Funding that fits the problem

Every instrument below trades speed against cost. Most brokers sell you the fast one. We would rather start by working out which trade you should be making.

Soft credit check to start. No obligation. A person, not a portal.

How the six compare A plot of six funding instruments. The faster an instrument funds, the more it costs. Merchant cash advances fund in a day or two and cost the most; SBA loans take one to three months and cost the least. Weeks Hours How fast you need it What it costs More Less Merchant cash advance Business line of credit Term loan Equipment financing Invoice factoring SBA loans
Every point links to that instrument. Positions are typical, not offers.

How it works

Four steps. You can stop at any of them, and stopping costs nothing.

  1. Tell us what the money is for

    The application asks about use of funds first, because the use decides the instrument. Inventory for a season and a payroll gap next Tuesday want different money.

  2. Send three to six months of statements

    Bank statements are the only document that matters for a first read. Funders weigh deposit consistency far more heavily than they weigh a credit score.

  3. We shop it to funders who fit

    Funders specialise by industry, revenue band and credit profile. Sending one file to twenty of them produces twenty declines and marks your profile, so we send it to the ones who buy files like yours.

  4. You choose, or you walk

    Each offer arrives with the amount, the total repayment, the schedule and the fees laid out. We convert factor rates into annualised figures so the comparison is real.

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What it takes

Most operators get declined without ever being told what the bar was. Here it is.

RequirementTypical minimumWhy it matters
Time in business6 monthsFunders need enough deposit history to read a pattern.
Monthly revenue$10,000Sets the ceiling on what can responsibly be advanced.
Business bank accountRequiredDeposit history is the underwriting. There is no substitute for it.
Personal creditFlexibleBelow 600 narrows the options without ending the conversation.
Open advancesDisclose themStacking is the fastest way we see a viable business go under. Tell us.

Full qualification detail

Common questions

How fast can you actually move?
A merchant cash advance is often decided within 24 to 48 hours of us receiving bank statements. A line of credit or term loan runs a few days longer. SBA takes 30 to 90 days, and there is no faster version of it.
Will applying hurt my credit?
The first review is a soft pull, so your score is unaffected and other lenders cannot see it. A hard pull happens only if you move forward on a specific offer, and we tell you before it does.
What do you need to get started?
Three to six months of business bank statements, plus a few details about the business. That is enough for a real answer. Tax returns and projections come later, if at all.
Do you lend your own money?
No. We are a broker. Your file goes to funders whose criteria match it, and the funder pays us when a deal closes. Judge us on whether the instrument suited the problem, which is why our SBA page tells you to take SBA if you can wait.

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Four minutes, a soft credit check, and a real answer. If the right instrument is one we do not place, we will say so.