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Funding situations

Funding with six months in business: the first real line.

Six months is the published floor for the revenue-based tier. It makes you readable, not automatic.

✓ Checking what you qualify for does not affect your credit score.

The short answer

At Merchant Fund Express, here is the short answer: Six months opens the revenue-based tier. It makes the file readable, not automatic.

What six months opens

Time in business6+ months
Credit600 or above; the minimum to apply is 500
Revenue$60,000 in verifiable revenue
BalanceMinimum daily balance of $800
Negative days / NSFsMax 5
PositionsUp to 2 current advances

A worked young file

ItemFigure
Months in business7
Total verifiable revenue$84,000
Average daily balance$1,900
Negative days1
FICO622
ReadRevenue-based tier, clears the lines

All figures in worked examples are illustrations of the arithmetic, not offers or quotes. Real terms depend on your file and the funder.

Source: Merchant Fund Express.

How to present it

All six statements in full
A one-paragraph business description
Contracts or invoices that show repeat customers
A clear use of funds with a return

Related

See three months, one year and requirements.

In practice

A shop owner at month seven has $84,000 in verifiable revenue, an average balance of $1,900, one negative day and a 622 score. Every line clears, so the offer is sized to deposits. A second owner at month seven misses on balance and learns which row to fix before the next cycle.

Source: Merchant Fund Express.

Common mistakes to avoid

Assuming time alone qualifies you
Ignoring balance and negative days
Not showing a use of funds
Sending incomplete statements

Keep reading

3 Months — What three months of history can and cannot do: the published six-month line, what to build in the meantime and what other paths exist.
Funding Situations — Find the page that matches your funding situation.
Screenshots — Why screenshots are not statements, what a PDF has that they do not and how to get the right file fast.
Multiple Accounts — How a funder reads revenue spread across several accounts, which statements to send and how to avoid undercounting.
Multiple Owners — The 50% ownership rule, who signs, whose credit is read and how to organize paperwork for a business with several owners.
MCA Guide — Every MCA question we publish, organized.

Common questions

Is six months enough for a line of credit?

The line of credit is tier one, which asks for 3+ years. The revenue-based tier is the path at six months. Source: Merchant Fund Express.

What if I started mid-month?

Count full months of statements.

How big can the request be?

It is sized to your deposits and payment capacity.

What helps most?

A clean account and steady deposits.

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