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AR ( A/R ) Financing Is Your Logical Plan B – How Factor Finance Becomes Your Solid Canadian Non- Bank Funding Source
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Article Overview: Information on ar financing in Canada and how factor finance firms are a solid and logical solution to funding your firm in a non-bank setting .
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AR ( A/R ) Financing Is Your Logical Plan B – How Factor Finance Becomes Your Solid Canadian Non- Bank Funding Source
How do firms that can't qualify for bank financing (or
all the bank financing they need) solve the working capital dilemma? A solid ' Plan B' solution is (A/R) ar financing of your accounts receivables.
Factor or discounting finance has become a significant contributor to funding
of Canadian businesses - of all sizes.
Your ability to turn current assets such as
receivables (and of course inventory) makes you quite simply a better credit risk
for your lenders and suppliers. Most Canadian business owners and financial
managers realize very quickly that profits do not automatically generate cash
flow for your business. In the long run
of course they do equal cash flow... however you will not your suppliers and
other lenders rarely want to wait for the ' long run’!
Naturally if you don’t need to borrow and can
generate cash by waiting and collecting your receivables your cash flow stays ' internal ' To stay in business for the long haul you of
course need 3 key underpinnings to your
business - profit , cash, and solvency . As we have said profits don’t
equal solvency in the short term and that’s where ar financing comes into play.
So why do thousands of Canadian firms (yes thousands)
turn to factor finance. Simply speaking it’s an alternative way to funding
growth, turnaround and restructuring. If
utilized properly you are now in a position to take and negotiate vendor
discounts with your key suppliers, enhancing your relationship over the long
term.
So, the logical question we get from clients is of
coruse ' why not the bank?’ Although
bank financing of receivables is by far a cheaper method of financing your
working capital that solid pricing comes with stringent credit requirements. The
bottom line is that ar financing and funding has quite often much more
flexibility when it comes to your firms particular current financial situation.
Factor financing is often viewed as ' the gap ‘...
it’s the bridge between your current situation and traditional funding. There are a number of different ar financing
solutions in Canada
- many Canadian business owners and financial managers are confused by a lot of
the terminology... recourse...notification... discount rate. Reserve holdback.
Etc.
Our recommended solution to clients is what we term
a ' confidential factoring ' facility. This facility allows you to bill and
collect all your own invoices... unlike the majority of this type of financing
in Canada
no contact or notification is made to your clients. You simply must be in a position
to maintain proper monthly financials
and reporting around your A/R.
A key benefit of factor funding in Canada is that facilities grow
pretty well automatically as your firm grows - there is not constant re-applying.
Many clients miss the key fact that this type of financing is not debt - it’s a
monetization of your assets. Over the
long term you will increase profits and sales turnover.
Speak to a trusted, credible and experienced
Canadian business financing advisor on how the funding and finance of your
receivables can help you grow sales and profit.
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About the Author: Stan Prokop RSS for Stan's articles - Visit Stan's website Stan Prokop is the founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial . The firm specializes in business financing for Canadian companies in the areas of working capital , asset based lending, SR & ED tax credit financing, equipment financing, franchise financing and banking .
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