What is a Merchant Cash Advance?

What is a merchant cash advance?  It is not a loan.  A Merchant cash advance is an advance payment against your business’s future income.  You receive a lump sum, which is repaid using a percentage of your daily credit card receipts. If you are a Merchant with fluctuating revenue and imperfect credit, a merchant cash…

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How MCA Saved the Holiday Sales Season

Rachel (not her real name) owns a children’s clothing store in New York.  In recent years Rachel has seen a growth in winter and spring sales, but last winter was the highest demand yet.  If Rachel wants to cash in on this growing trend, she will need inventory, but a few months ago, she had…

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Just What is a Merchant Cash Advance?

A Merchant Cash Advance, also called an MCA, is a way to forward money today that you will earn tomorrow.  It doesn’t work like a traditional business loan but is much easier and faster to access. If you need instant cash, say for immediate equipment repair or replacement, and you know, based on your history,…

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MCA to the Rescue: a Case Study

When you consider IRS penalties, fines and interest due, an MCA (Merchant Cash Advance) can pay corporate taxes today at a lower cost than when you can afford to pay the taxes.  Jackie Fields (actual MCA Case, but name has been changed to protect privacy) needed additional working capital fast.  Due to shortages of certain…

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