No credit check. No collateral. Results in 2 minutes. One advisor — no spam calls
AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS FUNDING — MATCHED TO YOUR SITUATION IN 2 MINUTES

Get the capital your business needs — without the credit checks, collateral, or paperwork.

Most business owners spend weeks chasing banks that were never going to say yes. This quiz takes 2 minutes, matches you with lenders who fund businesses exactly like yours, and gets you moving — fast.

No credit check — nothing touches your file today
No collateral required, find out where you stand
One advisor only — your details go nowhere else
MATCHED WITH AUSTRALIA'S MOST TRUSTED LENDERS
Moneytech
Grow
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360 Finance
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Banjo
Lumi
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Grow
Bizcap
Valiant
360 Finance
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Banjo
Lumi
WHY COMPARE 1 EXISTS

We find your lender before your lender finds you.

Smart operators find out what they qualify for before they talk to anyone trying to sell them something

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You will not get 30 calls from lenders you didn't choose.

Most comparison sites make money by selling your details to as many lenders as possible. The more calls you get, the more they earn.

We make money when you get funded through an advisor who matched you properly. Those are different business models — and they produce completely different experiences.

Your information goes to one advisor. That's it. That's the whole model.

Your details are never sold. Never shared with aggregators. Never used for marketing. Ever.
02

A bank no is not a funding no. It's a lender mismatch.

Banks are built for a specific borrower profile — two years of tax returns, clean credit, property to secure against. If you don't fit that profile exactly, the answer is no regardless of how healthy your business actually is.

Australia's lending market also includes non-bank lenders, equipment financiers, revenue-based lenders, and community finance providers who assess risk completely differently.

Most business owners who get knocked back by a bank simply haven't found the right lender yet. The quiz finds them.

54 hours average from quiz to funded — including businesses that had already been rejected by a bank.
03

If the only option available is one we wouldn't take ourselves — we'll tell you.

Some business profiles are genuinely limited to high-cost short-term products right now. When that's the case your advisor will show you the true annualised cost before you speak to anyone — and tell you honestly if they think it's the wrong move for your situation.

We'd rather lose the placement than get you into a structure that damages your business.

That's not a marketing line. It's why 47,300+ business owners referred someone they knew to us last year.

We prioritise sustainable capital. If we can't find a strong match we'll tell you — and point you toward options outside our network.

Three things that separate this from everything else you've tried. One quiz that takes two minutes to find out if we can actually help you.

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No credit check. No commitment.
Real business owners. Real outcomes.

What happens when you find the right lender for your actual situation.

Every business below had already tried something else first.

FUNDED FAST — WITHOUT THE CREDIT CHECK OR COLLATERAL

"I needed $85,000 to cover a contract gap. Eighteen months in business, no property to secure against. Every bank I called said come back in two years. The quiz matched me with a lender I'd never heard of. We settled in eight days. No credit check, no collateral, no drama."

Marcus T.
Marcus T.
Marcus T. — HVAC Business Owner, Victoria — $850K annual revenue
Bank rejection explained

"$180,000 in equipment. Fourteen months of trading. Every bank said come back in two years. The quiz identified equipment finance in the first few questions,. the machine secures the loan so the two-year rule doesn't apply. Eight days later we were funded. Two months after that our capacity had doubled."

Sandra C.
Sandra C.
Restaurant owner, Sydney — 4 years in operation
AVOIDED A LOAN THAT WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THE BUSINESS

"I was two days from signing a short-term cash advance out of desperation. The quiz matched me with a lender I'd never heard of. We settled in 11 days at a rate I could actually afford. That daily repayment structure would have gutted us."

David M.
David M.
Landscaping business, Brisbane — 18 months operating
The real cost of waiting

Every day without the right capital is costing your business money.

Most business owners think the cost of a loan is the interest rate.

It isn't.

The interest rate is the smallest number in this equation.

The real cost is what your business loses every day you don't have the capital to operate at full capacity — and what it costs when you take the wrong capital just to move fast.

Two calculators. Two situations. Find the one that matches yours.
The cost of unfunded stock or equipment

The interest on the loan is rarely the expensive part. The lost revenue is.

Loan interest on $50,000 at 11%
$5,500 / year
What that stock generates at your margin × turn rate
$120,000 gross profit
Net position if you fund it
+$114,500
Net position if you don't
$600,000 lost over 12 months
Stage 1 — Month 1

You said no to the stock. Customers asked. You said no to them. Every month without capacity you're turning away revenue you can't recover.

Lost: $50,000 in sales
Stage 2 — Month 3

Customers who heard no twice have found another supplier. Buying habits have shifted. Some won't come back.

Lost: $150,000 in sales · relationships damaged
Stage 3 — Year 1

Your competitor who bought the stock is now the default supplier. That position doesn't come back cheaply.

Lost: $600,000 in revenue · loan would have cost $5,500

The question was never whether you could afford the loan. It was whether you could afford not to take it.

The cost of a missed payroll or cashflow gap

A small interest bill is nothing compared to losing the team that generates your revenue.

Loan interest to cover $25,000 gap
$167 / month
Monthly revenue generated by your team
$64,000
Replacing your top 3 performers
$4,800 in replacement costs alone
Total damage over 3 months from disengagement
$43,200
The loan is cheaper by
$41,200
Stage 1 — Day 1

Trust breaks the moment the payment misses. Your best staff — the ones with options — start looking immediately.

Output drops 20% before anyone hands in notice
Stage 2 — Week 2–4

Around 40% of staff actively look for new work after a missed payment. The ones who leave fastest are your highest performers.

Each replacement: $1,600 in recruiting & onboarding
Stage 3 — Month 1–3

Disengaged or understaffed teams deliver slower, make more errors, sell less. At 20% reduced output across 8 staff over 3 months.

Lost revenue: $38,400 — on top of the payroll you still owe

The loan to have avoided all of this: $2,000 in interest over 12 months. The cost of not taking it: $43,100 — and a weaker team.

The wrong capital costs just as much as no capital.

A daily-debit product that takes 22 cents from every dollar before you can pay anything else doesn't show up in these calculators — but it produces the same result. Reduced capacity. Damaged operations. A business running below what it should be generating.

Fast capital is available for both situations above. The two-minute quiz finds the version that funds your business without draining it.

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THE PROBLEM WITH FINDING BUSINESS CAPITAL IN 2026

The market is broken at both ends.

Business owners are being forced to choose between two inadequate extremes — and most don't know there's a third path.

The big banks move too slow and explain too little
A standard business loan application at a major Australian bank takes 60–90 days — and a rejection rarely comes with a reason. In 2025, approval rates for small business loans at the Big Four fell to their lowest point in a decade, with businesses under two years old facing rejection rates above 40%. That trend has continued into 2026.
Fast lenders are often predatory — the real cost is hidden
Merchant cash advances market themselves on speed and accessibility. What they don't show you upfront: effective annualised rates of 65–100%+, daily bank account debits, and repayment structures that strangle normal operations within weeks.
The two-year rule locks out businesses that are actually healthy
An 18-month business with $40K monthly revenue and strong margins can't access traditional lending, despite being more financially sound than many businesses that qualify. The rule is a blunt instrument that punishes growth-stage companies.

What we do differently

We match your specific business profile to the lenders who actually fund businesses at your stage, with your financials, in your industry — before you talk to anyone.

We work with lenders across the full spectrum
Accredited bank lenders, mutual banks, credit unions, equipment finance specialists, invoice financiers, and revenue-based lenders — not just the ones paying the highest referral fees.
We tell you honestly when we can't help
If your profile doesn't match any lender in our network, your advisor will tell you upfront — and point you toward options outside our network. No dead ends, no wasted calls.
We prioritise sustainable capital
If a daily-repayment product is the only option available for your profile, we'll show you the true annualised cost before you speak to anyone — and tell you honestly if we think it's a bad idea for your situation.
One advisor. One matched profile. No spam.
Your information is shared only with the advisor matched to your profile. We do not sell your data to lead aggregators or marketing lists — ever.
No credit check, no impact on your score
The quiz is informational only — we don't pull your credit and nothing here touches your file. You stay in control of when (and if) a real application happens.

The process

From quiz to funded in three steps.

Most business owners who complete the quiz speak with an advisor within one business day. Average time from quiz to funded is 11 days.

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Answer 10 questions about your actual business
"$180,000 in equipment. 14 months of trading history. Every bank said come back in two years. The quiz identified equipment finance in the first few questions, the machine secures the loan, so the two-year rule doesn't apply. Eight days later we were funded. Two months after that, our capacity had doubled."
2 minutes
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Receive your personalised funding profile
Immediately after the quiz you'll see which loan types fit your stage, which you're unlikely to qualify for and why, and which lenders in our network have funded businesses with your exact profile. No waiting, no vague "someone will be in touch."
Instant results
03
Speak with a dedicated funding advisor
Your advisor has already read your profile before the call. Their job is to explain your options in plain English, help you position your application for the highest approval odds, and be honest if the timing isn't right. This is not a sales call.
Within 1 business day

Before you continue

The questions most business owners have before they start.

We've heard every version of these. Here's what's actually true.

Many early-stage businesses get told to come back in two years.
The two-year rule isn't universal.We work with CDFIs, equipment financiers, and revenue-based lenders who evaluate your trajectory, industry, and business plan — not just your tax history. If you have 12+ months of consistent revenue, there are options. The quiz will tell you which ones.
I submitted my info to a comparison site once and got 30 calls in 24 hours.
We are not a lead aggregator.Your information is shared with one matched advisor only. Period. You will not receive calls from lenders you didn't choose to speak with. We know that model exists and we deliberately built the opposite.
I'm scared I'll be pushed into daily payments I can't sustain.
We prioritise sustainable capital above all else.If a daily or weekly repayment product is the only option for your profile, we will show you the true annualised cost before you speak to anyone — and tell you honestly if we think it's the wrong move for your situation. We'd rather lose the placement than get you into a bad structure.
I thought my Pty Ltd meant I wouldn't need a personal guarantee.
Most business loans require a personal guarantee regardless of entity type.A Pty Ltd provides operational liability protection — not credit protection. The quiz will show you exactly which options in your profile do and don't require a personal guarantee, so you can make an informed decision before any conversation happens.
My credit score is low. I've been told I don't qualify for anything.
A low score is not a dead end — it's a different set of lenders.Non-bank lenders, equipment finance specialists, and invoice financiers all have significantly more flexible credit requirements than traditional banks. The quiz will filter to the options that actually match your profile, not a generic score cutoff.
I've been knocked back before. I don't think this will be any different.
A bank knockback is not a funding rejection — it's a mismatch.Banks are built for a specific type of borrower. Australia's lending market also includes non-bank lenders, specialist financiers, and community lenders that assess risk very differently. Most business owners who get knocked back by a bank simply haven't found the right lender yet.
The merchant cash advance problem

Predatory lending options are often the most dangerous one

Merchant cash advances market themselves on speed and simplicity. What they don't explain upfront is that you're not borrowing money — you're selling a portion of future revenue at a rate that can cost you two to three times what you'd pay a traditional lender.

The borrowers who end up in the deepest trouble are almost never reckless. They're business owners who needed capital quickly, couldn't access traditional financing, and didn't have the information to understand what they were signing. That's the gap we exist to close.

Low confidence
Only 1 in 3 Australian small business owners say they are confident their bank understands their business needs (Banjo Loans SME Finance Survey, 2025)
Debt cycle
Existing debt burden — often from a prior short-term loan — is one of the leading causes of SME loan rejection by Australian lenders in 2026, trapping businesses in a cycle where past borrowing blocks future funding
61%
Of Australian SMEs abandoned a bank loan application in 2025 due to paperwork requirements — and those who pushed through still faced rejection rates above 20%

What we actually match you with

Not all capital looks the same. We know the difference.

Our lender network spans the full range — and we match you to the type that fits your stage, not the type that pays the highest referral fee.

Community Finance & Not-for-Profit Lenders
Mission-driven lenders that evaluate your story, plan, and trajectory — not just your financials. The most underrated option for early-stage businesses, First Nations and migrant-owned businesses, and founders who've been knocked back by traditional banks. Rates are often below market.
Early stage welcome$5K–$500KFlexible credit
Equipment & Asset-Based Financing
The equipment itself serves as collateral, which opens up financing for businesses that wouldn't qualify for unsecured loans. Often available to businesses under 12 months old with strong revenue. A frequently overlooked path for businesses that need capital to grow.
12+ months operating$10K-$2MAsset as collateral
Revenue-Based & Flexible-Term Lenders
Repayment tied to monthly revenue — which means payments flex down during slow months. Not suitable for every situation, but a genuinely viable option for businesses with seasonal or variable cash flow that can't commit to fixed monthly payments.
$8K+ monthly revenue$25K-$500KFlexible repayment
Mutual Banks & Credit Unions
These lenders sit in the sweet spot: faster and more flexible than the Big Four, more stable and transparent than online lenders. Because they're owned by their members — not shareholders — their incentives are different. Approval rates for small business borrowers are consistently higher than at the major banks, and the relationship doesn't end at settlement.
2+ years preferredRelationship-drivenCompetitive rates
Escaping a Daily Debit Loan
If a high-cost short-term loan is hitting your account every day, you already know what it's doing to your cash flow. Our advisors specialise in finding refinancing options that convert those daily debits into manageable monthly repayments — with a significantly lower effective rate.
Daily debit reliefConsolidationLower repayments

Smart founders check their options before they talk to anyone.

The quiz takes less than two minutes. You'll receive a personalised funding profile immediately — no credit check, no commitment, no sales call unless you want one.

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More from business owners who used Compare 1

The situations we were built for.

Stuck in a daily debit spiral
★★★★★

"Three cash advances, all debiting daily. They were taking 22 cents out of every dollar before I could pay anything else. My advisor consolidated all three into one monthly repayment at a fraction of the cost. That was nine months ago. Revenue is up 40% — not because business got better, but because we stopped bleeding cash every morning."

Rob L.
Rob L.
Cafe and restaurant group, NSW — 3 locations
Pre-revenue startup
★★★★★

"Four different people told me the same thing: come back when you've got two years of tax returns. The quiz found a community lender that didn't need that. Fourteen days later I had $35,000 to cover my first major inventory order. That order changed everything. No one else even mentioned that option was available."

Damien B.
Damien B.
Consumer goods brand, Brisbane — 8 months operating
Repeatedly knocked back
★★★★★

"Three banks. Three knockbacks. Zero explanation. My advisor took 40 minutes to explain what none of them would — my write-offs were killing my serviceability on paper. She knew exactly which lenders look at gross revenue instead. We were funded in three weeks. That conversation was worth more than anything a bank ever told me."

James K.
James K.
Commercial cleaning, NSW — 7 years operating
Equipment purchase
★★★★★

"$180,000 in equipment. 14 months of trading history. Every bank said come back in two years. The quiz identified equipment finance in the first few questions — the machine secures the loan, so the two-year rule doesn't apply. Eight days later we were funded. Two months after that, our capacity had doubled."

Theresa H.
Theresa H.
Food manufacturing, NSW — 14 months operating

The decision you're actually making

There are two paths from here.

Both are legitimate. One tends to take longer, cost more, and leave you with less clarity. The other takes two minutes.

The default path

Keep searching on your own

  • Two to three months reading generic loan guides that don't know your specific situation
  • One or two bank applications that take 90 days and end in a rejection you can't fully explain
  • Growing pressure to accept the fastest offer available — often a merchant cash advance you'll regret
  • A funding decision made under pressure, with incomplete information, and no one in your corner
The informed path

Know your options before you commit

  • A personalised funding profile in 2 minutes — specific to your stage, revenue, and use case
  • One advisor who's already read your file and can explain your options in plain English
  • Clear visibility into which lenders are most likely to approve your application — and at what terms
  • If we can't help, we'll tell you honestly and point you toward options that can
Find my funding options — it's free →

It's no coincidence you're still reading. That means you're a founder who does their homework before they commit. That's exactly who this was built for.

01Will this affect my credit score?
No. The quiz requires no credit check of any kind. If your advisor later needs to run a credit check as part of a specific application, they will ask your explicit permission first. Nothing happens to your credit without your knowledge and consent.
02What happens after I complete the quiz?
You'll immediately see your personalised funding profile — which loan types fit your stage, which lenders have funded businesses like yours, and which options you're unlikely to qualify for (and why). A dedicated advisor will then reach out to walk you through the full picture within one business day.
03What types of loans and funding can you match me with?
SME Guarantee Scheme loans, secured and unsecured business term loans, community finance and microfinance loans, customer-owned bank and mutual bank loans, equipment finance, revenue-based lending, business lines of credit, invoice finance, and cash advance refinancing/consolidation. We do not match borrowers with predatory lenders without full cost disclosure.
04I've been rejected by a bank before. Is this worth my time?
Almost certainly yes. A bank rejection narrows the field but doesn't close it. CDFIs, equipment lenders, and revenue-based lenders apply entirely different criteria. Many of our most successful matches went through one or more bank rejections first.
05Who will have access to my information?
Only the advisor matched to your profile. We do not sell your data to lead aggregators, marketing lists, or other lenders. You will not receive calls from anyone you didn't choose to speak with. This is a hard rule — not a soft privacy policy.
06My business is less than a year old. Is there any point in taking the quiz?
Absolutely. The two-year minimum is a bank rule, not a universal one. Community lenders, microfinance providers, and equipment financiers all have much lower time-in-business requirements. Some will work with businesses as young as three months. The quiz will show you exactly what's available at your stage.
07I'm currently in a merchant cash advance. Can you help?
Yes — getting out of a daily debit loan is one of the most common reasons people come to us. There are clear paths to consolidate and convert those arrangements into monthly repayments at a significantly lower effective rate. Your advisor will tell you honestly whether it makes sense for your situation.
08Is this service free?
The quiz and your initial advisor consultation are completely free with no obligation. Compare 1 earns a placement fee from lenders when a funding match closes — which means we're financially incentivised to find you something real, not just book calls.
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