FAQ: business lending & business loans for business owners
Business Loans Frequently Ask Questions
About The Bulla Small Business Loans
Tell me more about Bulla Small Business Loans
Bulla unsecured loans provides amounts between $5,000 and $100,000. Terms range from 3 and 24 months. They also offer cash flow friendly repayments, which are either daily or weekly.
What is the Unsecured Loan different from a traditional company loan?
Apply to get the Small Business Loan in under 10 minutes on the internet or over the phone, receive a same day response and funds may be on your account within 24 hours. Traditional company loans have an annual rate of interest as well as other fees and charges. We offer a company loan is a pre-paid loan so you will know ahead of time the total amount to be paid, including any interest, fees or charges. Then, it is divided into weekly or daily repayment figure.
What can you use the Small Business Loan be used for?
The Small Business Loan can be used to fulfill almost any business need, such as cash flow management, business renovations, marketing to purchase inventory or new equipment, to fund general working capital, and much more. The loan is not available for personal use.
About larger Bulla Business Loans
What is the Larger Bulla Business Loan?
The Larger Business Loan is a larger amount of loan to help company expansion opportunities. Loans range from $100,000 to $500,000 over a fixed term up to 36 months. Repayments are scheduled weekly or fortnightly to work with you cashflow.
How’s the Origination Fee calculated?
The Larger Business Loan has an Origination Fee, which is calculated at 2.5% of the loan amount.
Do I qualify for the Larger Business Loan?
In order to be eligible for a loan that is this large the company needs to be in operation for at least 3 years and generate an annual revenue of $700K. The applicant must also be a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident) with a minimum age of 18 years old or have a New Zealand company (with a valid NZBN/IRD) and be able demonstrate at the least 12 months of operating.
How can the funding be utilised?
A Business Loan of a larger size can be used for nearly any company purpose including business remodeling, buying inventory or new equipment or as general working capital and much more. The loan cannot be used for personal reasons.
Is the Larger Business Loan a secured loan?
Asset security is necessary to access funding over $150,000. This is by taking a charge on assets and can be registered in the PPSR or filing a caveat.
A director’s or personal ensure is a promise to repay a loan which is generally in nature rather than stating the security for a particular asset. The person who is signing the guarantee is personally liable in the event that the business the borrower fails to repay the debt.
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is a central, national online register operated by the New Zealand Government. It lists security interests that are that are registered for personal property (including goods or assets). The PPSR permits priority over personal property to be granted according to the date a security interest was registered.
Caveats are legal document lodged to provide the legal claim against a property.
What is a pre-approval without Credit Check?
When you’re applying for the Larger Business Loan that exceeds $250K, we may offer an initial pre-approval to make the process. We might be able to make this decision without credit checks and within 6 hours of the initial application. This pre-approval is based on an initial evaluation that involves you answering a few financial well-being checks. This is neither an offer nor a guarantee of financing. A conditional approval is subject an assessment of your creditworthiness and any offer you might receive could have different conditions.
Application process
Are I eligible for funding?
You can apply for a business loan if you
- are a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident)
- are over the age of 18 and own a New Zealand business (with a valid NZBN/IRD)
- you must demonstrate at minimum 6 months of trading (for the unsecured loan $5K – $100K) or 3 years of trading (for the Larger Business Loan $100K to $500K)
How do I apply?
The process for applying is fast and easy. Just complete the online application within a few minutes and an experienced company credit specialist will contact you to help you.
To apply for up to $100,000 you’ll need identification details (valid Driver’s License) along with a valid NZBN/IRD and at least 6 months of bank statements.
For larger loan sizes, you’ll need:
$100K to $250K: Information about the application including credit consent, 6 – 12 months of bank statements, IRD statement (if credit is over $150K).
$250K – $500K: Details for application including credit consent as well as 12 month bank accounts, the IRD statement and the last two years’ finalised financial statements, and interim financial statements for the current year, Aged Payables and Aged Receivables summary.
How quickly will I receive an answer?
For an unsecured loan ($5K up to $100,000) we usually offer an answer in just one hour if you apply in standard business times and allow us to use the advanced bank verification system to instantly verify your bank’s information online. If you decide to upload copies of your bank statements , we’ll be able to provide the decision within an business day.
If you are applying for a Larger Business Loan ($100K to $500K) we might be capable of offer you with a conditional pre-approval in about six hours. After you’ve signed the pre-approval document, you will require to wait about 2-3 days for final approval. However, this may be quicker depending on the circumstances of each application. Some transactions have received approval within just 24 hours.
The quickest way to apply can be ensure you apply during normal business hours. You can also allow us to use the advance bank verification link to instantly verify your bank account information online. If you send us copies of your bank accounts, it may take a bit longer.
How fast will I get the money?
For the Small Business Loan ($5K or more) we usually offer an answer in just one hour – as long as you apply in normal business timings and let us utilise the advanced bank verification system link to instantly verify your bank’s information online. If you decide to upload copies of your bank statements, we are able to provide an answer in just one business day.
If you are applying for Larger Business Loans ($100K and up) we might be likely to offer you with a conditional pre-approval in about six hours. Once you’ve signed the pre-approval, turnaround times are about 2-3 days for final approval, however this could be shorter based on the circumstances of each application. Some deals have been approved in less than 24 hours.
The fastest way can be make sure you apply during standard business hours, and allow us to use our sophisticated bank verification link to instantly check your bank’s information online. If you decide to send us documents from your account statements, it will take a little longer.
What’s the minimum amount I can borrow?
We offer the loan amount between $5,000 to $500,000. When you submit an application for a particular amount, we look at a variety of factors to determine what is the well-being of your business and the extent of payments your business is able to afford. The total amount of your loan will depend on the specifics that are unique to your company.
When you submit an application for a particular amount, we take into consideration a variety of factors to determine the well-being for your company and the amount of repayments that your company can support. The amount you receive from your loan will depend on the specifics the business.
Fees & repayments
How do you charge for the cost of a company loan?
When you apply for one of our company loans, we’ll assess the risk assessment the business and provide an individualised offer that includes the loan amount, the terms and the interest rates. The business loan is an upfront priced loan so you will know in advance the total amount to be paid, including any charges or interest.
What is the basis for the rate I am charged?
Business loan interest rates depend on several variables like the amount to be borrowed, the company assets the funds will be used for in addition to the industry that the business is operating in, how long the business has been in operation and what percentage of the business has sufficient cash flow to cover the loan, and the overall health or financial standing of the business.
What are the fees?
There aren’t any hidden costs for our company loans. You’ll know precisely how much it is that you be required to pay, and when, from the very first day. There’s not any compounding interest and there are no additional charges (as long as you are able to make your payments on time).
We don’t charge an application fee. You can get a cash loan with without any upfront costs or any obligation to sign up.
The Origination Fee covers the expenses involved with setting up and managing the loan. The only way to pay this cost if you take out the loan. Our Origination Fee is 2.5 percent of the amount of the loan.
Can I pay out the loan in advance?
You can decide to repay the entire amount of your loan in full at any time.
If you decide to take this route, please talk to one of our helpful business credit experts. We will provide you with repayment details and an early payout figure. The figure will be calculated as the sum of the principal remaining plus any accrued interest as of the date of early payout, plus 1.5 percent of the principal balance plus any outstanding fees.
How do you make repayments work?
To make sure that you don’t miss repayments and to fit in with your cash flow cycle we offer repayments either weekly or daily. These are automatically deducted from your nominated company account.
Security & privacy
Will my information be protected?
Making sure that your information is secure, and knowing how we collect the information we collect, use, share and safeguard your data, is vital and an integral part of our relationship with you.
Is it safe to link my bank account to the platform?
Yes. We make use of industry-standard encryption protocols to safeguard your personal, sensitive and financial data and our funders are ISO 27001 certified for our commitment to the security of our customers as well as their privacy. We employ a highly sophisticated banking verification system to immediately verify your bank account information online so we can offer quick responses.
About business loans
What exactly is an asset-based loan (a secured loan)?
An asset-based loan is when an business owner utilises the assets they have to get the funding. The asset can be either an individual asset, such as the family home, or an business asset such as a vehicle or piece of equipment.
The vast majority of banks, including the big banks, tend to make loans secured by assets. If you are having difficulty paying back the loan, then the asset might be taken over by the lender. In essence it is means of securing new financing by taking advantage of the value of what you already own.
Should I need security to get an business loan?
For loans that exceed $150K, the requirement for asset security is not required prior to the loan’s access however, we do require an individual guarantee. In the event that you fulfill your loan commitments (as detailed in your loan contract document) and you are able to meet your obligations, asset security will never be required. If you take out loans in excess of $150K generally there is an individual ensure and security that is in the form a charge over assets.