Merchant Cash Advance
Tomorrow's credit card sales become working capital today
Merchant Cash Advances are a smart way to get working capital for many small and medium-sized businesses. Thousands of small businesses have used Merchant Cash Advances to obtain the working capital needed to stabilize, grow, and take advantage of opportunities. A Merchant Cash Advance is the purchase of future credit card receivables; it is not a loan. Sometimes called "credit card receivable funding" or "credit card factoring," eligibility for a Merchant Cash Advance is primarily based on the strength and consistency of your business' credit card sales.
   
Your business agrees to sell a fixed dollar amount of its future credit and debit card sales at a discount. Once approved, your business will receive a lump sum of working capital as the purchase price. This money can be used for any business purpose. There are no checks to write and no possible late fees. Your business operates as it always does. Through an automated process, an agreed-upon percentage of receipts is deducted when you "batch" your credit and debit card sales. The percentage retrieved from the business' daily credit and debit card sales remains fixed. This means that, on a busy day where credit/debit card sales are up, the retrieved amount is a little higher, but on days when credit/debit card sales are slow, the retrieved amount will go down accordingly. The percentage retrieved is fixed, not the amount retrieved.
  1. Tell us how long you have been in business (we generally require at least one year with the same ownership at the same location).
  2. Demonstrate a minimum monthly credit card volume of $5,000.00.
  3. Meet a few other qualifying criteria.
It could be almost any business in almost any industry. The main requirement of a Merchant Cash Advance applicant is that it is a business that processes credit card sales. Common types of business that might use a Merchant Cash Advance include (but are not limited to): restaurants, retail establishments, bars and nightclubs, automotive service stations, spas and salons, florists, and medical or dental offices.
It varies for every deal, but a Merchant Cash Advance funding amount usually ranges from $5,000-150,000 per location. It could be more than $150,000 for multiple locations, but is rarely less than $5,000.
In most cases, the Merchant Cash Advance approval process takes between 7-10 business days. However, in some cases, it can be as quick as 72 hours!
A Merchant Cash Advance is not a loan and does not have an interest rate.
The credit history of the business owner will be reviewed as part of our qualification process. However, it is important to note that a Merchant Cash Advance is not a FICO-based solution, so a business owner's damaged credit history is not an automatic disqualifier for the business.
No. There is no personal collateral required for a business to receive a Merchant Cash Advance.