When you are a public entity like a city and need to borrow to buy products or services, where do you go? Interesting dilemma, one that has been solved by a company called Government Capital Corporation; GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CORP (GCC) is a leading public finance firm offering its clients a broad range of public financing [...]

What issues will affect the cost of factoring? Typically the cost of invoice factoring is determined on these criteria: 1. The credit worthiness of the customers. 2. The length of time invoices take to get paid. 3. The monthly factored volume. 4. Which industry is involved. The cost, called a discount rate, can be as [...]

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Accounts receivable factoring is an increasingly popular financial tool that will allow companies to capitalize on the asset of their outstanding invoices. Whenever a business extends terms to a their customer, they essentially offer them credit. Factoring enables the business to convert these credits into immediate cash – allowing them to fund their daily operations. [...]

Ken Kaufman, Founder & CEO of CFOwise® writes about the differences of raising cash by selling part of your company to an investor, versus borrowing money against your business collateral. Largely it depends on how much you need to raise, how you plan to use it and what stage of growth the business is in. [...]