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BUSINESS LOANS AND LINES OF CREDIT

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ACCESSING COMMERCIAL LOANS IN CANADA

7 Park Avenue Financial originates business financing solutions for Canadian Businesses – We offer Business Commercial Loans  and working capital solutions  – Save time, and focus on profits and business opportunities

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As a Canadian business owner and financial manager, you realize you need business credit or a commercial loan, if not all the time, some of the time.

Let's dig in on commercial and corporate loans, lending, and financing in Canada.

Breaking Through the Commercial Loan Barrier    

Finding appropriate business financing often feels overwhelming. Many Canadian business owners struggle with complex application processes, stringent qualification requirements, and uncertainty about which financing options best suit their needs.

Let the 7 Park Avenue Financial team show you how a well-structured business commercial loan, tailored to your specific industry and growth stage, can provide the capital injection your company needs to thrive.

3 Uncommon Takes on Business Commercial Loans  

1. Rather than focusing solely on interest rates, savvy business owners evaluate commercial loans based on their total cost of capital, including fees, prepayment penalties, and opportunity costs of alternative financing methods.
2. Business commercial loans with variable interest rates can sometimes outperform fixed-rate options during economic downturns, as they automatically adjust to market conditions without refinancing.
3. The proper commercial loan structure can strengthen your business credit profile more effectively than consistently using business credit cards or lines of credit, even with a perfect payment history.

SMALL BUSINESS LOANS AND LINES OF CREDIT   

Funds for your business are required for what everyone refers to as working capital. Your firm wrestles with that daily challenge—purchasing inventory, paying employees, investing in assets, and, unfortunately, waiting for customers to pay.

And you, of course, are still waiting – for those customers to pay.

 HOW DOES BUSINESS CREDIT WORK? 

Business credit can be achieved in various ways, from short-term working capital loans to the use of a business credit card.

FINANCING THAT SUPPORTS GROWTH    

Financing alternatives are available for start-up firms and major corporations—there are only four ‘minor’ challenges surrounding those alternatives.

1. Are you, as a business owner, aware of all the different financing alternatives?
2. What are the advantages (and disadvantages) of those options?
3. What do they cost, and how do they work?
4. Where do I get them?!

And yes, we were a bit facetious because those are not MINOR challenges!

If your company is creditworthy, has solid financials, is profitable, is in the right industry, and has lots of assets and collateral, a Canadian chartered bank can entirely finance it.

FLEXIBLE LOAN OPTIONS    

But there are thousands of  SME businesses in Canada that don’t have those qualifications to secure funds, but they still require :

Business credit lines -Operating line of credit

Receivable financing

Inventory advances 

Equipment financing / Equipment leasing

Working Capital Term Loans

Commercial real estate mortgages, etc.

If your business can’t access all the financing it needs, then it's time to consider some of the options and alternatives we discussed.

Receivable financing is very popular today as businesses struggle to maintain positive cash flow.

RECEIVABLE FINANCE

Also called ‘factoring,’ it involves the immediate sale of receivables, which generates immediate working capital for your firm.

It is easy to obtain, efficient, and eliminates many of the requirements that come with typical lending standards. Under this receivable financing solution, funds are deposited into your business bank account immediately as you generate sales and deliver products and services to your client base.

This is probably the fastest-growing part of business financing today in Canada, and we encourage business owners to speak to a credible, successful and experienced expert in this field to ensure they understand the basics around cost, daily paperwork flow, and potential pitfalls around some of the loopholes some factors insert in their paperwork with your firm.

One of Canada’s quasi-government entities offers a specialized working capital term loan. The loan is essentially unsecured, has a competitive interest rate, and injects positive and permanent working capital into your firm. Check out that option.

Many clients always refer to the term ‘Government grants and loans from other financial institutions.  The two most popular programs, if we can call them that, are:

Government Small Business Loan -

A good personal credit score is required for credit approval under the term loan program known as the Canada Small Business Financing Program - (Business owners need to know how to build business credit ) -

Unlike a business credit line, this is not a cash flow loan to cover operating costs. Funds are used for equipment, leasehold improvements, and acquiring commercial real estate. The program's participating financial institutions are primarily banks and credit unions.

Loans are structured as term loans, typically with a 2-5-year term and competitive interest rates. The maximum approved credit limit for the program is 1 million dollars, and many small businesses, start-ups, and franchise purchasers use it.

Borrowers should also consider a BDC small business loan if they can meet the BDC small business loan requirements, which include a good credit score for the owner/owners.

SR&ED program, which provides non-repayable grants for your research and development. The former, the infamous ‘SBL' loan, finances equipment and leaseholds at great rates, terms, and structures, with even limited personal guarantees.

There are no monthly payments, and customers pay interest, which accrues until the government funds the SRED.

Case Study: Business Loan Success  

When a Canadian manufacturer faced a critical decision to expand its production capacity or lose a major contract opportunity, traditional bank financing timelines threatened to derail its growth, the company needed $750,000 within 30 days to secure specialized equipment and begin facility modifications.

After consulting with a commercial lending specialist, they pursued a hybrid financing solution that combined equipment financing for the machinery with a short-term commercial bridge loan for facility improvements.

This approach allowed them to:

• Secure funding approval within 10 business days
• Reduce upfront capital requirements by 35% compared to a single loan solution
• Begin equipment installation within three weeks of application
• Maintain adequate working capital during the expansion phase
• Successfully fulfill the new contract, increasing annual revenue by 27%

10 Specific Use Cases for Commercial Loans  

1. A manufacturing company requiring $500,000 to purchase specialized equipment that will increase production capacity by 40% to fulfill a new large contract.
2. A restaurant owner seeking $350,000 in commercial financing to open a second location after five successful years of operation.
3. A technology startup needing $250,000 in working capital to bridge the gap between product development completion and revenue generation.
4. A professional services firm requiring $1.2 million to purchase their currently leased office building when their landlord decides to sell.
5. A seasonal landscaping business needing $175,000 for equipment purchases before their busy season begins, with revenue to follow in subsequent months.
6. A retail business seeking $300,000 to finance a major inventory expansion before the holiday shopping season.
7. A healthcare practice requiring $850,000 for a facility renovation and medical equipment upgrade to meet new regulatory requirements.
8. A distribution company needing $450,000 to purchase a fleet of delivery vehicles to expand their service territory.
9. An agricultural business seeking $675,000 for specialized harvesting equipment that will reduce labor costs by 35%.
10. A software company requiring $400,000 in bridge financing to maintain operations during the final development phase before a major product launch.

KEY TAKEAWAYS    

• Interest rate structures determine your total repayment obligation, with options spanning fixed, variable, and hybrid models that impact cash flow predictability.

• Loan covenants establish operational boundaries that protect lender interests while potentially limiting certain business decisions during the loan term.

• Prepayment penalties can significantly affect the total cost of financing if you plan to repay early or refinance when interest rates decline.

• Collateral requirements vary dramatically between secured and unsecured commercial loans, influencing both accessibility and interest rates.

• Amortization schedules determine monthly payment amounts and total interest paid, with longer terms reducing payments but increasing lifetime financing costs.  A  business loan calculator can be useful

• Industry-specific lending programs often offer more favourable terms than general commercial loans for businesses in targeted sectors.

• Debt service coverage ratios remain lenders' primary metric to evaluate your business's ability to handle additional debt obligations.

CONCLUSION - BUSINESS LOANS IN CANADA  

So, what's our bottom line on business credit and commercial loan alternatives? To keep it simple, we can say that you should be aware of other options, but they do exist. Traditional financing is available, and alternative funding is abundant –

Business Loans To Help Your Business Grow! 

Call 7 Park Avenue Financial, a trusted, credible, experienced Canadian business financing advisor -

Wewill walk you through the mechanics, using our experience to determine what business credit options work for your business growth.

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