Amount, use and timing
Identify the expense and select the funding purpose and urgency that correspond to it.
Business financing referrals · Fabrication businesses
A funding request grounded in your next production job.
Steel, tooling and machine capacity may be needed before a fabricated order is delivered. Put the specific job requirements and payment dates into your business funding request.
Collect the key details
A useful checklist before you begin
Gather the business basics and check the expense calculation before you begin the application.
- 01Your purchase plan, estimated cost and schedule
- 02Your revenue bracket and how long the business has run
- 03Your business category, name and approximate credit band
- 04The owner’s contact information and phone access
Moving your request forward
Follow your request through the next steps
Operating information
Complete the business-name, industry, revenue and history fields together with the approximate credit range.
Review and send
Check your answers, review the consent wording and use the verification code before submitting the request.
Needs to describe
Identify the purpose of the funding
Fabrication equipment
A press brake, welding unit or cutting machine can require tooling, extraction and installation. Include those supporting costs rather than budgeting for the main unit alone.
Raw materials
Sheet, plate and bar purchases may be committed before a customer makes a progress payment. Use the job specification and supplier quotation to identify the actual material requirement.
Shop-floor capacity
Lifting equipment, storage and additional workstations can affect how a large job moves through the shop. Separate one-time layout changes from labor and utility costs that recur.
Fabrication businesses · funding preparation
Account for the interval before customers pay
Compare supplier payment dates with fabrication milestones and inspection requirements. Completion of a production stage does not always mean the customer payment has cleared.
Information for business owners
Points to review before starting
What should I understand about provider referrals?
The referral process involves selling submitted application information to funding partners, with no more than five receiving one request. We receive partner payments whether the request is funded or not and impose no application charge on you.
How does a provider decide?
The requested amount expresses what the business wants to explore. It is not an approved amount, and a funding partner may offer different terms or no financing at all.
Why can request timelines differ?
Submission and receipt of funds are different stages. Any timeline must be confirmed with the funding provider after it has reviewed the request.
How do contact preferences affect the request?
Read the disclosures presented with the application rather than relying only on this page. Submission includes a separate contact-consent review and a mobile verification step.
Describe the business goal
Make your next business purchase the starting point
Use the form to present your business funding need, including the amount and purpose of the request.