Orchardmark Financial, a small-business funding broker in Scranton, Pennsylvania, publishes these resources for Lackawanna County owners: guides to Pennsylvania fictitious names, the state sales tax license, Scranton, PA business privilege and mercantile tax records and free county help, plus an equipment payment calculator. Lending partners alone decide and price every request.
Names that match across every record
If the business trades under a name other than its legal one, start with the Pennsylvania fictitious name guide. Mismatched names are simple to fix before a partner looks, and slow a review when they are left in place.
Local business taxes in Scranton, PA
The business privilege and mercantile tax checklist covers the city tax accounts and registration records owners should have in order before applying.
State sales tax registration
Stores, restaurants and other businesses selling taxable goods should read the guide to the sales tax license and myPATH, which explains why partners funding inventory may look at sales tax filings.
Free help in Lackawanna County, PA
Advising, economic development contacts and the chamber are gathered in the county small business resources guide. All of them are independent of Orchardmark Financial.
Calculator
The dental equipment payment calculator returns the monthly payment, total interest and total cost, including the down payment, for a price, down payment, rate and term you enter. The result is arithmetic, not an offer.
Articles on the blog
Shorter pieces on specific situations are on the Orchardmark blog: financing a clinic, choosing a type of inventory financing, comparing an advance with a loan and covering restaurant payroll.
Explainers elsewhere on this site
The six structures compared and the steps of a request cover the products and the process.
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