Finance for Start-Up Retail Businesses

As shopping behaviours fluctuate, retail owners must adapt to trends, seasons, and customer demands – finance for retail businesses can help keep money coming in without missing out on profitable opportunities.

For start-ups entering the retail industry, access to these types of funds isn’t always straightforward. By choosing a suitable finance option, there’s no delay in responding to market trends as you can get the funding you need while concentrating on your new business.

Finance Options for Retailers

Whether you’re looking to open your first convenience store, supermarket, delicatessen, fashion outlet, online store, wholesaler, or electronics franchise, many suitable funding options are available to support your goals.

Origin provides asset finance for new in-store equipment through to full retail fit-outs, and business loans to cover legal fees, rent deposit, stock, and franchise fees. We can assist with any requirement of £10,000 upwards.

Are high upfront costs stunting your start-up’s growth? Distributing payments over a period of time could help significantly – explore our funding options today.

How Does Retail Business Finance Work?

Retail business finance includes many competitive products such as hire purchase, finance lease, business loans, and merchant cash advance. With the price of equipment, stock, and marketing always increasing, Origin allows retailers to spread the cost over a period of up to seven years with fixed monthly repayments.

Here at Origin, we have access to a panel of over 120 lenders. Many of these lenders are specialists in funding retail businesses, meaning they understand seasonality and market fluctuations. If you choose to work with us, your dedicated account manager will match you with a lender whose terms and repayments suit your circumstances.

Start-up Franchise Finance Key Points

Retail business funding spreads the cost of equipment, fit outs, stock and marketing with fixed monthly repayments.

Seasonal payments available so you pay more in your busy months and less in your quieter months to smooth cashflow.

A deposit is not required, and you can make overpayments or settle at any stage.

Origin is a finance broker, and will pair you with the most suitable lender on our panel.

For asset finance, the lender will make payment to any supplier(s) of your choice and the equipment can be new or used.

For business loans and merchant cash advance, funds are paid directly into your bank account for you to utilise in the best way.

Retail business finance can be spread over a period of up to seven years.

Retail Business Finance FAQs

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