Category | Revenue Loans

Introducing: Design-A-Loan, from Lighter Capital!

This week we launched a new feature on our website creatively called: “Design-A-Loan” ! With a minimal amount of data and a couple clicks of the mouse, you can design the financing option that works best for your company and situation. Check it out at: https://secure.lightercapital.com/designaloan.aspx or just click the pic below!

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Semi-frequently asked questions

In the past few weeks I’ve noticed a few recurring questions that I wanted to answer, for all to read. Some of this info is touched upon in our FAQs, but 1) some of it isn’t, and 2) I’ll trust you may be too busy building your business to peruse the deepest chasms of our [...]

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What’s Up With the Warrants?

Lighter Capital: Faster, lighter-weight, simpler, easier, more transparent… the list goes on. But wait, if that’s all true, then what’s up with the warrants? This question comes up frequently when discussing loan terms with entrepreneurs. Yes, it’s true, while we are faster, simpler and easier than other funding sources such as private equity or bank [...]

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Announcing our Big Green Capital Countdown: Breathe in the freshness:

Time’s up – Explosiveness is go for launch! Wow. What a month – we had over 50 companies apply as part of our Explosive Capital Countdown last month, and a lot of the companies were even more explosive than we expected. It will take us a few more days to sort through the last-minute applicants, [...]

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Capital Countdown Winding Down

With two days left in the month, our Capital Countdown is near coming to a close. We’re still accepting applications for the 500k so keep them coming! Best Movie Explosion Ever. I didn’t say it. It’s in the title of the video featured today. I actually had never seen this clip before today (but after [...]

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Who Qualifies For A RevenueLoan?

Working here at Lighter Capital I’ve heard a lot of deal talk around the office over the last month. Although I’ve been able to pick up on some info through reading blogs and eavesdropping on conversations there were still some holes in my knowledge of exactly what would qualify someone for a RevenueLoan, and what [...]

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The Explosive Capital Countdown

Today we’re announcing our Explosive Capital countdown (Press release here) Below is our AWESOME video introducing the idea. Think your company is “explosive” enough? Apply here to fund YOUR company. Or, send this over to a company you know that deserves some growth capital. For a more irreverent and amazing post about the countdown that [...]

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What the hell is an “explosive capital countdown?”

What the hell is an “explosive capital countdown?” How kind of you to ask. Well, the dirty truth is we don’t really know, yet. We have some high hopes though: We want to see aggressive, fast-growth-potential companies … the kind that if they were a chemical, they’d have a “caution: EXPLOSIVE” warning label on them. [...]

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On Personal Guarantees

I. No Free Lunch. “Unsecured Business Loans!”  “No Personal Guarantees!”  “Free Beer and Hot Girls!!” Yeah, right. Lots of folks are clearly interested in the question, “how can I get financing for my business without taking on a huge personal risk of ruin?”  And, just like any time there’s a lot of folks interested and [...]

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Why Banks Suck Part 1: Overdraft Fees

Financial intermediaries, like banks, exist because of a market need. Pure economics. Someone a long time ago, saw a need in the marketplace for a financial intermediary, hung a shingle, and began the first savings and loan institution. The market need that a bank fills is two-fold: to reduce information costs and to reduce transaction [...]

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