Most businesses have them. The clients that don’t pay on time, or those that are contractual such as the government and leave you waiting on a payment schedule that can often times conflict with a steady cash flow for your business. So what do you do with them? You collect the money they owe before they even have to pay you so you don’t have to experience cash shortfalls and can pursue your business venture as planned. Whether you are planning an expansion or are seeking the finances needed in order to obtain needed resources, invoice factoring could be the solution you are looking for when you need fast cash, no strings attached.
So what is this no strings attached?
The accounts receivable factoring process is a lot different from that of a loan or other forms of funding. Much like a merchant cash advance, there is no determination of your credit or your business’s credit to approve the factoring, and you don’t have to put up collateral. Not only are your assets safe during the process, but you don’t have to commit to any strenuous payment schedule and you are able to receive the funding for a percentage less, sometimes between a couple and about ten percent of your invoices.
So when do you get the money?
Once the factoring process is started, there are three major steps:
- Evaluation of invoices, including customer credit worthiness.
- Approval of credit worthy invoices.
- Up to 97% advanced, rest held for reserve.
- Once clients make payments due, reserve is released.
So simple, so quick, and without the normal hassles of a bank loan or mortgage loan or whatever other type of funding you can secure. The amount of interest that can be tacked on to loans these days is reason enough to use invoice factoring instead, but the amount of time that can be saved getting the funding you need is extraordinary in comparison.
No waiting around for your approval or denial, whatever it may be. You are able to get approved and be provided with most of your funds almost immediately.