{"id":3542,"date":"2016-01-06T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T21:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2016-01-06T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T21:25:45","slug":"small-business-2016-more-online-loans-more-women-bosses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/small-business-2016-more-online-loans-more-women-bosses\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business 2016: More Online Loans, More Women Bosses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By:\u00a0<a class=\"url fn\" title=\"Posts by Teddy Nykiel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/blog\/author\/teddy\/\" rel=\"author\">TEDDY NYKIEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what small-business owners can look forward to in 2016 \u2014 more online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/blog\/best-business-loans\/?smbsidebar&amp;bbl\">small-business loans<\/a>, more women-owned businesses and more loan dollars guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Plus, entrepreneurs will use more business credit cards to make purchases for their companies.<\/p>\n<p>As 2015 winds down, NerdWallet believes 2016 will be a big year for small businesses, especially when it comes to financing and the upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmall-business owners, who fuel the U.S. economy, deserve more and better access to financing and other resources to help them thrive,\u201d NerdWallet small-business expert Cindy Yang says.<\/p>\n<p>NerdWallet analyzed third-party data and tapped our team of small-business gurus\u00a0to craft five predictions about what\u2019s in store for 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>What to expect in 2016 for small-business loans and more<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Entrepreneurs will go online more for small-business loans.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Online small-business loans account for 2% of all such\u00a0loans today. That number is expected to rise to\u00a016% by 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b>More women will become small-business owners.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>43% of small businesses will be owned by women in 2016, and 50% by 2020, assuming the current growth rate of women-owned businesses continues. That\u2019s up from 36% in 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Growing industries for women entrepreneurs include agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; accommodation and food services; and manufacturing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b>SBA loan amounts will continue to increase.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/blog\/small-business\/small-business-2016-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt;CLICK TO CONTINUE THIS ARTICLE&lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:\u00a0TEDDY NYKIEL More. 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