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3D Printer Financing

3D printing is a big industry. The market for 3D printing worldwide was $13.84 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow at 20% annually through 2030. If you’ve considered a 3D printing solution for your business, you probably want some specifics....

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Office Equipment Leasing: Should You Finance Business Equipment?

Decking out an office… … it’s amazing how fast it all adds up. (Even if you’re buying “cheap” furniture…) Right? Should you pay cash? Or… should you lease and/or finance equipment? Check this out…

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Laundromat Financing: How Much Does Laundry Equipment Leasing Cost?

If you are using the internet to investigate laundromat financing, most of the websites you're visiting give you approximately zero information. Some have a "laundry list" (haha) of the types of laundry equipment you can finance - washers, dryers,...

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The Truth about Dental Equipment Financing

If you're looking on the internet from information about dental equipment financing, you may have noticed something: Talking to financing companies...yeah ...about as much fun as a root canal, right? They make it sound so easy and affordable......

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Gym Equipment Leasing: True Cost of Fitness Equipment Financing

If you're in the fitness industry, you probably can probably spot a scam a mile away when it comes to something about the fitness industry, right? I'm sure that probably every single day, someone asks you a question like: "I read on the internet...

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Used Equipment Financing: How High are the Rates?

I got a call today from a gentleman with a simple question: "Do you finance used equipment?" I replied with a simple answer: "Yes." It's always funny when I hear that question, because the truth is, most of the equipment we finance is used. We get...

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Can You Qualify for Logging Equipment Financing?

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Can You Qualify for Logging Equipment Financing?

If you've driven anywhere over the past year or so, you may have noticed something... Everywhere you look, there's a lot of construction going on. Houses are being built like crazy, which means builders need a lot of wood. When the houses are built...

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How Much Does Commercial LED Lighting Financing Cost?

If you're thinking about upgrading to LED lighting to save money, you're probably wondering how much you'll actually save, right? It should be pretty simple to figure out - just take your current power bill, figure out the new power bill with new...

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Food Concession Trailer Financing: How to Qualify for a Loan

Have you always dreamed of starting your own restaurant, but know you'll never be able to come up with half a million dollars to do it? Concession trucks and trailers can get you in business for about a tenth of the cost of starting a restaurant....

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Who are the Best Equipment Leasing Companies?

There are hundreds of equipment leasing companies in the US. We detail a lot about problems with many of the companies out there, but many leasing companies are fair, honest and straightforward. We deal with many of the best equipment leasing...

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Ultrasound Machine Leasing - Costs and How To Qualify

We get calls from a lot of businesses in different medical specialties about leasing new or used ultrasound machines. The two biggest questions we get are how to qualify and what the costs will be, so let's go ahead and answer these two basic...

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A Reality Check on Equipment Finance Rates For Startups

Want to know a secret? Startup financing rates are high. They're even higher if you have bad credit. How high? Let's go over the two scenarios (names, industries and circumstances have been changed slightly), and look at finance offers and how they...

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How much are Medical Equipment Financing Rates?

Do you need to purchase equipment for your medical practice? I bet you're not planning to pay cash, right? MRI machines, lasers, physical therapy equipment, -totally not cheap. Most of the time, you'll end up financing or leasing your equipment....

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5 Restaurant Equipment Leasing Swindles to Avoid

If you need to finance or lease restaurant equipment, and you're looking around on the internet, you may have already noticed something: Most of the "information" about restaurant equipment leasing that you can find online is total garbage. I don't...

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The Big Problem With Equipment Leasing Rates

There's a huge problem with equipment leasing rates. One of the first questions we get from a prospect is always, "what are the rates?" Want to know a secret? this question is usually not a problem if you've got great credit and have been in...

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Spray Foam Equipment Leasing: What are the Rates?

If you're a spray foam contractor who needs new equipment, or are looking to get into the spray foam installation business, the biggest question you may have is how much is all this stuff going to cost? The good news: you don't have to write a big...

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Horizontal Machining Center Vs. Vertical Machining Center

Every year, Modern Machine Shop does studies on the machine shop industry. One of the most helpful things they do is their Top Shops report, which does a detailed breakdown of the differences between what the fastest growing and most profitable...

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