainably. Whether you're a startup or an established enterprise, understanding how business credit works—and how it differs from personal credit—can open doors to better financing options, lower interest rates, and greater trust with vendors and lenders.

Key Outcomes:

✅ Learn how to build and maintain strong business credit.

✅ Understand different funding options available for startups and small businesses.

✅ Gain practical tips for preparing and applying for business financing.

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Entrepreneurs featured in this episode:(Feel free to reach out for a virtual coffee)

Sondra Ray - https://www.linkedin.com/in/getitdonecoachinganvaservices

Peter Hingston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-hingston-4089a51a6/

Lesetja Mokou - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesetja-mokou

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Sponsors:

Intro music produced by Peach Jam Records - https://www.linkedin.com/company/peach-jam-records-inc/

Vocals by Cheyanne Summer - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheyanne-summer/

Photography by Joanne Moorhouse Global Virtual Photography - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannemoorhouse/

Video Intro by Sommerville Lombard https://www.linkedin.com/in/sommerville-lombard/

Timestamps:

0:04 Tribe Song

1:58 Sondra Ray: Hallo and Welcome!!

4:06 Sondra Ray: Business Credit and Funding

10:18 Peter Hingston: Should be willing to take as much risk as you

15:51 Sondra Ray: Tools and resources available out there that are credible

23:23 Peter Hingston: How do we make the choices that we make and why do we make them?

28:46 Sondra Ray: Diversify your resources

33:06 Lesetja Mokou: Build your reputation

36:22 Lesetja Mokou: Work out the steps that you have to pay back the loan

39:32 Sondra Ray: Wrapping it up

41:51 Peter Hingston: May all your wildest entrepreneurial dreams come true