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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

What Is Business Cash Advance?

Getting approved for a business loan can be rather complicated if you do not have a business that has been running for at least 3 years with an impeccable credit history and previous loans obtained and paid off in a timely manner. If you need a simpler source of finance, you should consider Business Cash Advance loans since they are approved fast and without any hassles.

This type of business loans have few requirements due to being secured in a special way which guarantees the lender he will get his money back unless an unexpected situation rises which modifies market conditions. It is a brilliant solution for those who cannot provide traditional collateral in order to secure a loan and do not meet the necessary requirements to get an unsecured business loan either.

Which Businesses can Get Approved?

There is an essential requirement for getting approved that cannot be bypassed. The business must have as a payment option for its goods or services payment via credit card. Payment by credit card does not necessary have to be the only payment method but it has to be the source of a significant amount of the company’s income.

How does it Work?

Business Cash Advance is similar to factoring only that the financial institution grants a loan to the business which is then paid by debit from the income originated by purchases through credit cards. Thus, the future purchases with credit cards are the loan’s security. This reduces the risk involved for the lender who is comfortable knowing that unless people suddenly stop purchasing goods from you, they will collect first any money you earn in order to cover for the loan installments.

Cash sales do not go towards loan payments and thus you will not have to worry about liquidity. Moreover, even though the contract has a different purpose which is ultimately financial, the lending institution acts as a partner whom you are sharing the profits with as long as there are profits.

Benefits over Regular Loans

Business Cash Advance has many benefits over traditional business loans: There is no need of collateral since the credit card sales act as security for the business cash advance. The money is withdrawn automatically so you do not have to worry about payments. Not only your cash sales are not touched but the purchases made by clients with credit cards are not debited in full, only a percentage is withdrawn from your account in order to pay for the loan.

Another significant benefit is that there is no fixed repayment schedule. The repayment depends and adapts to your profits, reducing the burden that loan installments usually imply when sales drop temporary. Of course, this flexibility is compensated with a higher interest rate that you will have to pay for the loan. However, due to the security that payments through credit card represent, the risk is reduced and the interest rate is not that higher. If you think about all the easiness that this new kind of loan provides, the few points over the interest rate are definitely worth it.