One reason financial institutions give for not approving credit applications from small businesses is that they do not have records of their transactions. It is common to find businesses that have been trading for many years but do not keep books.

This situation is made worse in the case of many Small Business Owners. Just as the businesses they run do not have records, they too do not keep records of their financial transactions. This chaos in their personal affairs Invariably spills into the running of their businesses, and stands as a big minus when they apply for credit on behalf of their businesses, particularly when they are required to support the loan applications with personal guarantees.

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