FAQ: business lending & business loans for business owners
Business Loans Frequently Ask Questions
About The New Beith Small Business Loans
Tell me what you think of the New Beith Small Business Loans
New Beith unsecured loans provides amounts between $5,000 and $100,000. The terms range between 3 and 24 month and cash flow-friendly repayments that are either per day or weekly.
What makes the Unsecured Loan different from a traditional company loan?
The application to this Small Business Loan in under 10 minutes by phone. You will receive an answer within the same day and the money could be on your account within 24 hours. Traditional company loans refer to an annual rate of interest together with additional fees and charges. The business loan is an upfront priced loan and you’ll be aware of the total amount payable including any fees, interest or charges. This is then broken down into a daily or weekly amount to be paid back.
What could be the Small Business Loan be used for?
A Small Business Loan can be used for virtually every company reason, such as the management of cash flow, business remodels and marketing, to purchase inventory or new equipment, or as general working capital, and much more. The loan cannot be used for personal reasons.
Concerning Larger New Beith Business Loans
What is the Larger New Beith Business Loan?
The Larger Business Loan is a larger amount of loan to help business expansion opportunities. Loans are between $100,000 and $500,000 with a term fixed that can last up to 36 months. Repayments are either weekly or fortnightly depending on you cashflow.
How is the Origination Fee determined?
The Larger Business Loan has an Origination Fee that is determined at 2.5 percentage of the amount of the loan.
Am I eligible for the Larger Business Loan?
To be eligible for a loan of this size, your business needs to have been operating for a minimum of 3 years, and have an annual income of $700K. You must be a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident) over 18 years, own a New Zealand business (with a valid NZBN/IRD) and be able to prove at least 12 months of trading.
How can the funding be utilised?
A Business Loan of a larger size can be used to fund almost any company reason, such as business renovations, to purchase equipment or inventory or as general working capital and so much more. The loan is not available for personal purposes.
Is the Larger Business Loan one that requires security?
Asset security is required to obtain funding above $150,000. This is by taking a charge against assets, and could be registered through the PPSR or filing as a caveat.
A personal or director’s ensure is a commitment to repay credit that is general in nature rather than specifying the security of a specific asset. The person signing the guarantee is personally accountable if the company lender is not able to re-pay the debt.
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is an online, central register run by the New Zealand Government. It lists security interests that are which are registered with respect to personal property (including goods or assets). The PPSR grants preference over private property assigned in accordance with the date on which a security interest was registered.
An affidavit is an official document filed to offer the legal claim on a property.
What exactly is a preapproval without Credit Check?
If you’re seeking larger company loans that is greater than $250,000 we can offer an initial pre-approval in order to smooth out the process. We might be able to do this without a credit check and within six hours of your initial application. This pre-approval is made based on an initial assessment, which involves you answering some financial well-being checks. It is neither an offer nor a guarantee of credit. Unconditional approval is subject to an exhaustive credit evaluation, and any offer you receive could be subject to different conditions.
The application process
Do I qualify for funds?
You may be eligible for an company loan if you:
- are a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident)
- are over 18 years, own a New Zealand business (with a valid NZBN/IRD)
- must show at least six months of trading (for a unsecured loan $5K – $100K) or 3 years of continuous trading (for the Larger Business Loan $100K - $500K)
How do I apply?
The application process is simple and easy. Simply complete the online form in few minutes and an experienced company expert in lending will contact you to guide you.
To be eligible for up to $100,000 you’ll require ID details (valid Driver’s Licence) along with a valid NZBN/IRD as well as at least six months of bank statements.
In addition, for larger loan sizes, you’ll need:
$100K-$250K: Details of application, including credit consent, 6-12 months of bank statements, IRD statement (if credit is over $150K).
$250K-$500K: Details of the application, including credit consent as well as 12 months bank statement, an IRD statements as well as the two most recent years’ financial statements, in addition to interim financial statements for the current year such as age-related payables and aged Receivables Summary.
How soon will I hear an answer?
For an unsecured loan ($5K up to $100,000) we typically provide an answer within one hour – as long as you apply in standard company time and let us utilise the advanced bank verification system link to instantly verify your bank information online. If you choose to upload copies of your bank statements , we will be able to provide the decision in as little as 1 business day.
For Larger Business Loans ($100K up to $500,000) we may be capable of offer you with conditional pre-approval in around six hours. After you’ve signed your pre-approval, the turnaround time is approximately 2-3 days to receive final approval. However, this can be quicker based on the circumstances of each application. Certain offers have been approved in 24 hours.
The quickest way to apply for you to apply is make sure you apply during standard company hours. You can also allow us to use the advanced bank verification system link to verify your bank information online. If you opt to upload duplicates of your banking statements it can take a bit longer.
How quickly will I receive the funds?
For the Small Business Loan ($5K to $100K) we typically offer an answer within one hour if you submit your request during normal business times and you allow us to utilise the advanced bank verification system link to instantly verify your bank information online. If you opt to upload copies of your banking statements, we are able to provide a decision in as little as 1 business day.
For the Larger Business Loans ($100K to $500K) We may be capable of offer the conditional pre-approval within about 6 hours. Once you’ve signed the pre-approval, turnaround times are around 2-3 days for final approval. However, this may be quicker depending on the specifics of each application. Some agreements have been approved within 24 hours.
The quickest method can be ensure you apply during standard business hours, and allow us to use the sophisticated bank verification link to instantly confirm your bank details online. If you choose to upload documents from your account statements, it may take a bit longer.
What is the maximum amount I can borrow?
We provide the loan amount between $5,000 and $500,000. If you apply for a particular amount, we take into consideration a range of variables in order to assess the health of your business and the amount of the repayments your company will be able to support. The amount you receive from the loan will be determined by the specifics that are unique to your company.
When you apply for a particular amount, we consider a variety of elements to assess how much we can lend you such as well-being of your business and the level of repayments your company is able to afford. The total amount of your loan will be contingent on the specific circumstances the business.
Fees & repayments
What is the cost for the cost of a company loan?
When you apply for the business loans, we will assess the risk profile the business and offer you with a customised offer including the amount of loan, the term and the interest rates. This business loan is an upfront cost loan and you’ll be aware of the total amount you will have to pay, including interest rates, fees or charges.
What determines the rate that I will be charged?
The interest rates on business loans rates differ based on various factors like the amount of money that is borrowed, what company assets the funds are used to purchase as well as the field the business operates in, how long the company has been operating, in the event that the company has enough cash flow to cover the loan, and general health or financial standing of the company.
What are the charges?
There are no hidden costs with our company loans, and you’ll know exactly how much it is that you be required to pay and at what time, from the first day. There’s not any compounding interest and no additional fees (as long as you are able to make your payments on time).
We don’t charge an Application Fee. You can request a credit loan with without any upfront costs or obligation to proceed.
The Origination Fee covers the costs associated with the setting up and management of the loan. You are only charged this fee if you proceed with the loan. Our Origination Fee is 2.5% of the amount of the loan.
Can I pay off the loan in advance?
You can choose to repay all of your advance loan at any time.
If you decide to do this please speak to our friendly company lending professionals. The experts will provide you with the details of your repayment along with an early payout estimate. This will be calculated as the sum of the principal balance and the accrued interest up to the time of the early payout plus 1.5 percent of the remaining principal and any fees that remain unpaid.
What are the repayment methods?
In order to help you avoid missing repayments and to fit in your cash flow cycle we offer repayments that are either daily or weekly. These are automatically deducted from your company account.
Security & privacy
Will my information be protected?
Protecting your information, and being clear about how we collect information, use it, and exchange it, as well as protect your information, is crucial and an integral part of our relationship you.
Is it safe to link my bank account to the platform?
Yes. We utilise industry-recognised encryption standards to secure your sensitive, personal financial information and our funders are ISO 27001 qualified for our dedication to protecting the security of customers and security. We use an advanced banking verification system to instantly verify your bank account details online to offer a fast response.
About business loans
How do you define asset-based lending (a secured loan)?
An asset-based loan is when the business owner borrows from the assets they have to make a loan. The asset can be either a personal asset like the family home, or an company property like a truck or other piece of machinery.
The majority of banks, including the big banks, tend to secure loans against assets. If you’re struggling to pay back the loan then the asset could be offered for sale by the lender. In essence, it is the process of securing additional financing using the value of what you already have.
Do I need security to secure a company loan?
Up to $150,000 in loans no asset security is required upfront to access the money but we require a personal guarantee. require an individual guarantee. If you adhere to the loan terms (as detailed in your loan contract document) the security of assets will never be needed. For loans over $150K typically, you will need the option of a personal ensure and security in the form of a charge over assets.