Mattituck sits on Long Island's North Fork among vineyards, a working inlet and farm stands. Small businesses here live by a harvest-and-visitor calendar.
Apply Now →Mattituck is a census-designated place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, on the North Fork of Long Island, with 4,322 residents in 2020. Wikipedia describes it as being in the heart of more than 40 vineyards in the Long Island Wine Region, and says Mattituck Inlet provides harbor access as one of only two harbors on the north side of Long Island Sound east of Port Jefferson. The name is believed to come from an Algonquian name meaning Great Creek, the Mattituck-Cutchogue school district serves the area, and the town hosts an annual Strawberry Festival around Father's Day weekend.
Farms, wineries, boat services and visitor-facing shops share a small place, and they share its weather and its seasons.
Growing and visitor businesses spend for months to earn in weeks. A winery buys bottles, labels and labor ahead of tasting season. A farm stand pays for seed, equipment and seasonal workers well before the first customers. A boat service buys parts before spring commissioning. A restaurant hires staff for weekends that may or may not be busy.
The mismatch can be described in three phases:
Working capital is most useful in the first and last phases.
Suppose a small North Fork tasting room wants to add outdoor seating and a better point-of-sale setup before the spring visitor season, a project that costs about $60,000 in this made-up example. The work needs to be done in March and April, but the extra weekend revenue begins in May. Financing the project lets the owner finish before opening day instead of during peak season. As always, the test is whether the added sales comfortably exceed the cost of financing. This example is not a statement of our terms.
One advantage of a place with a strong, regular calendar is that the busy period is predictable. Owners can plan hiring, ordering and repairs against it. The practical step is to build a month-by-month cash plan: list each expected purchase, each payroll date and each fixed bill, then mark where the line dips below zero. That dip is the amount to cover, and it usually occurs before opening day rather than after. Working with a plan beats reacting to a shortfall in the middle of the season.
New York Biz Funding provides $25,000 to $5,000,000, funded in as little as 24 hours. We ask for about three months of business bank statements and do not require tax returns. FICO scores of 500 and above are considered, the credit pull is soft, and the application takes about five minutes. Sole proprietors can apply, which suits a place full of owner-run farms and shops.
For more, see Suffolk County, Long Island, or apply here.
We consider many kinds of businesses. Share about three months of business bank statements and apply; sole proprietors can apply too.
Seasonal income is normal in agriculture and tourism. Statements will show it, and FICO 500 and above is considered.
Yes, that is a typical use. Compare the cost to the extra revenue it should bring.
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Three months of business bank statements and a 5-minute application. FICO 500+ considered. $25,000 to $5,000,000, funded in as little as 24 hours.
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