The number one reason that new companies fail is because of lack of sufficient cash flow or access to credit lines in order to see the business through crucial periods of growth or to expand the business to the next level. For the wise businessman, corporate credit building is a priority from the first day of business.

Anyone who starts a business but who fails to plan their strategy for building corporate credit is, in a sense, planning to fail. Just about every viable business will sooner or later feel growing pains that are intensified by the lack of business credit. Those companies that do not anticipate such challenges are likely to not survive and end up folding up shop.

The primary benefits of corporate credit building include establishing a financial profile of your business so that when it is needed you will have built access to the capital you will need to take your business to the next level. In today's competitive environment, if a business stagnates, or if it cannot take action on innovative ideas, or simply cannot keep up with the competition, that business will be left behind to either struggle along or simply close.

Building company credit in order to increase the availability of capital and favorable loan arrangements is one of the most important facets of any business that is intent on being successful. When corporate credit building is properly done, a company will be able to navigate through business challenges such as:

- Start up capital and initial marketing costs.
- Separating of personal credit from the business credit profile, which can greatly   reduce personal risk and increases access to credit.
- Handle periods of slow sales.
- Manage seasonal changes to the normal business flow.
- Procure supplies needed to fulfill a large order.
- Upgrading and maintaining crucial equipment.
- Purchasing new equipment.
- Hiring and training additional employees.

Those are just a few of the many challenges that can be ameliorated with quick access to corporate credit loans. But because business credit building takes time, just the same as building personal credit, it is best to start off right away so that when those challenges come you will be prepared and know exactly who you can go to to get the funding that you need.

For a brand new business, one sure place to start is with an application for credit with your a national office supply chain store in your area. This is usually a great place to start because you will be needing at least some supplies that they carry, their pricing is generally very competitive, and they tend to be friendly to opening new credit accounts for new small businesses.

Another good early source of credit for your business are the gasoline companies which also generally make it easy to get a credit card with them. Keep in mind that in order to build a track record with these new lines of credit, you must use them on a regular basis, and since most businesses use gasoline and office supplies you can establish credit buying things you already need and use.

After you get a couple accounts open, corporate credit building can be as simple as using those lines of credit regularly and paying them off monthly and always on time. Over time, you will be able to get larger credit limits on those accounts, to open corporate credit cards and to secure business lines of credit from other lenders, all because you understood the benefits of business credit building and took strategic action.