FAQ: business lending & business loans for business owners
Business Loans Frequently Ask Questions
Information About The Somers Small Business Loans
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Somers unsecured loans provides amounts of between $5,000 and $100,000, with terms ranging from 3 and 24 months, cash flow friendly repayments which can be made daily or weekly.
What makes how is the Unsecured Loan different from an ordinary company loan?
The application for your Small Business Loan in under 10 minutes over the phone, receive an instant response and funds may be on your account within 24 hours. Traditional business loans have an interest rate per annum along with other charges and fees. This business loan is a loan that is priced upfront therefore you’ll know ahead of time the total amount payable including the interest, fees and charges. This is then broken down into either a daily or weekly amount to be paid back.
What can the Small Business Loan be used for?
It is a Small Business Loan can be used to fulfill almost every business need, such as control of cash flow business remodeling, marketing for purchasing inventory or new equipment, to fund general working capital and so much more. The loan cannot be used to fund personal expenses.
About larger Somers Business Loans
What is the Larger Somers Business Loan?
The Larger Business Loan is a larger size loan to aid in business expansion opportunities. The loan ranges from $100,000 to $500,000 with a term fixed that can last up to 36 months. The repayments are made weekly or fortnightly, depending on your cash flow.
How’s the Origination Fee calculated?
A Larger Business Loan has an Origination Fee that is calculated at 2.5 percent of the amount of the loan.
Am I eligible for the Larger Business Loan?
To be eligible for a loan in this amount, your company needs to be trading for at least 3 years and generate an annual revenue of $700,000. Your business must belong to a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident) who is over the age of 18 as well as own a New Zealand company (with a valid NZBN/IRD) and be able demonstrate at minimum 12 months of business.
What can I use the funds for?
A larger business loan can be used to fund almost every company need, including business renovations, purchase of new equipment or inventory or as general working capital, and much more. The loan is not available for personal purposes.
Is the Larger Business Loan a secured loan?
Asset security is required to access funding over $150,000. It is usually by way of charge over assets, and could be registered with the PPSR or registering a caveat.
A personal or director’s ensure is a commitment to pay back a loan that is general in nature rather than stating the security for a particular asset. The person who signs the ensure is personally responsible if the company creditor is unable to pay back the debt.
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is a central, national online register that is operated by the New Zealand Government. It records security interests that have been that are registered for personal property (including items or assets). The PPSR grants preference over private property assigned in accordance with the date on which a security interest was registered.
Caveats are legal document lodged to provide the public notice of a legal claim against a property.
What is a pre-approval minus Credit Check?
If you’re seeking larger company loans of $250,000 or more we can offer an initial pre-approval in order to ease the process. We may be able to apply for this without a credit check, and within six hours of your initial application. The pre-approval is based upon a preliminary assessment which includes you answering a few financial well-being checks. This is in no way an offer, nor is it a guarantee of financing. A conditional approval is subject a full credit assessment and any offer you may receive may be based on different conditions.
The application process
Do I qualify for funds?
You may apply for an business loan if you
- are a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident)
- are at least 18 years old, own a New Zealand business (with a valid NZBN/IRD)
- you must demonstrate at minimum 6 months of trading (for a unsecured loan $5K – $100K) or three years of trading (for the Larger Business Loan $100K or $500K)
How do I apply?
The application process is simple and simple. Just complete the online application in few minutes and an experienced business lending specialist will be in touch to help you.
For a loan of up to $100,000, you’ll need ID details (valid Driver’s Licence) along with an active NZBN/IRD, and at least six months of bank statements.
Otherwise, for larger loan sizes, you’ll need:
$100K-$250K: Information about the application including credit approval, 6-12 months of bank statements, IRD statement (if the loan is greater than $150K).
$250K – $500K: Application details including credit consent and 12 month bank accounts, the IRD statement as well as the two most recent years’ financial statements, in addition to interim current financial year financials including Aged Payables, Aged Receivables summary.
How quickly will I receive a decision?
For an unsecured loan ($5K to $100K) we typically offer an answer within one hour – as long as you submit your request during quality company time and allow us to use the advanced bank verification system to immediately verify your bank account information online. If you decide to upload copies of your bank statements we can offer an answer within just an company day.
For the Larger Business Loan ($100K to $500K) we might be capable of offer you with a conditional pre-approval within 6 hours. Once you’ve signed the pre-approval, turnaround times are about 2-3 days for final approval. However, this may be quicker depending on the specifics of each application. Certain agreements have been approved in less than 24 hours.
The fastest way for you to apply is make sure you apply during standard business hours, and allow us to use the modern bank verification to instantly verify your bank account information online. If you opt to send us duplicates of your banking statements it may take a bit longer.
How fast will I get the funds?
For the Small Business Loan ($5K to $100K) we typically provide an answer within one hour – provided you submit your request in normal business hours and permit us to utilise the advanced bank verification system to instantly verify your bank information online. If you opt to submit copies of your bank statements, we will be able to offer the decision within 1 business day.
If you are applying for Larger Business Loans ($100K to $500K) We may be able to provide the conditional pre-approval in about 6 hours. Once you have signed the pre-approval document, you will require to wait about 2-3 days for final approval, however this can be faster depending upon the circumstances for each application. Certain transactions have received approval in less than 24 hours.
The quickest method is to make sure you apply during standard business hours. You can also allow us to use the modern bank verification link to instantly verify your bank information online. If you send us the copies of bank statements, it can take a bit longer.
How much can I borrow?
We provide loan amounts between $5,000 to $500,000. When you submit an application for a certain amount, we consider a variety of variables in order to assess the health of the business and the extent of the repayments your company will be able to support. The total amount of the loan will be determined by the particular circumstances of your business.
If you apply for a specific amount we will consider a number of variables to determine your health of your company and the amount of repayments that your business can support. The total amount of your loan will be contingent on the specific circumstances the business.
Fees & repayments
How do you charge for an business loan?
If you decide to request one of our business credit, we’ll assess the risk profile the business and offer an individualised proposal that includes the amount of the loan, the duration and interest rates. A business loan is an upfront priced loan and you’ll be aware of the total amount you will have to pay, including charges, interest rates or fees.
What determines the rate that I’m charged?
Interest rates for company loans rates depend on a variety of factors like the amount of money that is borrowed, what company assets the funds will be used for as well as the field the business operates in, how long the company has been operating for, what percentage of the company has sufficient cash flow to fund the loan, and the overall well-being or financial standing of the company.
What are the fees?
There are no hidden costs for our company loans. You’ll know precisely what you need to pay, and at what time, from day one. There’s not any compounding interest and no extra fees (as as you make your payments on time).
We don’t charge an Application Fee. You can get a cash loan with absolutely no upfront cost and no any obligation to sign up.
The Origination Fee covers the expenses involved with the setting up and management of the loan. You are only charged this cost if you take out the loan. The Origination Fee for us is 2.5 percentage of the amount of loan.
Can I repay the loan in advance?
You can choose to repay all of your loan at any point in time.
If you do decide to pursue this option, please speak to our friendly company lending professionals. We will offer you with details for repayment along with an early payout estimate. It will be calculated using the total of the principal amount remaining and any accrued interest at the time of the early payout, plus 1.5% of the remaining principal and any outstanding fees.
How do you make repayments work?
To ensure that you don’t miss due dates and also to be in line your cash flow cycle we provide repayments either daily or weekly. These are automatically deducted from the nominated company account.
Security & privacy
Will my data be secure?
Making sure that your information is secure, and knowing how we collect the information we collect, use, share and secure your information, is of paramount importance and is an essential part of our relationship you.
Is it safe to link my bank account to the platform?
Yes. We employ industry-recognised encryption techniques to protect your personal, sensitive as well as financial data. Our funders are ISO 27001 certified for our commitment to customer security and privacy. We employ a highly sophisticated banking verification system to instantly verify your bank account information online to offer quick responses.
About business loans
How do you define asset-based lending (a secured loan)?
The term "asset-based" refers to borrowing where a business owner borrows from an asset they own to secure the funding. The asset could be an asset belonging to the personal, like the family home, or a business asset like a truck or piece of equipment.
The majority of the lenders including the major banks, prefer to make loans secured by assets. If you are having difficulty paying back the loan, your assets could be transferred to the lender. In essence, it is the process of securing additional financing making use of the value of what you already have.
Are I require security to get a business loan?
For loans up to $150,000 it is not necessary to secure assets upfront to access the money however, we require a personal guarantee. require the personal guarantee. As long as you follow the loan terms (as detailed in your loan contract), asset security is not required. For loans over $150K generally, you are able to get a personal guarantee and security in the form of charges on assets.