Sunday, 8 November 2009

What To Do For Business Credit

By Brian Welks

Once the business is established, next thing is to get a business credit card. Business credit cards are more important than personal credit cards and both are different. Many are unaware of this fact and end up in problems. One should understand the following: a. both of these credit cards are different b. things to look or take into consideration when getting a business credit card.

In general, almost all card companies will give a business credit card to you based on the personal credit. Your business credit will be linked with your personal credit report. What does this mean? All your business transactions will be reported in your personal credit card too. This way it is not possible to have a separate credit for the business.

Do you wish to know about the credit offers that you receive? If yes, contact the credit agency to whom these credit card companies report to. Some of the credit agencies include Experian Business, Business Credit USA, Equifax Business, and Dun ... Bradstreet. Get in touch with them to get a business credit card. You will now be able to build separate business credit.

Business credit card offers you the benefit of keeping track of purchases made for your business without linking the personal credit report. When both these purchases are linked, it is not easy to sort them. It becomes very difficult to consolidate these purchases. You might not know what you got for your business and why you got it? This is especially difficult during tax time.

Other things remain same for both business and personal credit cards. Check for the fees and the interest rates these credit card companies collect. See what the various benefits are by using these credit cards. Prepare a detailed report, analyze them and ten get the one that is in align with your business requirements.

You have the benefit or advantage of systematically keeping business and personal records separately. Ensure that business credit card agencies get a detailed report about your card usage and personal credit report is not linked to business report. Think twice or thrice before choosing a business credit card. Remember that business credit is not to be used for your personal uses else there is no point in having two separate credit cards.

About the Author:

No comments:

Post a Comment