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Considering Equipment Finance in Canada ? – Why Equipment Leasing Is Your Finance Advantage
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| Guest post by: Stan Prokop |
Article Overview: Information on equipment finance in Canada and what are the key advantages to equipment leasing for business owners and financial managers .
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Considering Equipment Finance in Canada ? – Why Equipment Leasing Is Your Finance Advantage
Want some good news ? - Your firm has the ' home team advantage '. That common sports expression we think pertains to business when you are making use of all the advantages of equipment finance and equipment leasing for your Canadian acquisition needs.
A lot of the advantages of leasing are constantly being talked about - if you don't know them by now it sounds like you are considering lease financing for the first time. Sitting down with clients it always becomes apparent to us that of all those advantages, and they are numerous, cash flow is often the most significant benefit to business owners and financial managers.
So, is cash flow still the ruling king, as we have heard it always was? Definitely, because when you utilize equipment finance solutions you in effect have created your own new line of business credit. And the restrictions, covenants, outside collateral, and all those other things you associate with a bank or term loan seem to suddenly have gone away with your equipment leasing solution.
Is leasing versus buying also considered a key advantage? That's a question clients always ask. The reality is that there are somewhat complicated accounting, tax, and depreciation calculations that come into play on that issue - more often than not we think it's a bit of a wash in our opinion. However, depending on the actual type of lease you use there could be some immediate apparent advantages.
For example, choosing a residual type lease, also know in the industry as an operating lease gives you the chance to experience a lower payment advantage, and lower payments are always a good thing ,
Want to devote a huge piece of your life to getting a term loan or bank financing arrangement in place for your new equipment. By all mans go ahead - but our clients have already beat you to the bunch, and we sure hope they are not your competitors, because they obtain lease approvals in a matter of a couple days - Canadian equipment finance leases are approved in a much more expeditious manner .
There is a term in business finance revolving around the concept of matching long term assets to long term debt. Simply speaking, using an extreme example, you wouldn't use your entire business line of credit to purchase a plant equipment asset that might have a useful life of, say, ten years. All of a sudden the use of the operating facility for the purchase has totally eliminated your day to day operating cash flow, which is typically used to pay employees, repay loans, purchase product, etc.
And getting back out our old friend cash flow, the true flexibility of leasing, is that those payments you need to make can be structured flexibly around seasonality of your business, as well as the matching of the payment to the useful economic life of the asset .
So, in summary, how can you get the equipment finance advantage in Canada? Speak to a trusted credible , and experienced Canadian business financing advisor who will assist you in ensuring you have the right lease, a prompt approval, and rates terms and structures that match you equipment leasing needs . That then, is your home team advantage!
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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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