Short answer
Merchant Fund Express funds operating Slim Chickens restaurants with revenue-based financing, equipment financing, a term loan, working capital, a credit line or a merchant cash advance, from $5,000 to $5,000,000. Common uses: fryers and waffle irons, tenderloin and sauce stock, a drive-thru or endcap refresh, and payroll across a development group. A complete file usually gets a decision within 2–4 hours, and same-day funding is available.
Every way to fund your Slim Chickens location
Already running a Slim Chickens location and need capital? Merchant Fund Express funds existing franchise owners with every structure below, from $5,000 to $5,000,000, on one application. Terms depend on the business's revenue and history.
| Product | What it does at a Slim Chickens location |
|---|---|
| Business loan | A fixed amount for a planned project at an open store, such as an endcap refresh. |
| Merchant cash advance | Fast cash repaid as a share of card sales, easing off in a slower week. |
| Revenue-based financing | Payments tied to monthly revenue, matching a newer store's ramp. |
| Line of credit | A reusable limit for chicken, sauce and dessert stock across stores. |
| Equipment financing | Fryers, waffle irons, refrigeration and drive-thru systems, from the quote. |
| Working capital | Payroll across several units, training and local marketing. |
What Slim Chickens owners call about
Cooked to order
Tenders are hand-breaded and cooked when ordered, which keeps fryers and crew busy every minute of a rush.
Sauce and menu breadth
Fourteen sauces plus wings, wraps, waffles and jar desserts mean more stock and more prep stations.
Development schedules
Owners signed to three- to five-unit agreements fund new openings while running the stores already open.
Drive-thru-only formats
Smaller drive-thru-only units live or die by window speed and equipment uptime.
Fastest fit for each Slim Chickens need
| The need | Usually fits | Send with the application |
|---|---|---|
| Fryer or waffle-iron replacement | Equipment financing | Vendor quote |
| Stock across several stores | Line of credit | Supplier invoices |
| Payroll while a newer store ramps | Revenue-based financing | Payroll total per period |
| Training wages for a new team | Working capital | Staffing plan |
| Refresh at an operating store | Business loan | Contractor bid |
Funding a Slim Chickens owner who is still growing
Slim Chickens publishes a 5% royalty, 2% to its advertising fund and 1% required local marketing, and it targets experienced multi-unit operators on three- to five-unit development agreements. Its 2026 disclosure counts 215 US outlets at the end of 2025, most of them franchised. Many owners are therefore running open stores while committed to more.
Merchant Fund Express funds the stores that are already open, on their own deposits. That cash can steady payroll or replace equipment at existing units so the group keeps moving. Name each entity and which store it owns; a complete file usually gets a decision the same day.
How fast it moves, and what to send
- Apply in about 4 minutesName Slim Chickens as the brand, the amount and the job the money does.
- Send three months of statementsBusiness bank statements for the entity that owns the location, plus photo ID for each owner.
- Decision in 2–4 hoursA specialist reads deposits and current payments, then returns the fit.
- FundsSame-day funding is available; funding often lands the next business day.
A Slim Chickens file, start to finish (hypothetical)
A Slim Chickens owner with two open stores sees one fryer bank failing while a third store's opening is approaching. They ask for $50,000 against the open stores: $26,000 for fryers on a dealer quote and $24,000 for payroll and stock across both units. A specialist could split it between equipment financing and revenue-based financing on the open stores' deposits.
Illustration only. It shows how a request gets sized; it is not a past deal or an offer.
Slim Chickens at a glance (public sources)
From Slim Chickens' official franchising pages and its 2026 disclosure. The website's undated worldwide restaurant count is not shown; the dated US figure from the disclosure is.
Sources: Wisconsin DFI franchise filing · slimchickensfranchise.com (investment) · slimchickensfranchise.com. Checked Oct 2026. Figures change with each disclosure year; confirm current terms with the franchisor. Anything we could not verify is left out.
Owner questions, answered
How fast can a Slim Chickens owner get funded?
A complete file usually gets a decision in 2–4 hours. Same-day funding is available, and funding often lands the next business day.
Can you fund my next unit before it opens?
Funding is based on operating stores. Capital drawn on an open store's deposits can support the group; a store that has not opened is not funded on its own.
Can I finance fryers and waffle irons?
Yes. Kitchen equipment at an operating restaurant is a routine equipment financing request.
What credit score is needed?
500+ FICO is accepted. The review leans on deposits and time open.
Are you affiliated with Slim Chickens?
No. We have no business tie to Slim Chickens or the company that franchises it, and neither has endorsed us. The name is on this page only so Slim Chickens owners can find funding written for their locations.
Keep going
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Slim Chickens or its franchisor. Merchant Fund Express is a separate, independent company; the brand appears here so its owners can find this page. Terms depend on the business's revenue and history.