Business loan vs. personal loan: What’s the difference?
Wondering whether a business loan or a personal loan is better for funding your small business? Learn the differences here.
7 min read
Aug 07, 2025
Emma Woodward
Contributor, Personal Finance
Emma Woodward is a freelance personal finance writer with a knack for simplifying tricky financial concepts. She's been writing for over eight years professionally. Her clients have included Finch, Gusto, HomeLight and Toast, and she’s been featured on The Financial Diet.
When she's not helping you balance your budget, you can find her writing about real estate, food, and restaurant tech. She is also a working mom extraordinaire.
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Do you need a cosigner for student loans?
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Structured settlement buyouts: What they are and how they work
Want to get cash for money you’re owed? Liquidating a structured settlement is not fast.
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3 Ways to check your student loan balance
Accessing your student loan balance and financial aid information is not as hard as it seems.
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