{"id":41640,"date":"2026-01-13T18:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/?page_id=41640"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:57:49","slug":"small-business-trends-report-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/small-business-trends-report-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Trends 2025: Business Financing, Economy, and AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41640\" class=\"elementor elementor-41640\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c7e03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4c7e03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7b300 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a7b300\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f7383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f7383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business Trends 2025: Financing, Economy, and AI\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a2e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a2e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gain insight from nearly 150 small business owners about their challenges of the past year, trends in small business lending and AI, and their economic outlook for 2026.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0923d9 elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b0923d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-Credibly-Small-Business-Financing-Trends-Research-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Full Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f13f74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f13f74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39049f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39049f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025ResearchReportCover-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025ResearchReportCover-2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025ResearchReportCover-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025ResearchReportCover-2-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430f280 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"430f280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394b960 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"394b960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c6719 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17c6719\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8127815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8127815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What trends did small businesses experience in 2025?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44c313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c44c313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The start of 2025 introduced a new set of concerns for small businesses with changes in the U.S. administration. Still, small business owners persisted in innovative ways to support growth through shifting economic certainty. As the small business landscape transitions within the U.S. economy, business owners are still strategically planning with small business financing and now, AI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbfd3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cbfd3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our 2025 research report, Credibly surveyed nearly 150 small business owners to understand their current challenges, opportunities, and advice for other businesses. From rising tech to economic outlook and capital access, this year\u2019s data reveals the experiences of small businesses and their outlook for what is to come.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0deafbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0deafbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dive into the full report to unlock actionable advice from fellow business owners, as well as emerging small business trends and industry expertise to fuel the next year of your business.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6083ffc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6083ffc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc149e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc149e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commercial-bridge-loan.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42496\" alt=\"Commercial bridge loan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commercial-bridge-loan.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commercial-bridge-loan-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commercial-bridge-loan-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697e727 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"697e727\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff55194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff55194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive insights on the latest small business trends<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c88c52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c88c52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f953f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"47f953f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQoTWImJFTA?si=49vYGrC3abHLHd40\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f7e25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8f7e25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493f0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"493f0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 key small business trends for 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc83bf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc83bf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2445e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb2445e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6512679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6512679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Economy-Influences-Financing-Donut_GraphOnly_2-rczpeovpvzmba16kklnsz47bsh4d4n5rb03a66nan4.png\" title=\"How the economy influences business financing decisions\" alt=\"How the economy influences business financing decisions\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f406a52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f406a52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ada216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ada216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When seeking financing, business owners are more influenced by the state of the economy.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadf080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cadf080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">68% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that the state of the economy &#8220;greatly influences&#8221; financing decisions this year, compared to 53% in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52fa61d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52fa61d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2528d2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2528d2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a68f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a68f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ResearchReport_Layered-Biz-YoY-Growth-768x247.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-41648\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ResearchReport_Layered-Biz-YoY-Growth-768x247.png 768w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ResearchReport_Layered-Biz-YoY-Growth-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ResearchReport_Layered-Biz-YoY-Growth-1024x330.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ResearchReport_Layered-Biz-YoY-Growth-1536x495.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ResearchReport_Layered-Biz-YoY-Growth.png 1556w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05347eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05347eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbeb5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dbeb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small business owners are less optimistic about growth expectations for the upcoming year.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622618c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622618c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 38% of respondents expect revenue growth over the next 12 months, a significant drop from the 70% in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d99ee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d99ee1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3d4fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f3d4fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c542e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71c542e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ResearchReport_69ptUseAI-rczov2ysfzpxmpqvlghagfvs0qui77b5mfivc08934.png\" title=\"ResearchReport_69ptUseAI\" alt=\"ResearchReport_69ptUseAI\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82461ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82461ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4990177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4990177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small business owners are continuing to invest in growth, now using AI for expansion.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfbecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acfbecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing and consumer acquisition were ranked the top priorities for investment, followed by technology and automation, with 69% of respondents either using or planning to use AI.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing and advertising emerged as the leading application area at 37%.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810af06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"810af06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c68c0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"69c68c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"124\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31535\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">\"Never stop learning and adapting. The market changes daily, and if you're not changing with it, you're dying.\"<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\u2013 Small Business Owner | 2025 Annual Small Business Trends Report<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb3460 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eb3460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-one.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-one.png 364w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-one-170x300.png 170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d62aff elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d62aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-two-768x681.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-two-768x681.png 768w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-two-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-two.png 885w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37388b elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f37388b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-three.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-three.png 630w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-three-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be1cbb elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8be1cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-four-768x1059.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31579\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-four-768x1059.png 768w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-four-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-four-743x1024.png 743w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shape-four.png 783w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a2828 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28a2828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883fc39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"883fc39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0657f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0657f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025ResearchReportCover-240x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025ResearchReportCover-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025ResearchReportCover.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b81312 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b81312\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bedaea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bedaea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unlock the latest small business trends<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e028e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e028e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key data to guide strategic growth for your business with this year\u2019s research report<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fec36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"33fec36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.credibly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-Credibly-Small-Business-Financing-Trends-Research-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Full Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edfbf9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edfbf9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7acaa7e\" data-id=\"7acaa7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae47281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae47281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get started on your financing journey with Credibly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6136e9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6136e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78f8a6c rounded-containers step-boxes\" data-id=\"78f8a6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a10ba8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a10ba8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-476e8ec\" data-id=\"476e8ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907ee91 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"907ee91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" viewBox=\"0 0 80 80\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"40\" cy=\"40\" r=\"40\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_3206_3660)\"><\/circle><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_3206_3660)\"><path d=\"M40 56.5C49.075 56.5 56.5 49.075 56.5 40C56.5 30.925 49.075 23.5 40 23.5\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M39.9988 56.5009C34.6253 56.5009 29.8458 53.8866 26.8281 49.8789\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M26.8293 49.878C24.7503 47.117 23.5 43.7015 23.5 40C23.5 30.925 30.925 23.5 40 23.5\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M31.4922 46.6715L40.5159 41.2888V29.6875\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_3206_3660\" x1=\"40\" y1=\"-4.06752e-09\" x2=\"39.9317\" y2=\"79.9999\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#439EAA\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#48BCAB\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><clipPath id=\"clip0_3206_3660\"><rect width=\"44\" height=\"44\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(18 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rounded-containers step-boxes\" data-id=\"94b405a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0002188 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0002188\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ab1b97\" data-id=\"2ab1b97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d7255 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"87d7255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" viewBox=\"0 0 80 80\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"40\" cy=\"40\" r=\"40\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_2939_4257)\"><\/circle><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_2939_4257)\"><path d=\"M39.9987 23.3096L45.3795 34.2967L57.4154 36.0696L48.707 44.6166L50.7622 56.6909L39.9987 50.9874L29.2352 56.6909L31.2904 44.6166L22.582 36.0696L34.616 34.2967L39.9987 23.3096Z\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_2939_4257\" x1=\"40\" y1=\"-4.06752e-09\" x2=\"39.9317\" y2=\"79.9999\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#439EAA\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" 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