How to Establish Credit for an LLC

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Ask your vendors to provide your business with trade credit.. Put any tradeline agreements in writing.. Find out if your vendors report to a credit bureau.

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Ask your vendors to provide your business with trade credit.

Step 1

Ask your vendors to provide your business with trade credit.

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Put any tradeline agreements in writing.

Step 2

Put any tradeline agreements in writing.

3

Find out if your vendors report to a credit bureau.

Step 3

Find out if your vendors report to a credit bureau.

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List vendors who don't report as trade references.

Step 4

List vendors who don't report as trade references.

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Make sure your business complies with credit market requirements.

Step 5

Make sure your business complies with credit market requirements.

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Use Nav to gain free access to your business credit reports.

Step 6

Use Nav to gain free access to your business credit reports.

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Get a D-U-N-S Number from Dun & Bradstreet.

Step 7

Get a D-U-N-S Number from Dun & Bradstreet.

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Compare entries to your business records to look for errors.

Step 8

Compare entries to your business records to look for errors.

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Ask retail stores if they offer business credit accounts.

Step 9

Ask retail stores if they offer business credit accounts.

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Apply for business credit cards when you have 10 reporting accounts.

Step 10

Apply for business credit cards when you have 10 reporting accounts.

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Draft a business plan and financial statements.

Step 11

Draft a business plan and financial statements.

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Apply for unsecured lines of credit and small business loans.

Step 12

Apply for unsecured lines of credit and small business loans.

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