Business and working capital · Gold Coast

Business and working capital finance on the Gold Coast.

We are Aurelius Private, private lending brokers on the Gold Coast. We arrange business and working capital finance so a local owner can cover a gap or fund a move without selling equity or waiting on a bank, placing each facility with a private lender from our panel.

We also know how Gold Coast businesses actually earn, including the seasonal swings a bank's tidy monthly view tends to miss.

Loan size

$100K–$5M

Indicative terms

24–72 hrs

Security

Property or assets

Repayments

Interest-only

Indicative only. As brokers we place your deal with the right private lender; final terms are set by that lender.

Cash flow on a seasonal, small-business coast

The Gold Coast economy leans heavily on tourism and hospitality. Council economic figures put the visitor economy near $6 billion in output, with accommodation and food services alone supported by around $2.5 billion in visitor spending. That is a lot of revenue, but it arrives in waves: strong through the holiday peaks and school breaks, thin in between.

The vast majority of businesses here are small, which means most owners ride those swings without a corporate balance sheet behind them. Wages, stock and rent do not pause in the quiet months. Working capital finance smooths the trough, so a good business is not knocking back a booking, a contract or a new hire because the timing of cash is out of step with the timing of work.

Capital that fits how the business runs

We arrange short-term working capital secured against property or business assets, structured around your actual cash flow rather than a rigid schedule that ignores your season. It can fund a stock build ahead of peak, cover payroll through a quiet stretch, or free up cash to take on a larger job.

Placed privately, it moves faster than a bank overdraft application, and it does not cost you equity the way bringing in an investor would. Where the need is very short and sits against property equity, a caveat loan can be the simpler tool, and we will point you to it if that fits better.

Where we work

We work with Gold Coast business owners across the city, heaviest in the tourism, hospitality and trade sectors that drive the local economy, and out through South East Queensland.

When a business needs capital, the reason usually has a deadline attached, and a bank credit committee doesn't. If there's property or solid assets behind it and a clear repayment, a private lender can move in days. Tell me what the money's for and how it gets repaid, and I'll structure it around that.
Rory McGrath
Rory McGrath

Founder and Managing Director, Aurelius Private

Common questions

Can I get working capital without a long trading history?

Often, where the facility is secured against property or solid business assets. Private lenders weigh the security and the plan to repay rather than demanding years of tidy financials, which is what makes them useful to newer or seasonal Gold Coast businesses.

Do I have to give up equity in my business?

No. This is debt, not an investment. You keep full ownership; the lender is repaid from cash flow or a defined exit. That is the main reason owners use it instead of taking on a partner to cover a temporary gap.

How is the finance secured?

Usually against property or business assets. The stronger and clearer the security, the better the pricing and the faster the settlement. We structure it around what you have and what the money is for.

Cash flow gap to bridge?

Tell us the business and what the funds are for. We will come back the same day on what can be arranged.