Securing business funding is a detailed process that involves careful planning to improve chances of approval and maximize funding results. The sequence below is a guide to help you think about your own funding strategy, which you might need to adjust based on each client.
Pre-Funding Preparation
Securing business funding is a detailed process that involves careful planning to improve chances of approval and maximize funding results. The sequence below is a guide to help you think about your own funding strategy, which you might need to adjust based on each client.
Open During Optimization
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Open First Citizens checking account (open 30 days)
- Fund account - Required 1k+
Open US Bank checking account (open 30 days)
- Fund account - For best results 5k+
Open 5/3rd checking account (open 30 days)
- Fund account - Minimum 1k
Open BoA checking account (open 90 days)
- Fund account - Minimum 1k
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Funding Sequence
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First Round (BIG WINS)
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Open Chase business checking account (season deposit 5 biz days)
- Fund account - Required 5k+
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- Chase Ink Unlimited (30k -> 40k) - 1 EX
- Recon to higher amount
- WAIT
- If you get a ≥30k approval, immediately apply for the 2nd card. If <30k approval, wait 30 days then apply
- Chase Ink Preferred (50k) - 1 EX
- AMEX Biz Gold (charge) / Personal (15k) - 1 EX
- WIPE
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Second Round (NO/FAST CHECKING)
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Open Truist personal + biz checking (apply same time)
Open PNC checking account (apply next day)
- Fund account - Minimum 1k
Open Wells Fargo checking account (apply next day)
- Fund account - Minimum 1k
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- AMEX (20k only 1 card) - 1 EX Soft
- ELAN (40k two cards) - 1 TU
- Truist (25k) - 1 EQ
- Only after “offer” while opening checking accounts
- PNC (15k) 1 EX / 1 EQ
- Call # on back if you get low limit and request extra 10k
- Wells (30k) - 1 EX
- WIPE
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Third Round (CHECKING) - 30 days after starting
- Wells (15K) - 1 EX
- First Citizens (30k) RM - 1 EX
- 5/3rd Bank (10K) - 1 EX
- WIPE
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Fourth Round (CHECKING) - 60 days after starting
- Citizens (30k ) - 1 Soft EQ [BUSINESS MUST HAVE 6 MONTHS OF AGE]
- Call # after 24 hours to push application through
- Important to build history so we wait for other cards to report
- WIPE
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Fifth Round (CHECKING) - 90 days after starting
- BoA (30k three cards) - 1 EX/TU
- US Bank (50k two cards) RM - 1 EX
- Providing 3 months bank statements from 1st round big wins
- AMEX (20k only 1 card. 90 days after other biz card) - 1 EX
- (Continue with local banks if want more)
- WIPE
Total Funding Potential: 250K+
Terms
- RM = Relationship Manager
- EX = Experian
- EQ = Equifax
- TU = TransUnion
- BLOC = Business Line of Credit