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Welcome!
A factoring service can stabilise the irregular
intervals of your company’s cash flow that often results
from debtors not paying on schedule. This is most useful to
businesses that sell on credit terms with their customers.
Factoring can ensure a steady flow of much-needed capital
regardless of how predictable or not your customers are with
their payments.
Factoring allows your business to avail of
a line of credit based on your accounts receivable, usually
up to 85% of the total amount. There is a charge of up to
3% of your company’s annual turnover in exchange for
this service.
Essentially, the factor works as a bridging
loan that allows business to keep moving despite the delay
between the delivery of an invoice and the receipt of its
payment. For a small or new business that relies on a steady
flow of funds for regular and unforeseen expenses, having
enough capital available can be crucial to its survival.
Unlike a traditional bank account overdraft
which is arranged at an agreed amount, factoring does not
need to be re-negotiated every time the needs of your business
change. As mentioned earlier, the amount of available credit
is based on a percentage of the total amount of your accounts
receivable; your line of credit is directly proportional to
the amount you are owed. Hence, whatever amount of money you
borrow is automatically within the amount your business has
already earned, significantly reducing the risk involved.
Is Factoring right for you?
The advantages offered by factoring to a business
can be tremendous. Still, the arrangement requires careful
management in order to reap the full benefits. Consider how
suitable factoring is to your business’s particular
needs and whether it will ease your current operations, or
needlessly complicate them.
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