A million-dollar MCA brokerage isn't aspirational — it's a math problem. The shops that hit it follow a consistent pattern. Here's the realistic 24-month version.
Months 1–3: Foundation
- ▸Solo broker, 2–3 funder ISO agreements, basic CRM, dialer
- ▸Lead spend $1,500–$3,000/month (small batches of direct owner data + aged)
- ▸Realistic gross: $5K–$25K/month, often net negative or break-even
- ▸Goal: 3–8 fundings per month by month 3
Months 4–9: First scale
- ▸Add 1 commission-only sales rep at month 5
- ▸Lead spend $5K–$10K/month, diversified across sources
- ▸Add 5 more funder relationships
- ▸Realistic gross: $40K–$80K/month by month 9
- ▸Renewals start contributing meaningfully
Months 10–18: The hard middle
- ▸Build to 4–8 reps total
- ▸Hire a processor / submission coordinator
- ▸Lead spend $15K–$35K/month, tracked by CPF religiously
- ▸Realistic gross: $120K–$250K/month
- ▸First inflection: this is where most shops stall or break
Months 19–24: Seven figures
- ▸8–15 reps, dedicated underwriting and processing
- ▸Multi-channel lead acquisition (paid, partner, content, owned data)
- ▸Monthly funded volume $1.5M–$4M
- ▸Annual gross commission run rate $1M+
- ▸Strong renewal book starting to drive 30%+ of monthly income
Where most shops fail
- ▸Hiring W-2 reps too early (commission-only until $80K/month gross)
- ▸Not measuring cost-per-funded by source
- ▸Letting renewal calendar lapse
- ▸Spreading funder relationships too thin (better to be top ISO at 5 funders than middling at 15)
- ▸Hiring 'managers' before you have 8+ reps to manage
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