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Industries

Financing plans built around how your industry works

Lenders look at a restaurant differently than a dental office or a trucking company. Here's what matters in yours.

Dental practices

Acquisitions, de novo offices, build-outs, equipment and partner buy-ins.

Common uses

  • • Practice acquisition
  • • Startup build-out
  • • Imaging & CAD/CAM equipment
  • • Partner buy-in

Lenders look at

  • • Collections trend and hygiene production
  • • Your production history as an associate
  • • Payer mix and lease terms

Payments: Patient-pay workflows, practice-software integration and daily reconciliation.

Medical & specialty practices

Clinic acquisitions, expansions, equipment and reimbursement-gap working capital.

Common uses

  • • Practice acquisition or buy-in
  • • New location
  • • Diagnostic equipment
  • • Line of credit for reimbursement timing

Lenders look at

  • • Payer mix and A/R aging
  • • Provider licensing and credentials
  • • Cash flow after physician compensation

Payments: Copays, deductibles and patient balances collected at the visit and after.

Veterinary clinics

Clinic purchases, new hospitals, surgical and imaging equipment.

Common uses

  • • Clinic acquisition
  • • New hospital build-out
  • • Radiography & lab equipment
  • • Real estate

Lenders look at

  • • Revenue by service line
  • • Doctor production
  • • Equipment age and condition

Payments: Mostly client-pay at checkout, so processing costs hit margin directly.

Optometry & eye care

Acquisitions, cold starts, optical dispensaries and diagnostic equipment.

Common uses

  • • Practice acquisition
  • • Cold start with optical
  • • OCT & imaging
  • • Inventory

Lenders look at

  • • Exam vs. optical vs. medical revenue split
  • • Vision plan and medical insurance mix
  • • Optical inventory turnover

Payments: Optical retail sales plus exam copays — a mix of card-present and plan billing.

Construction & trades

Equipment, vehicles, bonding-related working capital and growth.

Common uses

  • • Equipment and trucks
  • • Working capital for job costs
  • • Acquiring a competitor
  • • Shop or yard real estate

Lenders look at

  • • Backlog and work-in-progress schedule
  • • Customer concentration
  • • Equipment collateral values

Payments: Large invoices and progress billing — ACH and invoicing matter as much as card rates.

Restaurants & food service

Build-outs, kitchen equipment, second locations and franchise purchases.

Common uses

  • • New location build-out
  • • Kitchen equipment
  • • Franchise acquisition
  • • Remodel

Lenders look at

  • • Operating history and same-store sales
  • • Lease terms and occupancy cost
  • • Owner industry experience

Payments: High card volume and small tickets — effective rate and tip handling are key.

Professional services

Firm acquisitions, partner buy-outs and working capital for accounting, law, engineering and agencies.

Common uses

  • • Book-of-business or firm acquisition
  • • Partner buy-out
  • • Office improvements
  • • Line of credit

Lenders look at

  • • Client retention after transition
  • • Recurring revenue
  • • Key-person risk

Payments: Invoice and recurring billing; card-on-file and ACH reduce days sales outstanding.

Manufacturing & distribution

Machinery, facility expansion, inventory and acquisitions.

Common uses

  • • Machinery and automation
  • • Facility purchase or expansion
  • • Inventory financing
  • • Acquisition

Lenders look at

  • • Gross margin and inventory turns
  • • Customer and supplier concentration
  • • Equipment appraisal

Payments: B2B invoices and larger tickets — level 2/3 card data and ACH can change costs.

Retail & e-commerce

Inventory, store openings, fixtures and seasonal working capital.

Common uses

  • • Seasonal inventory
  • • New store
  • • Fixtures and POS
  • • Working capital

Lenders look at

  • • Inventory turnover
  • • Seasonality of cash flow
  • • Online vs. in-store mix

Payments: Card-present vs. online mix drives your rate; chargebacks matter for e-commerce.

Transportation & logistics

Trucks, trailers, terminals and fleet growth.

Common uses

  • • Tractors and trailers
  • • Fleet expansion
  • • Terminal or yard
  • • Working capital

Lenders look at

  • • Equipment age and mileage
  • • Contract and broker mix
  • • Fuel and maintenance costs

Payments: Mostly B2B invoicing; fast payment matters more than card rates.

Auto repair & service

Shop acquisitions, lifts and diagnostic equipment, real estate.

Common uses

  • • Shop acquisition
  • • Lifts & diagnostic tools
  • • Real estate
  • • Second location

Lenders look at

  • • Technician retention
  • • Car count and average repair order
  • • Environmental review on real estate

Payments: Mid-size tickets at the counter — a clean card-present setup keeps costs down.

Franchise owners

New units, resales, remodels and multi-unit growth.

Common uses

  • • New franchise unit
  • • Resale acquisition
  • • Required remodel
  • • Multi-unit expansion

Lenders look at

  • • Brand performance and franchise agreement
  • • Owner liquidity
  • • Unit-level economics

Payments: Often brand-specified POS — confirm what you can and can't change.

Other established businesses

If you run a profitable business, we can likely help you plan.

Common uses

  • • Acquisition
  • • Equipment
  • • Working capital
  • • Real estate

Lenders look at

  • • Consistent cash flow
  • • Owner experience
  • • Clear use of funds

Payments: We'll start with your effective rate and how you get paid.

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