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A business credit line is a highly used borrowing tool among businesses. It works as a credit card in



many ways. For example, it doesn’t have a fixed duration or established periodic payments; your payments depend on the balance of the credit line. In addition, the interest rate charged is an adjustable interest rate based on macroeconomic indicators.

A business line of credit works by giving a business the chance to borrow a maximum amount of money whenever it needs to. When the business uses a credit line, the business only takes out funds as it has to.

It’s the business manager’s decision to take as much or as little money as it needs in a specific situation as long as the funds withdrawn are less than the credit available in the line of credit. In addition, many businesses choose a business line of credit as the borrowing tool of their choice because the business only pays interest in the used money.

Businesses can decide to take out money as frequently as it needs as long as there’s enough balance



available in the credit line. You can think of a line of credit as a pre-approved source of money waiting to be used when needed.

You can withdraw money from the business line of credit in one of two ways anytime you need to: you can write a check or you can withdraw cash. In addition, the minimum balance to pay each month is calculated by the money used. You can choose to pay all of the balance off, a portion of it or only the minimum payment (usually the interest.) By paying at least a portion, you increase the available credit for future needs.

When applying for a business line of credit, you need to keep into account that there are two basic types of credit lines: secured and unsecured credit lines.

In a secured credit line, your business must have some collateral that will work “as payment” in case you default on the business credit line. In a secured credit line, the company’s credit or the owner’s credit is not as important.

If you choose to apply for an unsecured credit line, your business doesn’t need any collateral to back up the money from the business line of credit. With this option, the business or the owner of the business needs to have a very solid credit rating.

Usually, you’ll get better conditions and a larger credit limit when you apply for a secured credit line. This is so because the bank takes a less significant risk when giving you the business line of credit.

If you are starting your business and don’t have much collateral, you can choose to apply for an unsecured credit line. In this type of business credit lines, you should expect slightly higher rates and lower credit limits.