Single Invoice Factoring Helps Small Businesses Succeed

By: Kristin Gabriel Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Today's troubled economic environment means that businesses are under constant pressure to maintain profitability. Are you worried about the effects a recession can have on your business, or the financial stability of your clients? Is your company lacking capital? Or does your business experience seasonal fluctuations for its products and services? If so, a factoring company can help.

If you are spending too much time and money on your accounts receivables and collections, invoice factoring can help.

What is invoice factoring? It is the age old practice of using your invoices or receivables as collateral so that a factoring company can give you an infusion of cash. Historically factoring has been around for more than 3,000 years. Most recently, however, trends are for something known as single invoice factoring, which can also be called spot factoring. This is when you factor one invoice at a time.

Factoring is simply a way to acquire business capital without having to make any type of payments to a lender. It's much better than a typical business loan because you don't have to worry about monthly payments accumulating every month. Many companies simply don't want to worry about getting paid by their clients 90 days after invoices are sent out - because it often creates a financial burden on their business to have to wait that long.

Plus these days, some businesses may suffer from a less-than-perfect credit score. Factoring firms are experts at helping you minimize your risk from bad debt while at the same time they help you improve your cash flow dramatically. Some factoring companies can even provide cash flow within two hours wired directly to your bank account. Others take up to 24 or 48 hours.

a factoring company collects your receivables for you, providing business capital. This also minimizes your bad debt by making sure your clients pay on time. It can give you peace of mind in having a positive cash flow. Uncertainty regarding cash flow is removed, and your company can be more positive about the future since new orders are more easily filled, employees, utilities and vendors are paid on time and debt payments to credit card companies go out on time.

The professional fees among various factoring companies are competitive. Every client's circumstances are unique which may have an impact on the fees charged. Not all invoce factoring companies expect to buy 100 percent of your receivables and they often advance up to 90 percent of invoices you are selling.

Ultimately, invoice factoring can take away the worry regarding your clients making their payments, and you can focus on new busniess tather than chasing down slow or no pay clients. Look for invoice factoring companies online today, and start factoring.

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About The Author: Kristin Gabriel is a writer who works with The Interface Financial Group (IFG), North America's largest alternative funding source for small business. The company provides short-term financial resources including single invoice factoring and serves clients in more than 30 industries in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. IFG offers expertise in accounting, finance, law, marketing and banking. www.ifgnetwork.com