Restaurants / Term loan
For a restaurant with a project to fund, here is how the 15% cap works on real numbers and when something else fits better.
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Not every need is a cash-flow gap. For a restaurant, a defined project like a kitchen build-out, a hood and ventilation system or a walk-in cooler often fits a term loan better than an open-ended line.
A restaurant rarely needs a term loan for the week; it needs one for the walk-in cooler, the hood and ventilation system, or the patio that adds twenty seats from May to September. The price is known from a contractor quote, the payoff is a measurable rise in covers, and a weekly payment lines up with how restaurants already pay suppliers.
Published terms in one line: $10,000 to $250,000, 12 to 18 months, 0% origination, weekly payments, a 50% discount on remaining interest for a full early payoff, first position only and a cap of 15% of annual revenue; your offer shows the exact amount, term and total cost before you sign. See the business term loan page.
The 15% cap is the number to run first. Take a restaurant with roughly $90,000 in monthly revenue, which is $1,080,000 a year:
| Step | Illustration |
|---|---|
| Annual revenue (illustrative) | $1,080,000 |
| 15% cap on the loan amount | $162,000 |
| A request of | $50,000 |
| Fits under the cap? | Yes |
| Principal alone over 52 weeks | $962 a week (interest and the 12 to 18-month schedule are in your offer) |
Arithmetic on published terms, not an offer. If your request is larger than the cap, a line of credit or a smaller first loan may fit better.
If you already carry a daily-debit advance, see refinancing an existing advance; a term loan has to be in first position.
Yes, for a defined build-out. A restaurant with about $90,000 a month in sales can usually fit a $50,000 project under the 15% cap, but size the weekly payment against the slowest month of the year, not the average. Merchant Fund Express shows the exact amount, schedule and total cost in your offer before you sign.
Weekly. A weekly payment leaves most of each week’s deposits in the account instead of debiting every morning.
A full early payoff earns a 50% discount on the remaining interest.
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