Funding for your situation
What a ecommerce brand can do when advance debits are failing, how restructure options are compared, and a worked example with illustrative numbers.
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Holiday inventory has to be ordered before the sales that pay for it. For a ecommerce brand already carrying an advance, a week like that can mean missed debits, and missed debits start clauses in the agreement that are worth reading before anyone calls.
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.
Platform and processor payouts arrive on a schedule and are net of fees; ad spend and inventory go out first. 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 packing equipment or a website and platform rebuild can run $2,500 to $6,000 and interrupt revenue while it is down.
The documents that usually matter most for a ecommerce brand are the supplier invoice or purchase order and platform payout reports, alongside the bank statements.
Q4 shopping and promotion cycles concentrate a large share of the year. For a ecommerce brand, that rhythm decides when a funding request reads best and how it should be repaid.
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.
| Item | Illustrative amount |
|---|---|
| Remaining balance on an advance taken for initial production run (illustrative) | $20,000 |
| Daily debit | $200 a day, or $1,000 a week |
| Missed debits so far | $600 (three days, illustrative) |
| Fees under the agreement (illustrative) | $800 |
| Weekly cash a ecommerce brand in a slow stretch can really carry | $600 |
What this shows. The gap between the debit and what the account can carry is the number any restructure has to solve, and for a ecommerce brand it moves with the year: q4 shopping and promotion cycles concentrate a large share of the year. Compare it with MCA refinance, MCA buyout and the MCA payoff calculator.
Source: worksheet by Merchant Fund Express. Illustrative only: these figures are not an offer, and real amounts depend on your file and the funder.
What counts as default, what fees apply and what remedies the funder reserves.
A payoff letter beats a guess from the statement, especially if part of it went to a packing equipment.
Platform and processor payouts arrive on a schedule and are net of fees; ad spend and inventory go out first.
Restructure the payment, replace the position or add room through a defined second position.
A complete file is what makes a same-day decision possible. If something is missing, tell us and we will work around it.
Sometimes, depending on the balance and how the account is behaving. Options include a MCA refinance, a buyout for balances of $100,000 or less, or a second position. Merchant Fund Express reviews the file the same day it is complete.
If the funder is escalating or has sent a legal notice, yes. This page is general information, not legal advice.
No. It changes which options fit and how the file is read. See funding after a defaulted advance.
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.
