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The complete collection of Trovo Capital frameworks, field guides, and original analysis, written for founders making consequential business and funding decisions.
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SBA’s Size Proposal Could Expand Access for Defense Suppliers
The SBA’s proposed size standards and a separate defense-supplier initiative could overlap for growing manufacturers. Owners should verify eligibility, financing, and customer demand separately.
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The Rate-Exposure Map: How Policy Changes Reach Your Cash Flow
Map your debt, customer demand, input costs, and cash balances before treating any interest-rate move as good or bad news.
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The Cash Conversion Review: Can Your Growth Pay for Itself?
Use this operating review to find out whether new sales strengthen your cash position or quietly drain it.
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Set a Business Card Paydown Plan Before You Spend
A business card is useful working capital only when each charge has a defined path back to cash.
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Why 60% of Online Lender Borrowers Paid More Than They Expected
The Federal Reserve Banks asked 6,525 small employers about financing outcomes. Online lender borrowers reported cost surprises far more often than bank borrowers.
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Find Your Debt Service Floor Before You Borrow
A loan payment is only affordable if your business can carry it through an ordinary bad month, not just a good one.
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How to Compare Bank Loans, SBA Loans, Cards, Personal Credit, and MCAs
Compare funding options by repayment source, term, total cost, collateral exposure, and how much operating flexibility they leave behind.
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The 90 Day Fundability Plan: What to Fix Before You Apply
If you have 90 days before you need capital, use them to close the obvious gaps lenders and investors see in every application.
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Three Raise-Sizing Mistakes Founders Make, and How to Fix Them
Size a capital raise from milestone cash needs, downside timing, existing obligations, and the capacity of the chosen instrument.
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From Funded to Deployed: Turning Capital Into Real Growth
From the Trovo team: getting funded is the easy part. The businesses that win have a plan for the money before it lands, not after.
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How High Credit Utilization Can Weaken a Funding Application
High reported utilization can weaken an application even when payments are on time. Learn how reporting timing works and how to plan before applying.
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