Funding for your situation
How a auto repair shop can fund a recovery after a down stretch, what funders want explained, and a worked example.
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Revenue drops for reasons that often have a fix: a road closure, a lost account, a slow platform month. The alignment rack is down and customers are being sent elsewhere. What a auto repair shop needs is a bridge that matches the length of the recovery.
Merchant Fund Express is a funding marketplace: you apply once, and the file is matched to the structure that fits it. The sections below show what this situation usually costs, how a funder reads it, and what to prepare.
A auto repair shop file is read through parts cost versus labor revenue, technician capacity versus bookings and equipment already financed.
Card payments at pickup with steady daily deposits; parts are paid ahead of the invoice. A reviewer sees that pattern in the statements before reading a word of the application.
Equipment is part of the picture. A failure such as a lift hydraulics or a air compressor can run $3,800 to $4,200 and interrupt revenue while it is down.
The documents that usually matter most for a auto repair shop are equipment quote and lease for the new bay or shop, alongside the bank statements.
Due at signing, so it comes out of cash before the space earns anything.
Due at signing, so it comes out of cash before the space earns anything.
A fixed purchase with a quote you can put in front of a funder.
The spend that fills the new capacity, which is why it belongs in the plan.
A real cost of the move that is easy to leave out of the first estimate.
| Cost item | Illustrative amount |
|---|---|
| Fixed costs not covered by deposits for 8 weeks | $28,500 |
| Supplier catch-up or deposits to restore terms | $13,500 |
| Deferred maintenance: lift hydraulics | $3,800 |
| Marketing or outreach to rebuild volume | $7,000 |
| Cash buffer to avoid negative days | $9,000 |
| Cushion for overruns and slow early weeks (about 10%) | $6,000 |
| Recovery bridge to size | $67,800 |
Sizing check. If the full repayment shown in an offer were $88,000 over about 26 weeks, the weekly debit would be about $3,385. Against illustrative monthly deposits of $55,000 (about $12,692 a week), that is roughly 27% of weekly deposits. Your own offer states the real repayment amount in dollars; run your numbers on the factor rate calculator before you accept anything.
Source: worksheet by Merchant Fund Express. Illustrative only: these figures are not an offer, and real amounts depend on your file and the funder.
These are the same factors described on revenue and deposit requirements and time in business. Merchant Fund Express walks you through how your own file reads before you apply.
A complete file is what makes a same-day decision possible. If something is missing, tell us and we will work around it.
Often yes, if recent deposits show a floor and the explanation is credible. Options include revenue-based financing and working capital.
A short written explanation, the most recent statements and any evidence of the recovery: new contracts, restored supply, reopened locations.
We look at three months or more, and the explanation matters. A file with a clear cause and a visible floor reads differently than a trend without one.
The minimum FICO is 500, and better credit means better products and terms. See credit score requirements for how the tiers work.
Merchant Fund Express gives a same-day decision on a complete file. Applying takes a few minutes and will not affect your credit score.
