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Everything we've published across financing, tax incentives, and valuation. If you know the structure you're pricing, the pillar hubs sort by topic instead.
- Financing
Asset-based lending rates: what an ABL line costs
Asset-based lending prices at prime plus 1% to 5%, plus fees an APR quote hides. How the borrowing base works, the all-in cost, and when an ABL line fits.
- Financing
Business acquisition loan rates in 2026
Buying a business usually runs on an SBA 7(a) loan at prime plus up to 3%. How the capital stack works, the 10% equity rule, and what each source of money costs.
- Financing
Equipment financing: lease vs loan, real cost
The vendor sells the low monthly lease payment. Compare the total cost to own equipment with a loan or a lease, and let your hold period break the tie.
- Financing
Invoice factoring cost: the fee is not the rate
Invoice factoring runs 1% to 5% per invoice, but that fee is not an interest rate. Convert it to an APR and a typical deal lands near 24%. Here is the real math.
- Financing
Merchant cash advance APR: what 1.4 really costs
A merchant cash advance quotes a factor rate, not an APR. A 1.4 factor over six months is about a 142% annual rate. Here is the math, and the way out.
- Financing
Revenue-based financing: how it works and costs
Revenue-based financing repays a share of monthly sales up to a capped multiple. Gentler than a cash advance, but the effective APR still lands at 20% to 60%.
- Financing
SBA 504 loan rates and how the structure works
The SBA 504 funds owner-occupied real estate with a 50/40/10 split and a long fixed below-market rate. How it is built, what you put down, and 504 versus 7(a).
- Financing
SBA 7(a) interest rates: the 2026 legal ceiling
SBA caps how far over prime a 7(a) lender can charge. In 2026 the maximum runs from 9.75% on large loans to 13.25% on small ones. Here is the full table.
- Tax Incentives
179D and 45L: the energy tax breaks just closed
The One Big Beautiful Bill sunset the 179D deduction and the 45L credit, both closed for projects after June 30, 2026. What they were worth, and what still counts.
- Tax Incentives
Bonus depreciation in 2026: back to 100%
Bonus depreciation is back to a permanent 100% for assets acquired after January 19, 2025. What it means for equipment, buildings, and cost segregation.
- Tax Incentives
Cost segregation study cost, and when it pays
A cost segregation study runs $5,000 to $15,000 and can free a six-figure first-year deduction with 100% bonus back in 2026. When it pays, and when to skip it.
- Tax Incentives
R&D tax credit: rate, rules, and study cost
The federal R&D credit is 14% of qualified research spend above a base, or 6% first-time. What it is worth, what qualifies, and whether a study pays.