Funding for your situation
How a ecommerce brand with several advances can see the combined debit, what restructure options exist and what they change, with a worked example.
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Stacking usually happens one reasonable decision at a time. A best-seller is about to stock out, and the supplier needs payment before production. Each new advance solved the last problem, and together they leave very little of each day's deposits.
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.
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.
What it looks like on the ground: a best-seller is about to stock out, and the supplier needs payment before production.
Compliance touchpoints for a ecommerce brand often include seller permit and business license, which can come up when the request involves a new site, a purchase or a significant change.
Balance, debit size and payment history for each, including what each was taken for: initial production run, a packing equipment or cash flow.
The single number that matters most.
Platform and processor payouts arrive on a schedule and are net of fees; ad spend and inventory go out first.
The payment shape and term, not the amount owed.
| Item | Illustrative amount |
|---|---|
| Advance A, taken for initial production run (weekly debit, illustrative) | $1,000 |
| Advance B, taken for a packing equipment (weekly debit, illustrative) | $1,000 |
| Advance C, taken for fulfillment inbound (weekly debit, illustrative) | $500 |
| Combined weekly debit | $2,500 |
| Average weekly deposits at a ecommerce brand (illustrative) | $8,500 |
| Combined debit as a share of weekly deposits | about 29% |
How this is read. A funder looks at the combined debit, the negative days and the average daily balance. For a ecommerce brand, q4 shopping and promotion cycles concentrate a large share of the year. Replacing several positions with one payment is what a MCA buyout or MCA refinance is built to do, when the balances and the file allow it.
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.
Sometimes. A MCA buyout for positions with balances of $100,000 or less, a refinance or reverse consolidation may fit, depending on the file. Merchant Fund Express will say plainly which apply.
No. It changes the payment shape and term. Always compare the new total with what is left on the old positions.
There is no single number. It depends on the combined debit and how the account behaves. See existing positions and stacking.
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.
