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SBA. Should You Lease
or Buy Equipment?
By Paul Lerman
Professor of Business Administration
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Rutherford, New Jersey
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‘Small businesses have difficulty raising capital—that’s no
secret. This difficulty (among other reasons) has caused
many to look at leasing as an alternative financing
arrangement for acquiring assets. All types of equipment
leasing—from motor vehicles to computers, from manu-
facturing machinery to office furniture—have become
‘more and more attractiv
‘This publication describes various aspects of the lease/