Funding for your situation
What a gym can do when advance debits are failing, how restructure options are compared, and a worked example with illustrative numbers.
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Cardio equipment is aging, and a full replacement would reset the floor. For a gym 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.
A gym file is read through recurring revenue and churn visible in deposits, how billing-platform settlements look in the bank and equipment already financed or leased.
Membership billing produces recurring monthly deposits, often via a billing platform that settles on a schedule. 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 treadmill motor and belt or a sound and lighting can run $3,200 to $6,800 and interrupt revenue while it is down.
The documents that usually matter most for a gym are an equipment quote or lease and membership billing reports if available, alongside the bank statements.
| Item | Illustrative amount |
|---|---|
| Remaining balance on an advance taken for racks, plates and cardio (illustrative) | $73,000 |
| Daily debit | $750 a day, or $3,750 a week |
| Missed debits so far | $2,250 (three days, illustrative) |
| Fees under the agreement (illustrative) | $2,900 |
| Weekly cash a gym in a slow stretch can really carry | $2,250 |
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 gym it moves with the year: january is the peak, with summer and the holidays softer. 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 treadmill motor and belt.
Membership billing produces recurring monthly deposits, often via a billing platform that settles on a schedule.
Restructure the payment, replace the position or add room through a defined second position.
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, 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.
