Service equipment
Hot boxes, serving stations and transport containers help food reach the venue in usable condition. Compare purchase and hire costs for the actual event schedule.
Business financing referrals · Catering businesses
Start a funding request around your catering schedule.
Catering orders bring ingredient, staffing and equipment commitments before final client payments. Describe the confirmed work and the upfront expense your funding request would cover.
Possible uses
Business expenses to describe
Event supplies
Ingredients, tableware and consumables may need ordering well before a wedding or corporate event. Deduct client deposits already received when calculating the remaining gap.
Preparation capacity
A larger booking may require kitchen hire, extra work surfaces or temporary cold storage. Include the preparation days as well as the event day in the budget.
How it works
The application process
Funding purpose
State what the funds would pay for and when that payment is expected.
Business basics
Answer the form’s questions about the operation and provide accurate owner contact details.
Complete the request
Review the disclosures and the information entered, then verify your mobile number before sending it.
Catering businesses · funding preparation
Costs and customer receipts
Separate client deposits, staged payments and the final balance for each booking. A signed event agreement and an unpaid enquiry should not be treated as the same source of revenue.
A few things to know
About this referral service
Information sharing and referral payments
This service is compensated by funding partners for referrals and the sale of submitted application details. We may share a request with up to five partners who can contact you; our compensation is independent of funding and we charge no application fee.
Approval and available terms
A referral is not a promise that a partner will make an offer. The business must meet that provider’s requirements before financing can be agreed.
Provider timing
A funding partner may ask for records or clarification before making a decision. The requested date should therefore be treated as part of the application, not a promise.
Contact consent and mobile verification
A received SMS code does not replace the need to read the contact and sharing disclosures. Review those conditions before completing the submission.
Make a beginning
Start with your business funding request
Put the amount, business purpose and requested timing into the form when you are ready.