Equipment finance brokering is one of the few commission businesses you can start from a laptop, with no license in most states and no capital of your own at risk. This is the 10-part training library we built for the brokers who send us deals.
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Every income figure here is tied to an actual deal size and points structure so you can check the math yourself.
Most states need no license to broker commercial equipment finance. We tell you which ones do, and why.
We fund deals ourselves. The lender relationships we describe are the ones we submit to every week.
Every article below is free and complete. Read them in order, or jump to whichever question you are stuck on.
What the job actually is, whether you need a license, and how to get in.
Equipment leasing brokers connect businesses that need machinery with the lenders who fund it, and earn commission on every funded deal. Here is exactly how the business works and the eight steps to your first commission check.
Commercial loan brokers place working capital, SBA, real estate, and equipment financing for businesses banks turn down. Here is how the career works, what it pays, and how to start without a lending background.
They sound like the same job and the roles overlap, but the deal flow, sales cycle, and income patterns are genuinely different. Here is an honest comparison to help you choose where to start.
There is no federal equipment finance broker license, but California, a handful of other states, and a fast-growing set of commercial disclosure laws create real obligations. Here is what actually applies to brokers in 2026.
How brokers get paid, what the commissions really look like, and realistic income.
No salary, no cap, and a lot of inflated claims online. Here is the actual commission math on real deal sizes, what first year versus fifth year looks like, and the specific reasons most new brokers earn nothing.
Points, spread, buy rates, documentation fees, and splits — the compensation vocabulary nobody explains before your first broker agreement. Here is how you actually get paid and what to negotiate.
Lenders, leads, and the operational side of running a brokerage.
Starting an equipment leasing business means choosing between brokering deals with no capital or holding paper on your own balance sheet. Here is the honest comparison and a practical setup checklist.
Your approval rate is your income, and your approval rate is your lender bench. Here is how to get approved with funding sources, what coverage you actually need, and how to become a broker underwriters want to work with.
Most new brokers fail here, not at underwriting. Vendor relationships, niche prospecting, and referral systems that produce repeat deal flow, ranked by what actually works.
A concrete week-by-week plan from entity formation to first funded deal, including what to do when nothing has closed by day 60 and you start doubting the whole thing.
The free library above tells you how the business works. The course hands you the system that runs it — five modules, a vetted lender directory, and the broker CRM where you actually work your deals from first contact to funded commission.
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We onboard brokers onto our lender platform, review your first few submissions with you, and split commission on everything that funds. No franchise fee and no monthly cost to sit on the platform.
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