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For Small Businesses Seeking Equipment, ELFA Highlights Benefits of Leasing and Financing

Most small businesses need equipment in order to operate and grow, and each company must decide on an acquisition strategy that is right for them.

8 Reasons Businesses Lease and Finance Equipment

The vast majority (78%) of U.S. businesses lease or finance their equipment. Learn 8 reasons why this method of equipment acquisition is so popular.

Fair Market Value or $1 Buyout Lease? What You Need to Know to Decide

Looking to finance equipment for your business? Review 5 key questions to help you decide whether to enter into a fair market value lease or $1 buyout lease.

Lease or Loan? What You Need to Know to Decide

Whether you finance equipment through a lease or loan, each has its advantages. To help determine the most appropriate option, consider the following questions.

Equipment Financing: At Year-end and Throughout the Year

A closer look at 10 key benefits of equipment financing will show clearly that there's no need to wait until the end of the year to acquire equipment.

Equipment Financing Means Flexible Solutions for Startups and Small Businesses

Acquiring equipment through leasing and other financing methods is more flexible and customizable to meet unique business needs than most funding options. This makes equipment finance a perfect fit for startups and small businesses, both of which may have trouble getting traditional bank loans.

Using Equipment Finance to Strategic Advantage

Equipment financing is the option businesses select in about half of all equipment acquisition in the U.S. More business leaders are choosing equipment financing for its strategic advantages.

Financing Capital Spending for Your Small Business: 10 Ways It Works For You

For a small to mid-sized company, regardless of economic and market conditions, financing the acquisition of equipment rather than using cash may offer significant benefits while mitigating risks.