Five questions answered in turn: advance collection from card sales, refinancing an existing loan, the term of a working capital loan, what a request includes, and how draws work on a drawdown line.
How a Merchant Cash Advance Is Collected: Start With Provider Hiring
A merchant cash advance is collected, not paid back on a schedule. The provider keeps an agreed share of each day's card receipts until it has the total set in the agreement, so a slow card week sends less and a strong one sends more. It is not a loan.
For a clinic hiring a provider, that matters because insurance payments arrive by transfer and only the card portion of receipts, such as copays, counts toward the advance. A clinic can compare that card stream with the new salary before choosing; the merchant cash advance page works an invented example.
Can You Refinance a Business Loan? Shelving, a Second Storefront and the Answer for Retailers
Yes. A new loan can pay off an existing one, either to change the term, to fold two payments into one, or to make room before a second storefront opens. A retailer who financed shelving for the first store and now needs fixtures for a second can ask a partner to look at both together.
Before refinancing, read the old loan for a prepayment charge, and compare the total cost of the new offer with the payments left on the old one. The term loans page covers fixed-payment loans in more detail.
Is a Working Capital Loan Long Term? Matching the Term to Costs That Turn Over
A working capital loan pays for running costs such as payroll, materials and the cash a contractor keeps on hand while bidding bonded work. Those costs turn over within months, so a partner can set a shorter term for this money than for a machine that will last for years. Each offer states its own term.
A cost that keeps coming back can fit a line of credit instead; the working capital page sets out both.
What Does a Business Loan Require? Start With Equipment Upgrades
Each funding partner sets its own requirements. What a request includes is more predictable: the purpose and amount, recent bank statements, the latest tax return, a profit and loss statement and a list of current debts. For an equipment upgrade, add the vendor quote with model numbers, and say whether the old unit will be traded in or sold.
The full list, with the order the steps run in, is on the how it works page, and the apply page explains what each paper tells a partner. Machines and fixtures themselves are covered on the equipment financing page.
What Is a Drawdown Line of Credit? Start With a Big Supplier Order
A drawdown line of credit is a limit the business draws on as it needs to, paying interest on the drawn balance rather than the whole limit. Paying the balance down opens that amount up again.
| Step | Balance | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Line opened | $0 | $40,000 |
| Draw $15,000 for the supplier order | $15,000 | $25,000 |
| Pay down $6,000 as the stock sells | $9,000 | $31,000 |
The line of credit page follows a longer run of draws, with the interest worked out month by month.
By Meadowhollow Business Capital · Updated

