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AltCap Offers Loans with More Flexible Eligibility Requirements to Help More Underserved Businesses in MO, KS

Are you a small business owner having trouble securing capital? You might be in luck! AltCap, a Kansas City-based community development financial institution in the KCSourceLink Resource Partner Network, has been approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a lender for the Community Advantage Pilot Loan Program. With this new...

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3 Pandemic Lessons That Entrepreneurs Are Taking with Them into 2022

The pandemic changed how entrepreneurs do business. See what you can learn from three small business owners to make your business stronger in 2022.

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Paycheck Protection Loans vs. Economic Injury Disaster Loans: Explore the Difference

Explore the differences between two types of SBA loans for businesses affected by COVID-19: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).

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Everything Small Businesses Need to Know about SBA Disaster Relief, Like PPP and IEDL

Learn more about Coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program loans and SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and how the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act affects them.

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AltCap Offers New $5M Loan Fund for KC Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19

AltCap is distributing a new $5 million KC COVID-19 Small Business Relief Loan Fund to provide immediate financial help to Kansas City small businesses.

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Everything You Need to Know about SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans—and Some Things You Didn’t Even Know to Ask

Read on so you're prepared to apply for a SBA Disaster Relief Loan.

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Microlender Women’s Business Center Nets $100K to Help More KC Entrepreneurs

Among its many services, the Women's Business Center offers microloans, with a focus on women-run small businesses in KC.

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AltCap Has a New MicroLoan for KC Entrepreneurs That’s Based on Character

AltCap just announced it's offering another loan product for Kansas City entrepreneurs whom mainstream financial institutions underserve or overlook.

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9 Key Questions to Ask Any Investor Before You Seek Funding for Your Business

Here are nine key questions you can ask any potential investor to help you uncover a lot of key details, like an investor's terms, current investments and involvement.

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So You Want to Start a Business. How Much Does Your Personal Credit Score Matter?

Think your personal credit doesn't matter when you're starting a business? Think again.

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