Everyone should have a happy Thanksgiving, but not everyone is as fortunate to get to enjoy what so many of us may take for granted.

Capital Alliance loves to give back. We’ve been very fortunate as a company, and an integral part of our business philosophy is to contribute to worthy causes that benefit our community .

Our business itself, the loans we provide— funding that benefits small businesses across the entire United States—is a venture that helps communities everywhere, by virtue of getting capital into the hands of a segment of the economy that has traditionally needed loans to grow, and up until the last several years, was always able to get that funding from traditional banks . While those days are long over, Capital Alliance is filling the void in small business lending that was left by the banks.

But this post is about doing more; going that extra mile. It’s about going above and beyond what we already do as a result of our business activities. And what better time to give back to the community than during the holidays? Yes, anytime is a good time to be charitable, but there’s something about the spirit of the holidays that increases the emotional impact you can create in the hearts of those that you help. It’s very fulfilling and something we’re very happy to be in a position to carry out.

Worthy Causes; Capital Alliance is always looking for them to satisfy our hunger to contribute and give back.

Christmas came early for the good folks at Colette’s Children’s Home and the distressed families they help. The holiday spirit consumed the Capital Alliance team once again, even after giving so generously to SPIN during the Thanksgiving holiday .

Colette’s Children’s Home, in Huntington Beach, CA is a wonderful collection of programs centered on helping single homeless mothers get off the streets and into a warm, healthy environment. As you can imagine, especially during these cold winter months, this noble cause can be a real life saver for a mother in desperate need and most definitely for their children as well.

Since their inception in 1998, Collette’s has taken over 3,300 homeless women and children off the streets. For the women and kids that are staying at Colette’s during this Christmas holiday, we hope they are delighted with the presents that the Capital Alliance team was able to provide.

It’s been estimated that 8 out of 10 small businesses fail within the first 18 months. It’s a new year; will yours be one of them?

At Capital Alliance, we certainly hope that yours isn’t. In fact we’re here primarily to help your business survive by providing one of the most vital elements that can make or break a business—access to capital—more on that later.

Another way Capital Alliance helps is by providing a wide variety of information that is useful for business owners, whether it be over the phone with one of our Financial Consultants or right here on our blog. In our first blog post of the New Year we’d like to talk about 6 things that you might be doing that could be harming your business. If you’re guilty of any of the following, you could unknowingly be contributing to the eventual failure of your business. Recognize these mistakes early and you will be able to make corrections and take a huge step to keeping your business healthy for the long term.