Over the course of the last 5 years as an entrepreneur I have successfully launched, managed, and sold off several businesses. Each organization started has added some value to my understanding of the business world today. My philosophy has been that 9 things out of 10 that I try will fail, but that golden one is always worth the battle. In my experience that has proven to be the case and my successful businesses still operate today under the management of those whom I have sold off to. The latest project is Initial Underwriting Group, a corporation comprised of two concepts: 1) business credit building and 2) business loan underwriting.
Statistics show that the majority of affluent business owners and successful entrepreneurs in the U.S. started out by using other people's money, generally in the form of a business loan. Despite the economic news there are prolific numbers of private lenders and venture capitalists that will lend you money for business.
The OPM principle in business is a commonly accepted practice and is viewed as a savvy technique for starting or expanding a business, investing in high-yield programs or asset-producing affairs or income generating real estate. It allows you to have money to make more money for your business. As long as you are operating as a corporation the debt is assigned to your business and debtors can make no personal claims against you.
Any smart business owner will separate all their business activities from their personal assets by incorporating with the state. Following this is registering with Dun & Bradstreet to obtain a business credit score that has no relationship to their personal credit.
The disadvantage of using OPM is that if your business initiative fails, you end up with a huge strain your corporate coffers repaying the loan. You will want to put your deals together wisely and have precise control over your costs and the daily tactics that amount to the income you expect. For example, leveraging the foreclosure market to buy properties below market value is an excellent investment provided you are educated in the reality of doing real estate deals and handling the properties once you own them.
Using OPM is Win-Win
Lenders are like investors. They invest their money in your business for a period of time and you give them more in return in the form of interest than the amount you borrowed. In the well-planned scenario, you leverage the loan to create profit for your business as well as a profit for the lender. It's a winning situation for everyone, and you didn't have to come up with all the cash up front. You can turn an idea into a profitable venture without using up everything in your bank account.
Sincerely,
Ilya Bodner
Small Business Owner
Initial Underwriting Group
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