So you have poor credit, and you like to begin a small business? You are required to ask yourself honestly: do you really have any business beginning your own business? If you have poor credit, that’s a pretty good sign you haven’t been responsible with your money. I have been in your position and have been able to succeed but it wasn’t easy. It took thousands of hours of work and I like you to make sure that you know what you’re getting yourself into.

Can you trust yourself with a package of money to begin a new business, when you haven’t done an extremely good job with the money you’ve had? Do you expect some kind of miracle? You’d maybe do better buying a lottery ticket. Or hoping that you have some rich relative somewhere that has willed you all their money.

Consider also that an overwhelming percentage of latest businesses fail inside the first year. I’ve met guys who love and excited about their business plan, they transfer their heart and soul into it – and they fail. Passion does not make for success. Those who take out small business loans with poor credit are even more possible to fail because they haven’t taken care of business in their lives. This clearly complicates things and is one more problem that you’ll have to conquer if you’re going to make it.