Guide · 5 min read

How to qualify for business funding and get better terms

The requirements to qualify for a merchant cash advance and practical steps that improve your approval odds, amount, and factor rate.

Revenue-based funders care most about one question: can your business comfortably handle the payments? Everything in your file either supports or weakens that answer.

The baseline requirements

  • 6 or more months in business
  • $15,000 or more in monthly deposits
  • A business bank account where your revenue is deposited
  • A credit score of 500 or higher
  • Operating in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada

Seven ways to strengthen your application

  1. Run all revenue through one business account. Deposits you cannot show do not count.
  2. Limit negative-balance days. Funders read overdrafts as a sign of strain.
  3. Avoid stacking advances. Each open position lowers what you qualify for.
  4. Apply before it is urgent. Rushed files often get worse terms.
  5. Ask for what you need. A request matched to a clear purpose is easier to approve.
  6. Send complete statements. Full PDF statements from your bank, every page.
  7. Pay on time. A clean payment history unlocks renewals with better pricing.

Documents to have ready

See our checklist of documents needed for business funding so nothing slows your approval.

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