Waiting up to 60 days to get your invoices paid can really be a major source of stress for business owners. This can be especially painful if you have to pay rent, suppliers and meet payroll. This is even more painful when most of your money is tied up in slow paying invoices. Having money tied up in slow paying invoices can also prevent you from capitalizing on new opportunities. Why? Because few business owners can deliver large orders to new clients and then underwrite the transaction for up to 60 days.

If you cannot afford to wait to get paid by your clients there is a solution that can provide you with the necessary financing. It’s called factoring financing. With factoring you can accelerate the payment for your invoices and get funding to pay rent, pay your suppliers, meet payroll and take on new projects.

As opposed to bank financing, invoice factoring is easy to qualify for. The main requirement is that you have invoices from mid size and large commercial customers. Most factoring companies are comfortable working with new companies – even if they have no hard collateral – provided that they have good invoices and a solid business plan.

Another advantage of factoring is that your financing is not fixed on any specific amount, like a loan or line of credit. You can usually factor as many invoices as you can deliver on. As a tool, factoring allows you to tap into the power of your greatest asset – your roster of credit worthy customers. It allows you to grow and capitalize on new opportunities, while circumventing the restrictions and challenges of obtaining regular bank financing.




By: Marco Terry