READY
As Endorsed by Kevin Harrington — Original Shark, Shark Tank

Who's Running Your
Funding Department?

Your Business Has a Sales Department.
Your Business Has a Marketing Department.

Let CredFin be your Business Funding Department. Experienced credit and finance professionals, supported by AI-powered technology, work alongside you to strengthen your business credit, plan your cash flow and prepare for capital opportunities.

Free 30-min Strategy Session  ·  No cost, no obligation  ·  Banks Deny. We Defy.™

Kevin Harrington — Original Shark, Shark Tank
CredFin
Shark Tank Endorsement

"The funding system has always favored the prepared. CredFin gives every entrepreneur that preparation."

Kevin Harrington Original Shark  ·  ABC's Shark Tank
The Hidden Barrier

Most Business Owners Are Playing a Game
Without Knowing the Rules

Lenders don't just look at revenue and time in business. They evaluate your entire business credit profile across three commercial bureaus — and most business owners have never seen what that profile says about them.

  • You've been declined without a clear explanation
  • You're using personal credit to fund a business — risking everything you own
  • You don't know what Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax Business, or Experian Business says about your company
  • You've heard "come back in a few months" with no guidance on what to actually fix
  • You're submitting applications to multiple lenders, with every inquiry adding up
  • You need capital to grow, hire, or survive — and the window keeps closing
The Real Reason

Lenders Decide Before
You Ever Walk In

Before a human ever reviews your application, an automated system often evaluates your business credit profile across three bureaus. If that profile has errors, gaps, or misaligned data, you can be declined before the conversation begins.

That's not a reflection of your business. It's a reflection of your profile. And profiles can be improved.

Most businesses have no one responsible for it. That's the job of a funding department, and it's exactly what CredFin was built to be.

Banks Deny. We Defy.™
Where Credit and Finance Merge

Your Business Funding Department.
Powered by AI.

Lenders make the decision. Brokers find the lender. No one gets the business ready. CredFin brings credit, finance and technology together to do exactly that, working alongside you at every step.

Cred
Credit

Your business credit profile across the three business bureaus.

Fin
Finance

Your cash flow, financial records and repayment planning.

.ai
Technology

AI-powered technology supporting the work, guided by experienced professionals.

= CredFin. Where Credit and Finance Merge.

01

Assess

Know where you stand.

Understand your business credit, financial position and potential funding paths.

02

Develop

Build the foundation.

Follow structured credit and financial roadmaps through ApprovalReady™ and CashFlowReady™.

03

Explore

Prepare to apply.

Understand lender requirements and explore financing with Lender Match™ when the timing is right.

04

Evolve

Plan for what's next.

Organize your funding activity and plan for your business's changing capital needs.

Kevin Harrington — Original Shark, Shark Tank
Kevin Harrington Original Shark  ·  ABC's Shark Tank
Ray A. Smith — Founder & CEO, CredFin, Inc.
Ray A. Smith Founder & CEO  ·  CredFin, Inc.
Shark Endorsed
"Two hundred and fifty years ago, American founders pledged everything to the idea of freedom. Today, that same spirit lives in every small business owner who takes a risk to build something of their own. CredFin's mission is to make sure they have the funding to do it."

As an original investor on ABC's Shark Tank and the pioneer of the modern infomercial, Kevin Harrington has helped build businesses that generated over $5 billion in global sales. He understands, better than almost anyone, that the difference between a business that scales and one that stalls is often access to capital at the right moment.

Kevin's partnership with CredFin is built on a shared conviction: American entrepreneurs deserve a clear, transparent path to the capital that fuels the Golden Age of American business. Not a lucky break. A system.

Original Shark $5B+ in Sales As Seen on TV Pioneer Shark Tank CredFin Partner

Kevin Harrington is a CredFin, Inc. Advisory Board member.

As Featured On

Ray A. Smith & Kevin Harrington — Live on Fox Business Network

Ray A. Smith and Kevin Harrington on Fox Business Network
Ray A. Smith Founder & CEO · CredFin, Inc.
Kevin Harrington Original Shark · ABC's Shark Tank
Fox Business Network
Our Flagship System

The Capital Qualified™
+ Lender Match™ System

Three steps, one mission: prepare your business before you ever submit an application. Know You Qualify, Before You Apply.

01 Step One — Assess

Know Where
You Stand

Lenders look at two things before they say yes: your business credit and your ability to repay. Most business owners have never seen either the way a lender does. We start by showing you what they see.

  • Review across D&B, Equifax Business, and Experian Business
  • Identify errors, outdated records, and missing trade lines
  • Entity structure and business information alignment
  • Cash flow and financial readiness review
  • Your Capital Qualified Score™ — so you know where you stand
02 Step Two — Develop

Build the Profile
Lenders Look For

A strong business credit profile and a clear financial picture are built deliberately. ApprovalReady™ maps your credit path. CashFlowReady™ maps your financial path.

  • Trade line strategy by business stage and industry
  • Credit building under your EIN, not your SSN
  • Vendor accounts that report to the business bureaus
  • Lender-ready financials and a forward-looking cash flow roadmap
  • Bureau Insights™ and Funding Manager™ in the Vault
03 Step Three — Explore with Lender Match™

Match to
the Right Lenders

When your business is ready, we help you explore lenders whose criteria fit your profile. Not a blanket submission. A focused match, at the right time.

  • SBA, alternative, traditional, and credit-line options
  • Matched by industry, profile, and stage — not guesswork
  • Apply when your profile is ready, not before
  • Personalized roadmap with timing and sequencing
Business Credit Education

The Three Bureaus Lenders
Check Before Saying Yes

Your business has a credit file at three separate commercial bureaus. Most business owners have never seen any of them. Lenders have seen all three. That information gap is what CredFin closes.

D&B
Dun & Bradstreet
One of the most widely used commercial credit bureaus, and home of your D-U-N-S Number

What Lenders See

  • PAYDEX Score (0–100) — your payment history to suppliers
  • Delinquency Predictor Score — likelihood of late payment
  • Financial Stress Score — probability of business failure
  • D-U-N-S Number — your business identity in the D&B system
  • Trade payment history and public filings
EQ
Equifax Business
Combines business and owner credit data — used by banks, equipment lenders, and commercial credit card issuers

What Lenders See

  • Business Credit Risk Score (101–992) — default risk rating
  • Business Failure Risk Score — closure probability
  • Payment Index — how quickly your business pays obligations
  • Credit utilization across business accounts
  • Owner's personal credit linked to the business record
EX
Experian Business
Widely used by alternative lenders, fintech platforms, and online business lenders evaluating credit decisions in seconds

What Lenders See

  • Intelliscore Plus (1–100) — comprehensive credit risk score
  • Financial Stability Risk Rating — near-term default prediction
  • Trade payment trends across supplier accounts
  • Public records: liens, judgments, bankruptcies
  • Business demographics and industry risk classification
Built for the Long Term

More Than Funding.
A Long-Term Capital Strategy.

A business rarely needs capital just once. Working capital, equipment, expansion and real estate each arrive at a different stage. Your funding department helps you prepare for each one, and helps you explore options when the timing is right.

Not just for your next funding opportunity. For the future of your business.

CredFin is not a lender. Independent lenders make every credit decision.

SBA Loans

Government-backed programs for growth & real estate

Business Lines of Credit

Flexible revolving access — draw, repay, repeat

Equipment Financing

Asset-backed, terms structured around useful life

Startup Financing

Capital for new businesses with limited credit history

Working Capital

For operations, payroll, and inventory

Commercial Real Estate

Purchase, refinance, or develop commercial property

Alternative Lending

Cash-flow based options for businesses banks pass on

EIN Credit Lines

Business cards and credit lines established under your EIN

The Transformation

Where Clients Start.
Where Clients Finish.

This is what changes when a business goes through the Capital Qualified™ system.

✕

Before Capital Qualified™

  • Declined for funding without knowing why
  • Using personal credit and personal guarantees
  • Bureau profiles with errors lenders see but you don't
  • Submitting to multiple lenders, damaging credit score
  • Overwhelmed, uncertain, and navigating blind
  • Waiting months between rejections with no clear path
→
✓

After Capital Qualified™

  • Know where you stand before you apply
  • Building credit under your EIN, separating business and personal
  • Accurate, up-to-date profiles across all three bureaus
  • Exploring lenders whose criteria fit your profile
  • A funding department with a clear strategy and next steps
  • Prepared for today's capital needs, and planning for tomorrow's
Common Questions

What Business Owners
Ask First

We take on the role most businesses leave empty: understanding your credit and financial position, building roadmaps to strengthen both, and helping you explore financing when you're ready. We work alongside you: we guide, equip and coach, and you stay in control of every decision and application.
No. In fact, the earlier you start building your business credit profile, the better prepared you'll be when funding becomes necessary. Building your Capital Qualified™ profile before you need capital urgently gives you more time and more options. Don't wait for a decline to start building.
Business credit is tied to your EIN (Employer Identification Number) — not your SSN. It's reported on separate bureaus (Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax Business, and Experian Business) and evaluated differently by lenders. When properly built, business credit can help separate business obligations from your personal finances, although some lenders still require a personal guarantee. Most business owners don't know this distinction exists.
Because applying with an unprepared credit profile is one of the most common reasons businesses get declined, and each application can leave an inquiry behind. Our process strengthens the profile first, so when you do apply, you're exploring lenders whose criteria fit your business. The lender match is the last step, not the first.
It depends on where your business starts: its current bureau profiles, credit history and financial records. Every business moves at a different pace. Your free strategy session gives you a clearer picture of your path, based on what lenders currently see about your business.
No. CredFin is a business credit coaching and funding advisory company, not a lender. We don't make loans. We help businesses prepare for them, then help them explore lenders whose criteria fit when the timing is right. Independent lenders make every credit decision. This distinction matters: our focus is your long-term credit strength and capital strategy, not closing a specific loan product.
🇺🇸

The Golden Age of American Business - Belongs to the Builders

Two hundred and fifty years ago, America was built by people who refused to accept limitations. Today, that same spirit drives every entrepreneur who bets on themselves. Every one of them deserves a funding department. Yours starts with a conversation.