{"id":30843,"date":"2022-11-18T11:58:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/?post_type=sectors&#038;p=30843"},"modified":"2024-12-18T14:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:34:17","slug":"shopify-loans","status":"publish","type":"sectors","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/sectors\/shopify-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopify loans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30843\" class=\"elementor elementor-30843\" data-elementor-post-type=\"sectors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1917af68 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1917af68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b7d81ec\" data-id=\"4b7d81ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e48221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e48221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shopify loans<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6ce31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c6ce31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E-commerce is a big business in Ireland. Today, the Irish online trading industry has a market value of \u20ac7 billion and is expected to grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d56921 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"27d56921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/ireland.swoopfunding.com\/stage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ed8246c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ed8246c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dfa78d2\" data-id=\"6dfa78d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b406ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"b406ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t <div id=\"breadcrumbs-container\" class=\"center\">\n <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><\/p><\/nav> <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7728b2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7728b2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the largest online platforms is Shopify, an e-commerce provider that hosts online stores for more than 2,300 Irish manufacturers, retailers, artists, and charities. As e-commerce continues to expand, online businesses must naturally get bigger, but this can pose a problem for Shopify merchants who lack the funds to fuel growth. Fortunately, there\u2019s a solution \u2013\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/business-loans\/ecommerce-financing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e-commerce loans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0can give traders the cash they need to cover costs and expand their sales footprint. Read on to find out more about e-commerce loans from Shopify and a host of other lenders. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19677199 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19677199\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e762d4c\" data-id=\"4e762d4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52800274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52800274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Shopify loan?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f6bd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"24f6bd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3077b585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3077b585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify loans provide financial support for Shopify member businesses. The platform offers two <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/business-loans\/short-term-loans\/\">short-term loan products<\/a>: Shopify capital loans, and Shopify merchant cash advances. US businesses may choose from either product, but for Irish businesses, merchant cash advances are the only option. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that Shopify merchants cannot apply for a capital loan or a merchant cash advance unless they receive an invitation from Shopify to do so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s look at the way Shopify loans work:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640fab6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"640fab6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d0b6e4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56d0b6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/ireland.swoopfunding.com\/stage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-559843ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"559843ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3802042d\" data-id=\"3802042d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a08e61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a08e61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shopify loan structure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b89c096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b89c096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify determines available credit, fees, and interest rates on a case-by-case basis. The borrowed sum, fees, interest rate, and daily repayment rate are governed by the scale of merchant\u2019s sales on Shopify and their risk profile. Generally speaking, the higher their sales on Shopify are, and the lower their risk profile is, the more merchants can borrow and the cheaper their costs will be.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Shopify capital merchant cash advance (global businesses)<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify offers merchant cash advances. (Also called a Shopify payments loan advance).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Shopify merchant cash advance is a lump sum that merchants borrow in return for a fixed fee. To pay back the loan, Merchant\u2019s send Shopify a percentage of their daily sales until the lump sum and the fixed fee are repaid. The lump sum that merchant\u2019s may borrow and the amount they repay each day is determined by the scale of their sales on Shopify and their risk profile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Shopify capital loan (US businesses only)<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify capital loans provide a lump sum to the merchant in return for a fixed borrowing cost. The loan amount plus the fixed borrowing cost is called the total owed. The loan amount is deposited into the merchant\u2019s business bank account and then a percentage of their daily sales is sent to Shopify until the total owed is repaid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97dcd85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97dcd85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57d02e1\" data-id=\"57d02e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9abc53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9abc53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much can I borrow with a Shopify loan?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214e0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"214e0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amount Shopify merchants can borrow from Shopify is based on the scale of their Shopify sales and their risk profile. The higher your sales and the lower your risk, the more you can borrow. However, Shopify does not recognise any sales that businesses may have on other e-commerce platforms, in brick-and-mortar stores, or from B2B activities. This means a significant percentage of merchant revenues are ignored by Shopify and therefore, Shopify loans may be smaller than some online merchants need.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-537a10c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"537a10c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b82274d\" data-id=\"4b82274d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-203ec42e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"203ec42e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57a36b8a\" data-id=\"57a36b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2677515c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2677515c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When are Shopify loans used?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6b81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df6b81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify loans can be used for a variety of business activities:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purchasing inventory.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paying for warehouse space to store stock.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paying for production space for manufacturers and artists.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing activities.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Covering cashflow dips caused by B2B customers that merchants sell to away from the Shopify platform.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1e372e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b1e372e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ireland.swoopfunding.com\/stage\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4386295 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4386295\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81e22e1\" data-id=\"81e22e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af58d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2af58d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does a typical Shopify loan look like?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e10445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e10445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Ireland, Shopify provides funds as a merchant cash advance. How does this work?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example of a typical Shopify merchant cash advance:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify advances \u20ac5000 to the merchant, for a fixed fee of \u20ac650. The total to repay is \u20ac5650 (lump sum + fee). The merchant will repay the total from their future Shopify sales and at a repayment rate of 10%.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u20ac5000 lump sum is transferred to the merchant\u2019s business bank account.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify receives 10% of the merchant\u2019s gross daily sales until the full \u20ac5,650 has been repaid.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the merchant repays over 25% of the loan balance, they have the option to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remit the remaining balance<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a single lump sum.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d94fcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d94fcf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99d94c0\" data-id=\"99d94c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3a3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c3a3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to repay your Shopify loan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3cf11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b3cf11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify loans are repaid from the merchant\u2019s sales on the platform. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter if the loan is a merchant cash advance, or a capital loan (US only), there is no deadline for paying off the total owed. Repayments will fluctuate in value depending on the scale of the merchant\u2019s sales. The more they sell, the more they pay back each day and the faster they pay off the loan. If sales are slow, payments to Shopify reduce, and it takes longer to pay back the loan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ff4c75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ff4c75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e71bf5\" data-id=\"9e71bf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e755c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e755c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the alternatives to a Shopify loan?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1c412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b1c412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify loans are available to Shopify merchants on an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">invitation-only<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> basis. If they don\u2019t ask you to apply, you can\u2019t. This can leave some e-commerce merchants struggling to properly fund their business and missing out on trading opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, other lenders offer loan products for Shopify traders without needing an invitation. These alternative loans include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/business-loans\/merchant-cash-advance\/\"><b>Merchant cash advance:<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar to Shopify\u2019s merchant cash advance. The sum you can borrow is based on the scale of your debit and credit card sales. Most lenders will offer a lump sum based on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> card sales, and not just your sales on Shopify. This means the amount you may borrow could be higher. Repayment periods may be open-ended like Shopify, or fixed, (such as 12 months). Because the card sales act as security, there is usually no need for a personal guarantee or added collateral such as real estate. Poor credit may not be an obstacle to funding.<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/secured-business-loans\/\"><b>Secured loan<\/b><\/a><b>:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A term loan, typically for 1 to 3 years. Paid back in monthly instalments. The borrower must provide a guarantee or collateral to protect the lender. Poor credit is usually not an obstacle.<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/unsecured-business-loans\/\"><b>Unsecured loan<\/b><\/a><b>:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A term loan, also for 1 to 3 years. Paid back in monthly instalments. No collateral required. The loan is based on the borrower\u2019s credit score and good credit is usually required. The maximum lump sum available may be less than with a secured loan and the interest rates and fees may be higher.<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/business-loans\/asset-finance\/\"><b>Asset finance<\/b><\/a><b>:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large loans used to buy bulk inventory, plant, machinery, and commercial property. Ideal for Shopify manufacturers who wish to increase production, or retailers seeking to buy bulk inventory at discounted wholesale prices. Can also pay for workspace and storage space expansion. The asset is the loan security, so no added collateral required. Poor credit is usually not an obstacle.<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/business-loans\/invoice-finance\/\"><b>Invoice finance<\/b><\/a><b>:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funds are lent against the value of the borrower\u2019s accounts receivable. Suitable for traders who have B2B sales off the Shopify platform and where customers may be slow to pay. Receive up to 90% of the invoice value as soon as the bill is raised. The merchant\u2019s invoices act as loan security. No added collateral is required, and poor credit is usually not an obstacle.<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/business-loans\/revolving-credit-facility\/\"><b>Revolving credit facility<\/b><\/a><b>:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works like a bank overdraft. The borrower can dip into an open credit facility as and when funds are needed. The borrowing is repaid from incoming business receipts. Personal guarantee and\/or collateral may be required, especially where the borrower\u2019s credit is less than stellar.<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Business credit cards:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit cards for business use only. Often with higher credit limits and lower interest rates than cards issues to private individuals. No collateral usually required, but good credit may be necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Startup loan<\/b><b>:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New to Shopify? Use a startup loan to secure seed cash to get your new business off the ground. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government funds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may be available for this type of loan. No added collateral is required, but good credit may be necessary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8948f46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8948f46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90917e\" data-id=\"f90917e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382b029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"382b029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to use this funding to scale your Shopify business<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ca29a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15ca29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s hard to stand still in business. Your organisation either grows, or it shrinks. Clearly, growth is the desired outcome, but to get bigger requires investment and many online businesses do not have the cash to fund expansion. This is where borrowing makes sense. Alternative loans can power Shopify businesses to the next level via numerous strategies:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buy inventory in bulk to drive down wholesale prices and increase your profit margins.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pay suppliers sooner in exchange for invoice discount. (Ensure the discount you receive is higher than the interest rate you are paying on your borrowing).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase warehouse space to carry more stock &#8211; avoid late delivery of inventory and disappointed customers.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offer short-term promotions to grow your customer base at the expense of immediate profits. Lose a little now to gain big in the mid-term.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use long-term cheaper borrowing to pay off short-term, expensive debt.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-defb174 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"defb174\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38b3eb1\" data-id=\"38b3eb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785f493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"785f493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to apply for alternative Shopify funding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0193568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0193568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you apply for an alternative Shopify loan, make sure you have the necessary paperwork in order. Depending on the type of loan you want, the following may be requested by the lender:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most recent three-years bank and tax records.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cashflow forecast.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit\/debit card sales details.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Profit and loss statement and recent balance sheet.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Details of any existing debt.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List of major customers and suppliers (if B2B).<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List of any assets, such as property or inventory.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top Tip: Some lenders may ask for a personal guarantee by the business owners or directors to secure the loan. If they do, they will check their personal credit scores. Don\u2019t get caught out by an error on your credit report, always check your business and personal credit scores before you apply. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adb7468 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adb7468\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7ccef\" data-id=\"3d7ccef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2495d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2495d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to find the best options<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655586f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"655586f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding the right alternative loan for your Shopify business can be tricky. Do you need short-term or long-term borrowing? How much can you borrow? What about interest rates, fees, personal guarantees and collateral? Getting the right funds, at the best price, with the least risk, requires finesse and review of all the options. Choice is essential &#8211; and that\u2019s where working with a broker pays off. Whereas individual lenders may only offer a small suite of loan products, brokers such as Swoop can give you access to multiple lenders and your choice from many types of loan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7efbeae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7efbeae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffb1df0\" data-id=\"ffb1df0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be3f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1be3f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get started with Swoop's business funding platform<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbd825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efbd825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter if you\u2019re seeking funds to cover cashflow or bulk up your inventory, Swoop has the right Shopify loan for you. Even if you\u2019ve been turned down elsewhere, it may still be possible to secure the funds you require. Apply in just a few minutes, and funds could be in your bank account in less than 24 hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grow your online business at lightspeed. <a href=\"https:\/\/ireland.swoopfunding.com\/stage\">Register with Swoop<\/a> to secure a Shopify loan today.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79b4aa8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79b4aa8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b711dd4\" data-id=\"4b711dd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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