Tag Archives: Small Business

Financing Equipment for the First Time

We have a ton of repeat business at Crest Capital.  Companies who finance equipment with us again and again. But it occurred to me that every equipment financing client, whether it’s ours or someone else’s, at some point in their company history financed equipment for the very first time.  And for those companies, it was likely a daunting… Read More »

Using Section 179 Early in the Year

Let’s talk about making Section 179 acquisitions early in the year. Because it’s a great time to take advantage of this excellent tax deduction. I can hear you saying “But Fletch, nobody talks about Section 179 early in the year. In fact, I never even think about it until the fourth quarter when I’m scrambling to get my… Read More »

How Old Can a Used Business Vehicle Be and Still Get Financed?

This was a question I was emailed the other day and I thought it would make a great blog post. The emailer asked “how old can a used vehicle be and still get financing?” He was asking about this because he was already turned down by another equipment financing company due to the vehicle’s age. He wanted to… Read More »