Funding for your situation
How a restaurant with an open advance is reviewed, what a second position means, and what usually decides the answer.
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Many restaurants are already carrying a merchant cash advance when a new need appears. The line is full on Friday and Saturday, but the second dining room has been dark since the last tenant left. The question is no longer just how much, but whether another position can sit on the same account.
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 restaurant are the lease or letter of intent for the space and a contractor bid or equipment quote, alongside the bank statements.
Patio weather, holidays and local events move covers up and down by the week. For a restaurant, that rhythm decides when a funding request reads best and how it should be repaid.
What it looks like on the ground: the line is full on Friday and Saturday, but the second dining room has been dark since the last tenant left.
Compliance touchpoints for a restaurant often include health department plan review and certificate of occupancy, which can come up when the request involves a new site, a purchase or a significant change.
The daily or weekly amount already leaving the account.
Most sales are card and tip-adjusted, so deposits are daily and easy to read, but food cost and payroll are paid first.
Negative days, NSFs and the average daily balance.
Patio weather, holidays and local events move covers up and down by the week.
| Item | Illustrative amount |
|---|---|
| Existing advance, remaining balance (illustrative) | $65,000 |
| Existing daily debit | $650 a day, or $3,250 a week |
| Average weekly deposits (illustrative) | $29,500 |
| Existing debit as a share of weekly deposits | about 11% |
| Room for a new payment before the account is stretched | depends on the file, and is what a review tests |
How this is read. A funder compares the total debits against deposits and looks at negative days and NSFs. See negative days and NSFs and existing positions and stacking.
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 it can, depending on the position count and how the account is behaving. Look at second position funding, renewals and MCA refinance.
It means a new advance that sits behind the existing one on the same revenue stream. It is a defined product with its own review.
Yes. Negative days and NSFs are read as part of the picture, not as an automatic stop.
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.
