Monday, December 17, 2007

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Why a good PAYDEX score is essential for getting good credit – I’ll show you how to get a good PAYDEX number even if you have ZERO previous business credit!
Sole proprietorship vs. Corporation? Shell corporation or Shelf corporation? All the info you need to make a wise decision for your business.
5 simple steps you must take to give your business a professional sheen from the start – appearance is everything; it may seem superficial, but don’t blow it by neglecting these easy steps.
How you can automatically, on the spot, increase your credit 50% more than your “official” limitanytime you need to, without any extra fees or penalties.
View an actual business credit report – get an insider’s view of what they’re looking at when they check your credit.

http://www.businesscreditguru.com

Separating Your Personal Credit From Your Business Credit!

Did you know that almost 9 out of 10 business owners start a business based off of their personal credit! They use their own saving to invest as start up capital then they personally guarantee business loans and lines of credit.

If you know how to separate your personal credit from your business credit you can separate the personal liability from the business. There is a simply and proven path to establishing business credit that must be followed if you are a business owner.

By establishing business credit, your chances of obtaining business financing will increase by over 250%!

As an expert in building business credit and the business credit industry, it has been my experience that less then 5% of entrepreneurs or business owners truly know what business credit is and how to establish business credit.

Last month I was speaking at a real estate investment seminar and was not surprised by how many business owners in the room came up to me afterwards and expressed their concern for starting a business incorrectly by not separating their personal credit from their business credit.

Many of them mentioned that they had anywhere from 3-9 properties in their personal name, which was negatively effecting their personal credit history. We spoke about the many benefits of business credit, mainly, the possibility of purchasing real estate under the corporation name without it showing up on their personal credit report.

We spoke about the possibility of obtaining additional financing to fund their real estate deals or other businesses. The one thing everyone had in common was not enough funding! They knew what to do with the funding; they just were not able to obtain it.

By establishing business credit you will be able to literally obtain unlimited financing and eventually obtain it without a personal guarantee!
One thing is certain, if you don’t establish business credit you damage your personal credit, put your family at risk and dramatically lower the possibly of funding and business success!

How to Build Business Credit

Building good business credit is just as important as maintaining good personal credit. For most business owners, business credit may even be more important than personal credit! With a combination of good business credit and good personal credit you will be able to obtain the best terms and conditions each time your business needs financing.

But what if you don’t have good personal credit? Is it still possible to obtain business credit and business financing? Of course! However, it is harder to do. Because most lenders will want to look at both you business credit and your personal credit, you will have to build up your business credit so it is able to support your business lending needs regardless of your personal credit. It is definitely possible, but you must plan on taking the time and following the necessary steps in order to obtain business financing without a personal guarantee and regardless of you personal credit.

The process of building business credit must be followed if you plan on obtaining financing without a personal guarantee. Here are a couple of the requirements that a business owner must have in place to start the successful process of building corporate credit.

Business Entity: You must have a business entity established in order to build credit. it is preferable that you build corporate credit to a corporation or LLC.

Business address: You will need to have a physical business address.


Business Phone: Are you running your business from your cell phone? If so, don’t plan on setting up business credit. You will need a local land line phone number listed in 411 in order to establish you business credit file properly.

Business license: Is your business required to have a state or local business license to operate? You will need to find out and obtain one if needed.

Bank Rating: What is your bank rating? You should have a proper bank rating in order to obtain the best possible business financing.

Duns Number: You will need to have a duns number so your trade account can report your payment history.

Trade references: You will need at least 5 trade references to obtain your business paydex score. Make sure to set up account with companies that are set up to report your good payment history to the business credit bureaus.

Does it sound like a lot of work? It is, but it is not anymore work than any legitimate business owner should already have or plan on having if they want to be successful in business.

Your goal should be to build an 80+ paydex score and favorable duns rating. Let me dispel a common myth, just because you have an 80 or higher paydex scores doesn’t mean that banks suddenly become donation centers! Your paydex score only reflect how your company pays its bills. There are other ratings and scores that you will also want to have established so your business will be able to obtain financing on it own.

Most business owners are not aware that Dunn and Bradstreet has a “high-risk” status. If you skip a step in the set up process of your business credit or try to short cut the process your business credit file could be put into this category. It is very difficult to dispute or have the “high-risk” status removed from your file. Since no lenders will ever lend to a business in this category each business owner must have the appropriate knowledge of what to do and when to do it when it comes to building business credit.

Building Business Credit

Most businesses want to be able to borrow money when they need it, without the owners having to personal guarantee the loans. This means less risk to the owners. Hoping to get a business loan without a personal guarantee is one thing and actually obtaining it is quit another.

Too many business owners come to us last minute trying to obtain additional financing. We are constantly approached by business owners asking how to obtain business financing, and more importantly, how to obtain it without a personal guarantee! We watch as successful businesses are turned down for financing because they haven’t taken the time to set up the business credit properly.
More vital is after the business credit is set up, who should the business contact to get financing?
Let me also say one thing, there is a common misconception, good business credit will overcome bad personal credit. In most cases, this is simply not true. It is important to have good personal credit and good business credit.

Let's face it, banks are not donation centers! They will be looking at both the business credit and the personal credit of the owners of the business. Just because a business owner has great business credit doesn’t mean that the bank will completely ignore the negative personal credit.

Part of building a good, solid business is taking care of both business credit and personal credit. Although, building business credit is totally different than building personal credit. With business credit you will need to make sure that you have a proper business entity set up. You will need to make sure it is a real business. By that I mean it should have the proper licensing and permits to operate in your local jurisdiction. You will also need to have a real address. Not a P.O. Box! You will need to set up the phone number properly so that the business credit bureaus can verify that you really are in business.

You will need to do business with companies that report to the business credit bureaus. There are over 500,000 companies that extend credit and less then 10,000 actually report to the business credit bureaus. If you are doing business with someone who doesn’t report it does nothing for establishing trade references.

The best advice that I can give is start now! The point that your business needs the money is not the time to start building business credit. Start before you need it so when you need it it is available. Remember, the most important part of building and operating a successful business is laying the foundation and business credit is part of that foundation that needs to be set up properly in the beginning.

Let me give a couple words of warning!
1. Don’t try and buy credit. There are a few companies that will try and sell trade references for a large sum of money. This is a rip off and as soon as the credit bureaus find out they will put your company in "High Risk" status.

2. You don’t need to spend large sums of money on "Shelf Corporations" or "Aged Corporations," shelf corporations have their place and can be a benefit, but you can also build business credit and obtain financing to a brand new corporation.

3. Don’t try and substitute good business credit for bad personal credit. Spend the necessary time and money to repair your personal credit while building your business credit.
Do yourself a favor and start building business credit the right way so when your business needs financing you know where to go to obtain it!

Do yourself a favor and start building business credit the right way so when your business needs financing you know where to go to obtain it!

Building Business Credit for Business Owners

Are you a business owner or entrepreneur and still have not separated your personal credit from your business credit? If so, you may find yourself in the same category as most business owners, not quit sure how to build business credit!

Most businesses want to be able to borrow money when they need it, without the owners having to personal guarantee the loans. This means less risk to the owners. Hoping to get a business loan without a personal guarantee is one thing and actually obtaining it is quit another.

The solution is to understand what business credit is and why every business owner should build it. By building business credit every business owner is able to separating business debt and liability from their personal debt and liability. Most importantly, by building business credit a business owner is able to obtain larger amount of business financing at better interest rates.

Before a business owner rushes out in a frantic search of business credit, one must understand that there are no laws protecting business owners from the business credit bureaus! It is imperative to know how to set up business credit properly, but most importantly what to do prior to setting up business credit and in what order to proceed. The reason this is so important is, like personal credit, where someone has the right to dispute in inaccurate information, by law the personal credit bureaus must respond within a certain time period. If a business owner’s business credit is inaccurate or set up improperly, the business owner does not have such protection to dispute inaccurate information.
Make sure that you meet all business credit criteria prior to setting up business credit and before applying for any type of business lending. A business credit profile can be established for a common C- Corporation, S- Corporation or LLC. Don’t bother trying to build business credit to a Sole Proprietor, as most Sole Proprietors are based on the business owner’s social security number and not a tax id number.

Once the business credit is build then the business owner can apply for business financing on obtain credit without personal credit checks or personal guarantees! The stronger and stronger business credit the owner builds the better financing the business is able to obtain.

There will come a time, if not already, that every business owner will need additional financing. If you have taken the responsibility of separating business credit from personal credit then your business will flourish as you will have all the business financing that you need.

Do yourself a favor and start building business credit the right way so when your business needs financing you know where to go to obtain it!

companies to work on

1 800 Flowers
1st Georgia Equipment Leasing
360 Technologies
3M Company
4M Technology
A & W Worldwide, Inc.
A 1 FAX Office Equipment
A. C. Financial
A + Printers and Printer Supply
AAMCO Transmission
AAMTech Business Systems
Able Leasing West
Accor Hotels
Accurate Office Supply
Ace Car Rental
Ace Hardware
Acme Electric DBA Selectric Signs
Adam's Mark
Advanced Computer Solutions
Advantage Car Rental
Advantage Leasing Corp.
Advantagelimos.com
Ahern.com
Air Culnaire (Food Service)
Air Tran Airways
Airlineinc.com (Office Supply)
Alamo Car Rental
Alaska Airlines
Alkit.com
Allegiant Air
Allpro Services - Office Furniture Installation
Allstate Leasing, Inc.
Alltel
Aloha Air
Alpha Card Systems
Alson's Jewelry
Amazon.com
America West Airlines
American Airlines
American Corporate Consulting
American Leasing, Inc.
American Trans Air
AmeriHost
AmeriSuites
Amhearst Technologies
Amstat Corporation dba American States Leasing
Amtech
AnEnchantedFlorist.com
Appalachia Business Communications
Apple Store - Apple Computers
Applied Business Computers
Arco Gas
ASAP Coach (Limo Service)
Associates BusinessCard
ATEL Capital Group
Atlantictime.com
Atlas Business Systems, Inc.
Atrion Communication Resources
ATT - Online
ATT - Phone Services
Austin Automated Sales, Inc.
Automatic Response Systems
A-Vidd Electronics
Avis Car Rental
Axiontech.com
Bacario
Baggeforless.com
Ballantye Resort (Hotel)
BancBoston Leasing
Barnes & Noble
Batteries.com
Baymont Inns & Suites
Bearcom.com
Bed Bath & Beyond
BellSouth
Berdorf Goodman
Best Buy
Best Western
BestPricedFurniture.com
Betty Mills (www.bettymills.com (http://www.inctalk.com/www.bettymills.com))
Beveragefactory.com
Billing Direct
Bizzare Buttons & Stuff
Bladesmart
Bloomingdales
Blue Orb
BME Corp Discount Imaging Supplies
Borders
Boston Coach (Limo Service)
BP/Amoco
Bridgestreet (Corporate Housing)
Broadcast Supply Worldwide
Brooks Brothers
Budget Car Rental
Budget Host
Business Info. Management Solutions, Inc.
Caesar's
Capital Equipment Leasing
Carey International (Limo Service)
Carnival Cruise Lines
CDW.com
CEG Computers
Celebrity Cruise
Central Leasing (USA), Inc.
CenturyTel
Chevron
Chicago Microsystems, Inc.
Chiswick
Choice Hotels
Cingular Wireless
Circuit City Business Sales
Ciscopress.com
CITGO
CitiBank
Clarion
Clubcolors.com
Coach
Cognigen PCs
Coltec, Inc.
Comfort Inns
Comp USA
Competitive Micro Computers
Compulink Electronics, Inc.
Compumarc Computer Systems
Computer 4 U
Computer Depot
Computer Dynamics
Computer Equipment Warehouse
Computer Outlet Worldwide, Inc.
Computer Workshop
ComputerAccess International
Computer-Table.com
Computerware Data Products
Comstar Computers
Concord Funding
Concorde Hotels
Concordsupplies.com
Conoco
Conrad Hotels
Continental Airlines
Coolride.com
Copiers Plus, Inc.
Corporate Express
Corporate Outfitter
Costco
Country Inn & Suites
Courtyard by Marriott
Craig Office Supply
Crestwoodsuites Hotel
Crockett Business Machines
Crowne Plaza
Crutchfield
Crystal Cruises
Cunard
Davel (Limo Service)
Days Inn
Dell
Delran - All Binders & Indexes, Inc.
Delta Airlines
Deluxe
DHL
Dialogos, Inc.
Dictabird
DIEM Computer Company
Digatron, Inc.
Digital Pro Quo LLC
Discount Awards
Discount Copy
Disney
Disney Cruises
Do It Best Hardware
Documart.com
Dollar Car Rental
Dorint
Drury Inns
DTV City
Durango Network Systems
Earthlink Business Service
Ebags.com
EBAY - GE Financial
EBC Computers
Ebladestore.com
Econo Lodge
Electronic Financial Systems, Inc.
Elite Truck Rental
Embassy Suites
Empire Business Systems
Empire Limousine
Empire Office, Inc.
Energy Kitchen
Enterprise Rent A Car
Evergreen Computer Solutions
Exclusive Tickets
ExecuStay
Express Time Systems
Extended Stay America
Exxon Mobile
Facility Furniture Services, Inc.
Fairfield Chair Company
Fairfield Inns
Fairmont Hotels
Fairytale Brownies
FaxNet
Fedex
Fidelity Leasing
First Financial Leasing and Finance
Fischer MICRO
Flexoexchange.com
Flowersretail.com
Four Points
Four Seasons
Foxrentacar.com
Franklin Covey
Franklin Sports
Frontier Airlines
FTD.com
Fujitsu
Full Compass
Galloway Office Supplies
GAP
Gateway Computers
Gempler's
Generick Machine Distribution
Genesisglobalinc.com
Getty Gas
Global Industrial
Globalcomputer.com
Globe Lighting
Godiva
Good Guys
Goodyear
Gotlease.com
Grangier
Great Plains Leasing & Financier
Greyhound Bus
H & E Equipment Services
Hamptons Inn
Handago
Harley Davidson
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawthorn Suites
Headsets
Heaster Lawon
HelloDirect.com
Hertz
Hewlett Packard
Hilton Hotels
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Express
Holland America
Home Depot
Homestead Hotels
Homewood Suites
Hopper's Drafting Furniture
Horizon Air
Huntington Bank (Relocation Direct Bill Service)
Hyatt
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe
HydePark Jewelers
IBM
ICP
Ideal Industries
iKitchen.com
IKON
INFOmotion
Ingram Micro
Insight.com
Intercontinental Hotels
Interstatebatteries.com
J&R Music
J.S.K. Enterprises
Jacopos (Pizzeria)
JC Penneys
JC Whitney
JDR Micro Computers
JEB Leasing
Jitnam Financial Inc.
JM Woodstock
JPSgraphics.com
Katespaperie.com
KBC Tools & Machinery
Kimpton Hotels
Knights Inn
Kohls
Korman Communities (Housing)
Kroy, Inc.
La Quinta
Lamcraft, Inc.
Lamps Plus
Lanstreet.com
Lasermonks.com
LBA Networking, Inc.
Le Meridien
Let's Do Chocolate
Levitonproducts.com
Limos.com
Liz Claiborne
LL Bean
LNT (Linen N Things)
Loews Hotels
Lowes
LS Computer Products
Luberman's Building
Luggage Online
Luggagepros.com
Luxe Hotels
Luxury Collection Hotels
Macys
MagazinePublisher.com
Magic City Leasing
Mainstay Suites
Manhattan Wardrobe Supply
Marathon Oil
Marc Resorts
Marriott
Masters Inn
MBSI
MCL Systems Limited
Media Capital Associates
Meijers
Menswarehouse.com
Mernards.com
Metro Business Systems, Inc.
Metro Hosting
Metron Time Clock Company
Micro Center Business
Micro Trends, Inc.
MicroTel
Midland Computer Mart
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America
Mobius Trading Group
Monte Vista
Motel 6
Mrs. Fields Cookies
Musicbookplus.com
My Coffee Supply
Mycableshop.com
MyTool Store.com
National Car Rental
National Computer Resources
National Pen Company
National Retail Equipment Liquidators
NBPinc.com
Nebs
Neiman Marcus
Netsales
New England Mailing Systems, Inc.
New England Office Supply
New Millennium Communications, Inc.
New Millennium Financial Corp.
Nexus
Nordstroms
North Suburban Florist
Northern Tool
Northwest Builders Network, Inc.
NoteSys, Inc.
Nowegian (NCL)
Nuset.com
Oakwood.com
Office Depot
Office Max
Office Zone
Officechairsonsale.com
Officefuel.com
Oil Can Henrys
Omni Hotels
OptiMA, Inc.
Orchard Supply
Orient Express
Oriental Trading Company
Outdoorpioneer.com
Pacific Infosystems, Inc.
Palm.com
Paper Direct
Park Inn
Park Plaza
Patagonia.com
Payless Car Rental
PC Age, Inc.
PC Image Systems
PC Net, Inc.
PC Universe
PCMall.com
PCNation.com
PDP Systems, Inc.
Peapod Food Delivery
Penn Systems Group, Inc.
Penny-wise.com
Philips 66
Pictopia
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
Pitney Bowes
Planet Battery
Planet Omni
Powell Company
PowerNet Financial Group, Inc.
Preferred Hotels
Preferredhotels.com
Preferredlease.com
Prime/Ware Associates, Inc.
Princess Cruises
Print Doctor, Inc.
Printcountry.com
Prosound Stage and Lighting
Protravelerluggage.com
Provantage
Quality Inns
Quill Corp.
Radio Shack
Radisson
Radisson Seven Seas
Ralion Financial Services
Ramada Inn
Rapid Forms
Red Lion
Red Roof Inns
Regent International
REI
Reliable.com
Renaissance
Residence Inns
Restoration Hardware
Rio Pavilion (Hotel)
Ritz Carlton
Rodeway Inns
Rose City Software
Royal Caribbean Cruises
RoyalPark.com HK
RSC E Shop
RxHousing.com
SAAB
Saks Fifth Avenue
Sams Club
Sams Club Credit Account
Sams UW
Samys
Savannahsuites.com
Savoya (Limo Service)
Schwans Foods
Scorpion Systems, Inc.
Sears
SelectATicket.com
Senacore
Sharp
Sharper Image
Shell Fleet
Sheraton
Sherlock Systems
Sherwin-Williams
Shoplet.com
Signature Inns
Sleep Inns
Smart Business Credit
Smart Leasing, Inc.
Smith Brothers Office Enviorments
Smith Design Sevices.com
Solid Systems, Inc.
Sonesta Hotel & Suites
Sonesta Hotels
Sony (800-962-4932)
Sosnet.com
Southern Business Communications
Specialized Computer Accounting Services
Speedway Super America Fleet Gas Card
Spring Hill Suites
Sprint PCS
Staceys
Standard Business Systems
Staples
Starbucks
Stargel Office Systems
Starwood
Staybridge Suites
Steven Gilbert Companies, Inc.
Stonewallkitchen.com
Studio 6
Suiteamerica.com
Summit Computer Technologies
Summit Hotels & Resorts
Sun Computers
Sunbyes.com
Sunoco
SunPower Technologies, Inc.
Super 8
Super Shuttle
Superior Associates
Superwarehouse.com
Surray Luggage
Swissotel
Synergistic Computer Solutions
SYNNETRY
Systemax
T Mobile
Tablethotels.com
Tabletools.com
Target
TCM Integrated Systems, Inc.
Tech Depot
Tech Financing
TEK Time Systems, Inc.
Telecommunications On Demand, Inc.
Texaco
The Certex Group
The Manifest Group
The Stamp Man
Thomas Contract Office Furniture
Thrifty Rent A Car
Tiffany & Co.
Tiger Direct
Tire Rack
Toblersflorist
Toilet Paperworld.com
TonerWorld.com
Tourneau.com
Towne Place
Toys R Us
Tractor Supply
Tradename.com
Travelodge
Traveltow.com
Travisa
Triangle Financial Services Equipment Leasing
True Value
Tumi.com
TWAComm.com
U Haul Corporate Account
U Line
Ultimate Electronics
UniLink
Union 76
Unistar Leasing
UniTech Computer Support, Inc.
United Airlines
United Leasing Corporation
United States Postal Service
Universal Capital Services, Inc.
UPS
US Airways
US Luggage
US Markerboard
USA Global Link
USA Legal Forms
Used Offices, Inc.
Vac Hut Plus, Inc.
Vailcoffee.com
Valero.com
Veripak
Verizon Wireless
Vermont Teddy Bear
Viking
VillagerInn
Viracon
VuColor, Inc.
W Hotels
Waiter.com
Walgreens
Walmart Biz Account
Warwick International
Wearguard
Webex
Websitefinancing.com
Weems Plath
Wellesley Inns
Westin
WestJet
White Cap
Wilkinson's Flowers
Williams-Sonoma
Winchester Technology
Windjammer
Windstar
Wingate Inns
Wolf Computer Systems
WordMaker Systems Corporation
World Lux
Wright Express
Wyndham
Yankeecandle.com
Zones
Edible Arrangements
United Cutlery.com

AxionTech.com

Welcome to AxionTech.com Corporate Sales. Our focus is on building strong relationships with our corporate customers and on how we can keep your business five years from now-not on how many deals we can close today.

We provide you with a single point of contact (dedicated account manager) who will take care of you from start to finish on every project and transaction. Over the years, we have made some great vendor relationships, gained invaluable experience and expertise from building our own successful online business, and have set up a powerful and fluid infrastructure to tie it together and to offer you the best and most timely solutions.

Credit Application
Click here for corporate account application in Adobe pdf format.

10402 Harwin Drive
Houston, Texas, 77036
Tel: (214) 483-5519
www.axiontech.com