Catering companies Funding in Oregon (2026)

Why catering companies in Oregon qualify

Catering companies are classified under Caterers, which is an eligible category. That takes industry off the table and leaves the same four things every file is read on: average daily balance against revenue, time in business, negative days and NSFs, and existing positions.

The cash-cycle problem

Deposits up front, balance on or after the event, so cash arrives in steps.

In Oregon that usually means capital goes to kitchen equipment, vans, event staffing, a large booking that needs prepaid product.

Peaks around wedding season and Q4 corporate events.

What applies in Oregon

Oregon funds normally on every tier — no extra restrictions apply.

Most of this activity sits around Portland, Salem, Eugene and Gresham.

Vermont, North Dakota and South Dakota sit outside the lending area on every product. California and New York carry extra restrictions on the revenue-based tier.

Commissary and food handling permits apply. Licensing is not a funding threshold here, but an expired licence shows up in diligence.

The Oregon economy runs on tech, forestry and agriculture, and catering companies here largely track that base rather than the weather.

Wildfire exposure also means insurance premiums and business-interruption risk sit higher here than the national average, which shows up in fixed costs.

The published thresholds

Tier 1: 650 FICO, 3 years in business, $300,000 a year or $25,000 a month, 8+ monthly deposits.

Tier 2: 600 FICO, 6 months in business, $60,000 revenue, $800 minimum daily balance.

Renewal: 550 FICO, 2 years in business, once 50% of the original balance is repaid.

There is no hard credit cutoff here. The 650/600/550 tiers are product criteria, not a floor on the business. Scores in the 500s are placed routinely, and files in the 400s are read on revenue, deposit consistency and time in business rather than on the score alone.

Line of credit $10,000 to $350,000, from 1% per month on the drawn balance, 2.49% per draw

Term loan $10,000 to $250,000, 0% origination, weekly payments, capped at 15% of annual revenue

MCA refinance $10,000 to $100,000 on a position with a balance of $100,000 or less

Maximum two existing positions; the line of credit can sit second

Same-day decision, next business day funding on a complete file

Average daily balance of $5,000, or 10% of monthly revenue, whichever is greater. Up to 3 negative days a month, 9 per six months and up to 6 NSFs a month, 24 per six months.