Step 1 of 6 · About your business
Tell us about the business.
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Industry
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Restaurant / Food service
General contractor / Subcontractor
Trucking / Logistics
Auto repair / Body shop
Retail
Hospitality / Hotel / STR
Landscaping
Cleaning / Janitorial
Manufacturing
Medical / Dental practice
Salon / Spa
Fitness / Gym
Professional services / Agency
Seasonal business
Other
Years in business
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Under 2 years
2 to 5 years
5 to 10 years
10+ years
W-2 employees (excluding owners)
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What does the debt look like right now?
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Monthly business operating costs.
Enter what you spend each month on these line items. Click skip on anything you do not know — we will use an industry average.
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Owner and personal monthly costs.
In a small business, owner cash and business cash are the same cash. The fastest debt-relief lever many owners ignore is on this page.
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Where do you stand on cash right now?
This sets the urgency score on the report. There is no judgment in the number — it is just the math.
What worries you most right now?
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MCAs pulling daily, killing cash flow
Making the next payroll
IRS / tax debt that is escalating
Vendors calling, supply at risk
Behind on rent / landlord pressure
Lawsuit / collection action
General sense the cash will not last
Strategic — want to get ahead of it before it breaks
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Risk read
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Estimated monthly cash we can help recover
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$0 over the next twelve months
Where the recovery comes from.
Every line below is something we negotiate, renegotiate, or audit for clients. Click any item to see the full playbook our team published on it.
Your debt picture and how we would approach it.
What we would do this week if we were you.
Want us to do the work?
The first call is free, thirty minutes, and we tell you straight whether we can help. No pitch, no upfront fees.
Want a copy of this report?
We will email you the full report so you can come back to it. We do not share your email, and we will not call you unless you ask.
Estimates are directional, not guarantees. Hamilton & Merchant is not a law firm. Results vary by situation.
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