In most traditional accounts receivable factoring facilities, the client agrees to factor most of their accounts receivable. Depending on the total amount of those receivables, the client may receive a special price, similar to a volume discount. However, not all clients need or want to factor all their invoices. Some clients are only interested in factoring a select number of invoices. These clients generally use a selective accounts receivable factoring facility.

These facilities usually have the following features:

• Great flexibility – get funds exactly when you need to
• Low (or no) minimums
• You select which clients or which invoices to factor

One potential drawback for selective factoring facilities is their cost. Most invoice factoring companies will charge a little bit more for these facilities than for conventional facilities. However, looking at the cost per invoice is not always the best way to determine if the solution is right for you. A better alternative is to look at the total cost of financing. To do this, determine the costs of factoring all/most your invoices in a conventional facility. Then determine the total cost of only factoring a few of those invoices as you would in a selective facility. Don’t forget to use the higher rate when calculating the cost of the selective accounts receivable factoring facility. Obviously, if the total cost of the selective facility is lower and if it meets your business needs, then it’s the better choice.

Although the country is finally emerging from the recession and manufacturing is picking up steam, finding business financing for a manufacturing company is still very challenging. Things are even more problematic for small and mid sized manufacturing companies who are still running into cash flow problems that originated with the recession.

One common cash flow problem is created when clients, as a reaction to a recession, start conserving cash flow by paying their invoices in 45 to 60 days. This problem gets aggravated when suppliers, also as a reaction to worsening conditions, start demanding quicker payments (by cutting terms).  This situations affects the cash reserves of the manufacturing company who needs to start using cash reserves to meet current expenses while waiting to get paid. This creates cash shortfalls in the near term and can force the company to miss critical payments or turn orders away.

One alternative solution to this problem is to use accounts receivable factoring. It provides the company with funding using it’s accounts receivable as collateral. So, instead of waiting 60 days to get paid, the company gets an advance on their receivables that can be used to meet supplier payment demands and other business expenses.

Factoring has a number of advantages over other financing solutions. It’s easier to obtain since the qualification requirements are simpler than those of conventional financial institutions. For example, many factoring companies can work with clients whose balance sheets and income statements are not perfect. Also, factoring companies look at receivables as your most important collateral. This enables small and medium sized manufacturing companies who don’t have many assets to qualify. The most important requirement – from an invoice factoring perspective – is to have good credit worthy clients since the factoring company is betting on your customers ability to pay.

A factoring transaction is usually structured as the sale of a receivable, where the factoring company buys your invoice at a discount. Your company gets immediate funds while the factoring company holds the invoice until it pays. The transaction is then settled once your customer pays for the invoice in full. Most factoring programs can be implemented at a company fairly quickly. Assuming there are no glitches, it usually takes 2 to 3 weeks to get a program implemented – going from application to first funding.

We offer factoring in all states. We also offer  factoring New Jersey and invoice factoring in New Mexico.

Although accounts receivables factoring is available to businesses of all sizes, small business factoring is a little bit different than conventional factoring and is only offered by a few specialist companies.  As a rule of thumb, small business factoring is offered to companies that have less than $200,000 in yearly revenues.

Generally, small business factoring plans have lower advances and higher fees than conventional plans. There are a few reasons for this:

1. Factoring plans are labor intensive for the factoring company regardless of client size
2. Small businesses – by definition – have low sales volumes
3. Small businesses have less client diversification than larger companies

Most factoring companies compensate for these variables by offering modestly lower advances and slightly higher fees than conventional invoice factoring plans. However, factoring is a tool that helps companies to grow and it does not take substantial growth to start qualifying for better terms.

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Obtaining growth capital has always been a major challenge – and stumbling block – for companies. Many business owners feel that the available options from a bank, basically a business loan or a line of credit, are close to impossible to obtain. Furthermore, most business owners have to go through a loan underwriting cumbersome process that takes weeks only to find out if they qualify. And, more often than not, they don’t qualify because banks have tough requirements and usually demand that the business owner have spotless credit.

However, if you own a business that is selling services or products to good commercial clients, you have an alternative option. And you won’t always find it at a bank.

The option is called accounts receivable factoring and it enables you to capitalize on your biggest asset, your invoices from great clients. Factoring provides you with the working capital you need to grow your business and can help you if your biggest challenge is that your customers pay in 30 to 60 days. Factoring provides you with an advance payment, giving you the necessary funds to meet ongoing expenses such as payroll or rent. It eliminates the 60 day wait and gets you paid in as little as 2 days.

As opposed to business loans or lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring is easy to obtain. The biggest requirement is that you do business with clients that are creditworthy and pay reliably. It can work with startups or established companies. Furthermore, accounts receivable financing lines have limits that are tied to your sales. This means that as your sales increase, so does your financing.

Receivables factoring is also fairly easy to use. It works as follows:

1. You deliver goods / services and invoice for them
2. The factoring company buys your invoice and advances you up to 90% (1^st installment) of the invoice
3. Once the invoice is paid, the factoring company rebates the remain funds less a small fee (the 2^nd installment)

Receivable financing fees vary based on a number of parameters but can range from 1.5% to 3%, making it a very affordable business financing tool. To qualify for accounts receivable factoring, your company must sell goods / services to commercial or government customers and have profit margins of at least 10%.

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Are you stuck with great but slow paying clients? It is interesting how your biggest asset (great clients) can also be your biggest liability. But that is how business is. And as an owner you must adapt.

Whether you like it or not, slow paying customers are here to stay. As a rule of thumb, commercial clients pay their bills in 30 to 60 days. And lately, the trend has been deteriorating. So, what do you do if you have slow paying receivables.

Many owners try to go to the bank to get a business loan. Not surprisingly, few business owners get business loans. As a rule, banks will only finance companies that have long and established histories. This is not your case if your company is new or emerging from tough times.

If your biggest challenge is that you cannot afford to wait up to 60 days to get paid by your customers, then the solution is accounts receivable factoring. Most commonly known as factoring, this type of financing eliminates the usual wait to get paid.  It provides you with the necessary funds to pay suppliers, meet payroll and take on new business opportunities.

And how does factoring work? Simple:

1. You finish the work and send an invoice to your client. You also send a copy to the accounts receivable factoring company.
2. The financing company advances you 70% to 90% of the invoice (a small reserve is held to handle disputes, etc.)
3. You get the funds in 24 hours
4. As soon the customer pays the invoice to the financing company, they rebate the reserve (less a small fee)

As you can see, accounts receivable factoring can easily be integrated into your business, providing you with prompt invoice payments. Usually, funds are advanced within 24 hours of submitting invoices.

Accounts receivable factoring is easy to qualify for. Accounts can be set up in as little as 4 business days. As opposed to business loans, the main requirement for factoring is to do business with strong credit worthy customers. So if you do business with good commercial clients (or the government), be sure to add factoring to your business tool chest.

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If you sell goods or services to commercial or government accounts you are very familiar with the fact that you have to offer your clients 30 to 60 days to pay their invoices. However, offering 30 day payment terms can be very challenging for business owners who must cover all the business’s expenses while they wait to get paid. This quickly eats up any cash reserves and puts the business in a challenging position. Unfortunately, when it comes to getting paid, hurry up and wait seems to be the name of the game.

But there is a solution to this problem that you won’t find at your local bank. It’s called accounts receivable factoring.  It has the following benefits:

1. It gets your invoices paid in 24 hours, eliminating long payment waits
2. Factoring is easy to obtain
3. Setting up an account takes just a couple of days

Although factoring provides your business with working capital, it is not a business loan. It is an advance on your outstanding invoices. Because of this, factoring invoices is easy to obtain provided that you do business with reliable customers. Furthermore, invoice factoring easily integrates into your company. It works as follows:

1. You deliver the goods or services and invoice your client
2. You send the invoice to the factoring company, who advances you up to 85% of your invoice as a first installment
3. You get to use the funds to pay business expenses, while the factoring company waits to get paid by your client
4. Once the factoring company gets paid, it rebates the remaining 15% as a second installment, less a small service fee

Factoring service fees vary based on a number of variables, such as monthly factored volume and how long it takes for an invoice to get paid. Based on these, fees can range from 1.5% to 6%. Generally speaking, factoring is very affordable if your clients pay their in 45 days or less.

Factoring invoices is a great alternative for startups and established companies that have exhausted their bank resources. It’s a flexible product that is tied to your sales performance, this means that you will not get a fixed line. If your sales increase, so does your financing. This makes receivables factoring, an ideal product for growing companies.

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Looking for a business loan but can’t find one? Or worse, has your loan request been rejected? One of the toughest jobs for business owners is trying to secure business financing. Unfortunately, getting a business loan isn’t always easy. Although most banks want to lend money, they have strict underwriting criteria that they must follow. This commonly includes asking for your company’s financial history and looking for assets. However – not all small businesses have long track records or tangible assets. Does this mean that you can get business financing? No – it just means that business loans may not be the best alternative for your company.

Does your company give its clients 30 to 45 days to pay invoices? Most companies that offer payment terms usually run into cash flow problems. This is because few businesses have the required cash cushion to wait 45 days to get paid. That forces owners to either juggle vendor payments – or worse – turn away opportunities. There is a solution for this problem. It’s called invoice factoring.

Suppose that instead of waiting 45 days to get paid, you were able to get 80% immediately and the remaining 20% in after 45 days. Would that work better for you?  Of course it would. And you can achieve this by factoring your invoices.  The biggest advantage of factoring is that you get an immediate advance on your invoices. This gives you funds you need to pay suppliers and employees. It also enables you to take advantage of new sales opportunities without having to worry about juggling vendor payments.

An accounts receivable factoring transaction works as follows. Once you deliver your product (or service) you invoice your client. At that point you also finance the invoice through the factoring company. The factoring company advances you 80% immediately. You get the remaining 20%, less a small factoring fee, once your client pays the invoice in full.

One advantage of working with factoring companies is that they look at businesses in a different way than banks do. They consider your invoices from solid paying clients to be your biggest asset. And as such, they are willing to advance money against them. Of course, factoring companies also look at other criteria. But the main criteria are to have good invoices.

Factoring can be used in many industries and has a number of sub-specialties. Freight bill factoring is a form of factoring that is common in the transportation industry. Construction factoring and medical factoring are used in the construction and medical industries respectively. Factoring financing is a flexible solution that can be used across many industries and can help position your company for growth.

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Wondering whether you’ll be able to get a loan for your business? Getting a business loan is one of the toughest tasks to accomplish for a company owner. Although banks represent a very cost effective source of funds, they are very selective about the customers they take. This is especially true nowadays were commercial credit at banks is very tight. Most banks will only provide business loans to companies that have a solid track record and substantial assets. But, what if your company does not meet the banks criteria? What is you are a startup or if your company does not have traditional assets such as real estate? One business financing alternative that has been recently gaining traction could be the right solution for you. It’s called accounts receivable financing.

Accounts receivable factoring, commonly called factoring, is a type of financing that helps companies that need to wait 30 to 60 days to get their invoices paid. It provides funds to pay employees and suppliers while you wait to get paid by your commercial clients. Accounts receivable factoring is different than a business loan because the factoring company does not lend you money. Rather, the factoring company advances you money based on your open invoices and gets paid once your customer pays.

A typical transaction would work as follows. Once you deliver your product and send the invoice to the client, you submit a copy of the invoice for financing.  Within one to two business days, the factoring company advances you about 80% of the invoice. Once your client submits the payment in full for the invoice, you get the remaining 20% less a small fee charged for the service. Costs are usually determined based on the size of the financing line and can go from 2% to 5% for 30 days depending on the specific details of the transaction.

One of the major benefits of receivables factoring is the flexibility that it provides. Your maximum financing line is determined by the invoices you submit and is tied directly to your monthly sales. This means that your financing line increases dynamically, as your business grows. This provides the liquidity you need to stay current on your obligations and enables you to maximize sales opportunities.

Another benefit of factoring invoices is that it’s relatively easy to obtain. The biggest requirement is that you do business with reliable companies (or government agencies) that pay in 30 to 60 days. This is critical because your invoice is the collateral, for lack of a better term, that the factoring company is financing. Aside from that, your business needs to be properly organized and well managed.

Invoice factoring has been around for quite a while and has been gaining traction in recent times as a flexible solution to finance business growth. Due to its structure it’s the ideal source of financing for startup and growing companies alike.

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Do your clients take 30, 60 or even 90 days to pay their invoices? Extending payment terms, as it is commonly known, is very common in the business world. Customers demand that they be given credit, in the meantime you still have to pay for your company’s ongoing expenses.

This can be a problem for companies of all sizes – from large established concerns to small startups. Unless you have enough cash to pay for business expenses – rent, salaries and suppliers – while you wait to get paid – your company is bound to run into problems. You may have to avoid taking large orders to conserve cash. Or worse, you may have to delay payments to employees or key suppliers.

Is the solution to get a business loan from the bank? Hardly. Banks only lend to companies that can provide detailed financials and show profitable operations for many years.  If you get a loan, it will be for a fixed amount. If you need additional funds, you’ll need to go through the process one more time. And worse, getting a business loan takes a very long time.

A better solution is accounts receivable factoring. Receivables factoring eliminates having to wait for customers to pay you – and provides you with the funds you need to meet business expenses. Furthermore, it’s easier and quicker to obtain than a bank loan.

How does receivables factoring work? Simple. The factoring company gives you an advance on your accounts receivable. The advance ranges from 70% to 90% depending on industry and the types of clients you work with. This advance allows you to meet ongoing business expenses without having to wait for your clients to pay. The transaction is settled as soon as your client pays the open invoice.

Factoring receivables is also a cost effective solution.  Factoring rates are usually determined based on the amount of financing you receive and on the payment reliability of your customers. The cost will be anywhere between 1.5% to 3.5% per month based on these criteria.

As opposed to other financing tools, factoring invoices is convenient and easy to obtain. Furthermore, it is usually more flexible than other financing tools since your financing line is based exclusively on your sales. That means, that your financing grows with your sales, making factoring a true tool for growth.

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There is nothing more frustrating to a business owner that having to turn away sales because they lack the cash flow to support them. For companies that sell products, this means not being able to replenish inventory in time to capitalize new opportunities. For companies in the service industry, this means not being able to pay the additional employees (or hours) to cover additional service requests. This problem is fairly common, especially for small and midsized businesses.

There are many things that can cause cash flow problems. The most common problem is a simple one: timing. The timing of the revenues does not match the timing of expenses. For many companies, expenses come before revenues. For example, a product supplier buys inventory (an expense), sells it on net 30 terms and then collects revenues 30 days later. Likewise, a staffing agency can place employees, who must be paid weekly but then bills the client on net 30 terms. Again, they wait 30 days before being able to collect the revenue. Unless the company has a capital reserve to operate the company and grow while waiting to be paid, it will run into problems.

The solution to this problem is fairly simple. The right business financing solution can fix it. The problem is that getting a business loan can be very difficult for small companies. They require substantial documentation and collateral. And many times, they can take a long time to close as the institutions credit committees review the cases. There is an alternative solution that can work better than a small business loan – especially if your challenge is that you cannot wait 30 to 60 days to get paid by clients. It’s called factoring financing.

Factoring is a very different than conventional business loans. With factoring, you get an advance for your outstanding invoices. This is the equivalent of a quick pay. This helps correct the timing problem between expenses and revenues and provides your business with the cash flow to support existing operations and new sales.

Most factoring companies don’t lend money, rather they buy the financial rights to your invoices. Their most important consideration is your clients’ ability to pay the invoice in a timely fashion. This makes invoice factoring accessible to companies who don’t have substantial assets but do have great clients. However, the credit quality of your invoices is not the only qualifying consideration of a factoring company. Your business must also be free of judgments, lawsuits and liens.

Receivables factoring transactions tend to be structured as a sale with two installment payments. The first installment is usually 80% of the invoice value and is given to you as soon as the invoice is sold to the factoring company. The second installment, usually 20% less the financing fee, is given as soon as your client pays for the invoice.

Small business factoring integrates quickly into most organizations and it has a very specific scope: it is designed to solve the cash flow constrains generated the timing discrepancy between expenses and revenues.

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Most companies are able to finance operations and growth by using their own funds or by having the owners make additional capital contributions. Some companies do this by choice – they dislike the idea of getting business financing. Most companies, though, do so because they have no other choice. They just cannot obtain conventional business financing.

Many companies that run into cash flow problems do so because there is a timing gap between expenses and revenues. Usually expenses are immediate, but revenues are delayed for 30 to 60 days. Revenues are usually delayed because of the common practice of offering net 30 payment terms to clients. This timing gap can affect the availability of funds for other projects or worse, may force the company to delay certain critical payments.

One possible solution is to use a business loan (or line of credit) and use it to cover expenses when available funds are low. However, business loans are usually hard to obtain and can have inflexible limits. Furthermore, the loan application process can require that you provide the institution with substantial documentation and can take a long time to close. Many times, a better solution is to use receivables factoring to accelerate your revenues.

Factoring accelerates your revenues by providing your company with an advance for your net 30/60 invoices. This provides the necessary funds to cover operating expenses. The accelerated cash flow strengthens your company’s financial position enabling you to capitalize on new opportunities.

Qualifying for accounts receivable factoring is relatively easy since the main collateral are your invoices, which are backed by the reputation of your clients. It’s also more flexible than other forms of financing since it’s dynamic and moves in parallel with your billings. This enables your financing to grow, as your company grows. Accounts receivable factoring is an ideal solution for companies in the staffing , services, manufacturing and transportation industries.

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Finding the right business financing solution for a company can be a major challenge, even for seasoned professionals. Each financing solution has benefits and drawbacks and knowing which solution to deploy is critical. Deploying the wrong solution can have long term negative consequences for your company, dragging down growth.

One specific challenge stems from selling products and services to other companies on net 30 terms. This can be a problem because most companies incur a number of expenses before delivering their product or services. Waiting an additional 30 to 60 days to get paid increases the gap between spending funds and receiving revenue. This forces the company to dip into reserves to pay for operations. There is no problem with this strategy as long as the company has sufficient reserves. However, the company can get into problems very quickly if the reserves are exhausted. Interestingly, this can happen from a seemingly positive event, such as winning a large sale or project.

There is a specific business financing solution for this type of problem. It’s called accounts receivable factoring and it works by providing your company with a quick payment on your net 30 to net 60 invoices. The quick payment reduces, or eliminates, the gap between expenses and revenues. This puts your company on a solid financial footing, providing a platform for sales growth.

Qualifying for receivables factoring is usually easier than qualifying for a small business loan. Most factoring companies are more interested in the quality of your receivables than anything else since that is the collateral that secures their transaction. Thanks to this approach, small and medium sized companies with few assets other than a strong list of clients can usually qualify.

Accounts receivable factoring integrates fairly easily into most companies and works as follows. Once your company completes the work, you send a copy of the invoice to the factoring company. The factoring company gives you the first advance on the invoice which is about 80% of the face value. Once your client actually pays the invoice, the factoring company remits the second advance, which is the remaining 20% less the financing fee.

This type of financing lends itself well to certain industries. For example, staffing, security and transportation companies commonly factor receivables as a way to ensure they have funds to meet operational expenses.

Invoice factoring has been gaining popularity as an alternative to conventional business loans, especially for startup, growing and distressed companies.

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Managing your company’s cash flow can be a tedious but critical task. If you operate your business like most other managers, you probably pay your supplier invoices in about 30 days. Likewise, your clients probably pay your invoices in about 30 days as well. The problem, of course, is that this process seldom works like clockwork. Inevitably, this leads to cash flow problems.

Experts recommend that company’s keep enough funds to cover about 5 months worth of operating expenses . This works very well in theory, but is almost never done in practice. Few small and midsized companies have the resources to keep such a large cushion of funds at the bank. Many companies, especially small businesses, operate at the edge and have less than 4 weeks worth of operating expenses set up as a reserve. This can create a critical situation should cash flow problems arise.

One way to solve this problem is to get business financing and use it to use it as a reserve. Getting a business loan can be a major challenge for small companies who lack the assets to qualify. Most conventional business loans require a rigorous due diligence and can take months to close. However, if the company has cash flow problems, a better solution could be to use accounts receivable factoring.

Accounts receivable factoring allows you to convert a large portion of your accounts receivable into cash very quickly. This provides the funds you need to pay suppliers and smoothes out your cash flow by accelerating receipt of funds. Factoring works by having an intermediary factoring company advance funds against your invoices while they wait to get paid by your client.

One advantage of working with factoring companies is that they focus mainly on the credit quality of the receivables they finance. They consider accounts receivable to be the most important collateral. This makes accounts receivable factoring and accessible solution to many small and mid sized companies.

Accounts receivable factoring is an ideal solution for companies whose biggest challenge is that they cannot afford for their clients to pay their invoices.

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Most companies that have weathered the recession have been left in a shaky financial position – where that can’t completely capitalize the current economic recovery. For many companies, cash flow has degraded to the point where they are living from client payment to client payment. For example, most commercial invoices used to get paid in 30 days. Now it usually takes 45 to 65 days to get paid. Sometimes even longer.

Although payments seem to take longer to come by, expenses seem to pile on very quickly. You have suppliers to pay. Payroll. Utilities. Office expenses. And the list goes on. This creates a serious gap in your company’s cash flow. And this gap can prevent your company from growing once the economy improves and sales start increasing.

One way to fix this problem is to ask clients to pay their invoices faster. However, this seldom works as most clients are paying slowly because they have problems of their own. The alternative solution is to get business financing. Few companies are able to obtain business loans in the current environment though. Institutions are only lending money to companies that have impeccable financial statements, substantial assets, years of experience and well seasoned management. And even if you meet this criteria, qualifying for a business loan is far from certain.

A third approach is to fix the cash flow problem using accounts receivable factoring. This solution reduces the cash flow gap by financing your invoices, and therefore reducing the amount of time it takes you to receive payments. The transaction uses a third party financing company referred to as a factoring company.

The transaction mechanics are fairly simple. Once you have an invoice from a credit qualified client, you sell it to the factoring company, which pays you for it in a few days. The factoring company will buy your accounts receivable in two payments. The first payment is usually for 80% of the invoice. You get the remaining 20%, less a factoring fee, once your client pays the invoice in full.

Qualifying for accounts receivable factoring is easier than qualifying for conventional business financing. The most important requirement is that your clients need to have solid commercial credit.

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