Established small businesses cannot access emergency credit when one bad year disqualifies them from traditional lending
Businesses with 10+ year track records are denied lines of credit after a single loss year due to rigid bank underwriting, leaving viable companies with days of runway and no recourse. The gap between emergency need and bank approval timelines can kill otherwise healthy businesses.
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