Friday, 28 October 2011

Restaurant Loans Through a Merchant Cash Advance

By Carol Clayton


Restaurant financing may be a bit tricky with a bank. They will be worried about how they will get their money back and when they will get their money back. A restaurant is not a sure success and it may not even take off. Restaurants do not depend on themselves to make money, they depend on others liking their food and service.

This can be complicated when borrowing money to start one. Usually they do not have a problem financing g restaurants that belong to franchises and large food chains. They are proven successes and they have been tried over and over again. They even have their locations for future restaurants chosen and waiting for someone to move forward with them.

When the possible location is chosen it is time to start shaping things up and making concrete decisions. Go out into the area where you want the restaurant to be and look for a place to rent or buy. Talk to other restaurant people in the area, finds out about their service and profits. Visit the area at different times so you will know what the real movement of people is.

Sit for some time outside the place you intend to rent and count how many people go by in an hour. Do it again on another day and another time. You must gather information because you must prove to the bank that your location is the right place and that your restaurant will work there.

Now it is time for the financials. You already know what equipment and accessories will be needed in the kitchen. Make sure that you ask for good durable equipment and accessories, remember you will not be having money for a while so you need good stuff. The same thing goes for the furniture and service equipment and materials. Have several companies present you with price quotes for everything you need.

Restaurants and bars face another problem, many times they star as great successes and you believe that the business is going to make it. Suddenly one or two months down the road people do not come anymore, or at least not as many as you need to pay the bills and the loan. On the other hand many restaurants survive for years in the same spot without growing or changing the menu and people never stop coming.

It is now time to gather all the information and present it to the bank. If the numbers are good and your idea is logical you will probably get the money you need. If your credit history is also good you will probably have no problems, they may ask for some kind of collateral or co signature but they will not say no to the loan.




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