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Small Business: Your credit score and financing

It can be difficult for businesses to get

Photo credit: Photos.com | It can be difficult for businesses to get financing these days, and so it is very important that a small business owner keep the credit scores as high as possible, experts say.

Jamie Herzlich

Newsday columnist Jamie Herzlich Jamie Herzlich

Herzlich writes the Small Business column in Newsday.

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It can be difficult for businesses to get financing these days.

Lending has tightened and an entrepreneur's credit history plays an important role in his or her ability to obtain capital.

Improving your credit score can help increase your odds of finding financing at favorable terms, experts say.

"Most businesses rely at some point and in some form on credit," said Liz...

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