eCARD Success Stories > Construction & Home Improvement

In the business of home improvement, renovations, new construction and home expansion, businesses comes to us to facilitate time saving and money saving infrastructure that lets them concentrate on what they do best. We've provided Cash Advance, Merchant Services and other services to these companies to help streamline operations, cut costs and improve their bottom line.

Here are some examples of Construction and Home Improvement companies that eCARD has helped achieve success:

Company Name: Artile and Marble USA, Inc.
Year Established: 2004
Services used from eCARD: Cash Advance, Merchant Services
Problems & Opportunities: Hubert was referred to us by Washington Mutual Bank. He applied for a business line of credit but unfortunately didn’t meet the underwriting requirements. The branch manager contacted us to see if we could assist him.
How eCARD Helped: 7 days after we met with Hubert, we funded his company 65K. He was then able to purchase the equipment necessary to start a large project which he won a bid for. Within
5 months he paid off the advance and wanted to expand his operation to accommodate a second location. We immediately funded him again.
Current Status: Today Hubert is the proud owner of 3 locations in Central Florida.

Company Name: Sunshine Construction and Repair LLC
Year Established: 2005
Services from eCARD: Merchant Services
Problems & Opportunities: After speaking with the manager of a local federal credit union, He inquired about our merchant services and specifically wanted to know our approval statistics. We have a 98% approval rating we declared. Great! “I have a client for you who can’t seem to get approved anywhere”. Tony arrived at out office moments later disheartened and reluctant. “My credit is tarnished, if I could only get a merchant account it would put me back on track” he explained. Can you help?
How eCARD Helped:  Tony has been accepting credit cards for 3 years now.
Current Status: Sunshine Construction currently has 13 employees and runs a very profitable business.

Company Name: Andrus Furniture
Year Established: 2006
Services used from eCARD: Merchant services
Problems & Opportunities: Paul had just started his new furniture business and had several quotes from merchant service providers. He contacted our office and was assigned an account executive. The account executive met with Paul and completely educated him on credit card processing and the industry as a whole. Paul was elated that the representative took the time to give him a thorough understanding of the processing business.

How eCARD Helped: Like many new business owners, if not properly taught how to process credit cards, debit cards, rewards cards etc, company profits can suffer. Paul was very thankful.

Current Status: Andrus Furniture has opened a second location.

Company Name: One Stop Kitchen, Bath & Floors Inc.
Year Established: 2006
Services used from eCARD: Merchant Services, Web Design
Problems & Opportunities: Mike was just starting his new company and was very excited. He called eCARD requesting merchant services and soon found out we could also assist him with his online presence.
How eCARD Helped: eCARD provided Mike with a wireless credit card processor and
Built his website.
Current Status: Although there’s been a turn in the market, Mike is currently in business and seeking new clients.

Company Name: T&J Home Solutions
Year Established: 2006
Services used from eCARD: Merchant Services
Problems & Opportunities: Thomas needed merchant services for his home improvement business. T&J Home Solutions provides a host of services from kitchen cabinets, bathroom cabinets, countertops, installation and service. His average home improvement credit card transactions can reach several thousand dollars. Most companies make it difficult to establish a merchant account where high-ticket transactions are present.
How eCARD Helped: eCARD was able to establish merchant services for T&J where other companies wouldn’t without substantial of documentation.
Current Status: Open for business.

Company Name: Furniture Landing
Year Established: 2006
Services used from eCARD: Cash Advance, Merchant Services
Problems & Opportunities: David was referred to eCARD and needed an influx of cash to open a second location. David’s business was growing and a second location was necessary to help sustain the company.
How eCARD Helped: David was able to get 70K for the new location. Furniture Landing opened a third location 4 months later.
Current Status: Company now under new ownership.