Sunday, November 8, 2009

Get Your Business Credit Going

By Brian Welks

Greatyou have established your own business. What next; getting a business credit card. Don't go for a business credit card without understanding it clearly. It is not the same as your personal credit card. Personal credit cards and business credit cards are different from one another. This point should be remembered always. Let us see the things one should look for when he/she requires a business credit card.

Credit card companies generally offer business card after checking the personal credit report. They will link your business and personal credit cards together thereby generating a report of both the credit cards. In such a situation, it is impossible to build a unique credit report for your business.

Are you receiving so much of credit offers daily? Are you confused on which to take and which to leave? It is recommended to call up the credit agency to know about these offers in detail. Experian Business, Business Credit USA, Equifax Business, and Dun ... Bradstreet are few credit agencies that give details about business credit card. You may ask a credit card for your business from one of these credit agencies. If you are able to get a business card from these credit agencies, you can keep both business credit report and personal credit report separately.

There are numerous other benefits to business credit card other than business credit report. Monitoring the purchases you had done for your business is easy when personal and business credit reports are maintained separately. You get a detailed inventory on the purchases made for business and this is very much useful during tax time. Why waste time sorting out personal purchases from business purchases when you can get a business credit card that is not linked with personal credit?

What will you look for when getting a personal credit card? The interest rates and the fee are the two main things one would look for when getting a credit card. This holds good for the business credit card too. Shop around and see what features different credit companies offer. Analyze them and choose the one that will suit your business requirements.

Having a business credit card helps in organizing personal and business finances separately. It gives you an opportunity build a business credit history for you. Two things you must keep in mind when using business credit cards are that your report is reported to credit card agencies and your personal and business records are not linked with each other. Search and find business credit cards that suit your business and take full advantage of it. One thing that is different from personal credit card is that it is meant for your business only and not for personal use.

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