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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hello, my name is DALE Schwetz. I am the owner of Polo Star LLC. LenCred has been amazing for me and my business and my whole staff. Jerry Engert and his team have been fantastic!!!!! From getting fun... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have started the process of getting a line of credit from Lencred. I spoke to a gentleman named Joel Wilson who was helpful, personable, and kind. He obviously loves what he does. He provided me w... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience working closely with Lencred has been nothing but stellar. When you encounter a business that does what they say they are going to do, and truly wants to get to know their client, you ha... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve had two great experiences with LenCred (2016 & 2018) and its tremendous staff. My Finance Advisor, Jerry Engert, was exceptional as well as his staff Tiffany Cope. Mr. Engert was “spot on” with h... See more

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  1. Non-Bank Financial Service
  2. Financial Consultant

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LenCred helps entrepreneurs and small business owners obtain low-cost financing and assists businesses with high-cost debt to improve and/or restructure their debts to more cash-flow friendly financing that reduces interests expenses. Startups in their first 3-5 years can obtain between $25,000 - $250,000 in low-cost financing that doesn't require collateral or financials and that can be used to start, build, and grow their businesses. Established companies can get even more, all WITHOUT needing to pledge your precious collateral.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Help

Joel has been very professional, knowledgeable, and helpful. He made the preliminary process easy and quick. We are now moving on to step 2. He also had good advice. We appreciate him and his help.

April 17, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Company!

An excellent and very professional company my resource specialist Randy was well informed and very helpful. I would recommend to anyone.

April 9, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Joel Wilson is a Champion

I have started the process of getting a line of credit from Lencred. I spoke to a gentleman named Joel Wilson who was helpful, personable, and kind. He obviously loves what he does. He provided me with his name and number and told me if I need anything to give him a call. I’m a Hairstylist who has become a small business owner and am working on establishing business credit- an anxious experience for me. He took the fear out of the situation.

March 29, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m impressed!!

I’m impressed. Since I put in my application, someone from Lencred has contacted me regarding the capital needed for my business. I am in the Hair, Wig/Salon business. Joel has answered my questions and has helped me move to the next step to get funds for my business. He was very friendly, pleasant and customer service oriented. I would recommend them if your looking to start your own business.

March 22, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Katie and Jimmy were awesome

Katie and Jimmy were awesome! They put me in a position for enough capital to get the things done with my business to move to the next level. And that wouldn't have happened without the capital.
Things are going great now and business is way up.

Thank you to the whole team at LenCred!

March 19, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jerri and the team we awsome

Jerri and the team we awsome. With their help I was able to get approved for 30k in business funding... way more than what I expected. I highly recommend them if you are serious about taking your business to the next level!

March 14, 2018
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not a lender, but a credit card sales agency.

I can't believe I'm the only one who's writing a review like this. Trust me, I looked. If you think you're applying for business financing, you're going to be disappointed. I was referred to this service by Lendio. On my initial Lendio application I indicated I was looking for an SBA Veterans Advantage Loan. We also spoke about SBA Veterans Advantage Lines of Credit.

I was repeatedly assured that my personal credit was stellar and I was a perfect candidate for small business financing. After going of the details of my business and our growth trend, I was told my business was also promising and that I should be a prime candidate.

Again, this entire time I thought I was applying for a Government subsidized SBA Veterans Advantage Loan or Line of Credit, or a non-SBA Line of Credit through a BANK.

I spoke with a lender, no scratch that, a Sales Rep named Jimmy. He's good, I'll give him that. I've been in sales for the past 10 years, so I know good technique when I hear it.

After speaking with Jimmy about the business and getting him excited about our future sales and vision, he curtain parted. Oh no, you wont get a line of credit, but instead well sign you up for 1215 CREDIT CARDS.

LenCred is NOT a bank, lender, or anyone affiliated with the SBA. No, they are a CREDIT CARD Affiliate. On top of their healthy commissions they will receive from the credit card companies for signing me up, they want an 8% "Loan origination fee". Don't know why I'm paying for a loan origination for NOT A LOAN. They also said they have a company they work with to gain access to cash from the cards, where they charge the Credit Cards and then wire the money to me or my vendors. This sounds pretty shady and I'm not sure the IRS would be a fan of this. But I'm not a CPA so I don't know.

Long story short. If you are reading this and wondering "Am I being referred to a legitimate lending institution?" No, no you're not. You're working with a credit card sales agency. If you're in desperate need of capital for your business and everyone else has turned you down, and you don't mind frying your personal credit, then LenCred may be your last option. Do yourself a favor, talk to a bank first.

March 10, 2018
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Reply from LenCred

Scot,
Thanks for taking our call last week and talking this through with us. I'm glad we were able to agree on a conclusion and I'm sorry for the mis-fires with the communication. Please feel free to share your final thoughts and takeaways with the rest of the world if you'd like to do so. Just for all to know, we never collected any fees from Scot and the frustration was with him being pointed in the wrong direction. As a veteran he wanted to work with someone who could help him get a funding solution that isn't part of our agreement with the partner who he initially contacted. Poor communication on our end with our partner and as soon as he talked with us we realized it and informed him.

Thanks again for talking this through with us Scot so we can learn how to get better with our many partners out there who we work with.

The LenCred Team

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Call

I am in the yoga biz and loved talking to Joel! He rocked it. He made me laugh and he is quite knowledgable. The call was also quick and concise. He did not waste my time, which I appreciated.

March 10, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

I found Randy to be very knowledgeable, helpful and informative. He explained the process to me and I'm looking forward to doing business with Lencred.

March 9, 2018
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