WHAT IS FACTORING? A financing method in which a business owner sells accounts receivable at a discount to a third-party funding source (factor) for immediate cash. In a typical factoring arrangement, the client (you) makes a sell, delivers the product […]
Bartering Small Business Services
Remember when you were a kid and traded a bag of potato chips for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at lunchtime? The concept was simple and two people received something they really wanted without any exchange of money. Today’s professional service […]
Understanding Receivables Factoring to improve Cash Flow
There is nothing more frustrating to a business owner then 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 […]
How Receivable-Based Funding can improve your Cash Flow
Income statements, balance sheets, cash flow analysis…all priority items when owning or managing a business; but how many people really know how to not merely read them, but to improve them? We all know the stories of Enron and MCI, […]
How to Manage Your Cash Flow
Cash is your business’s lifeblood. Managed well, it keeps your company healthy and strong. Managed poorly, your company goes into cardiac arrest. Here are 9 cash flow rules you can implement that will transform the way you manage your business. […]
Developing a Plan to Succeed under almost any Circumstances
2010 was a year of challenges and change. Across the globe we saw natural disasters, conflicts, and troubled economies. All of this created challenges for companies and businesses who found themselves reacting to circumstances outside their control. Scottish poet Robert […]