Business credit is a great way to get money as approvals are not based on personal credit. Business credit reports usually get started with a few vendor accounts who will initially offer credit. Initial accounts create tradelines and a credit profile and score are established. The companyâs new profile and score are used to get credit. Newly obtained credit is based on the companyâs credit per the EIN, not the ownerâs credit based on the SSN. Personal credit doesnât matter as the credit linked to the EIN is used for approval. When you use vendors to build your initial credit, you can then leave your SSN off of the application and can apply for business credit based solely on your EIN at most retail stores. Plus, you can get cash credit also, like high-limit cards with MasterCard and Visa. But building business credit all starts with vendor accounts. Without them, you wonât be able to start your credit profile initially, and that profile being established is the key to getting cash and ...