Accounts Receivables

Factoring is selling the interest in your accounts receivables or invoices to a factor at a small discount. Sometimes factoring is called "accounts receivables financing". Factoring provides over 100 billion dollars to industry each year. In fact, it is an old financial service used by multi-billion dollar corporations that is now available to smaller sized businesses to which banks are reluctant to lend funds. Factoring is filling a tremendous void that banks have created.

Basically, a company sells its accounts receivables (invoices), representing money due from its customers to a factoring company, at a discount from face value so that it does not have to wait the normal 30-45 days for its accounts receivables to be paid. In short, factoring helps a company speed up its cash flow, thereby enabling it to more readily pay its current obligations and grow. The factoring qualify is easy since only invoices are needed to sell.

Many new and growing companies have trouble obtaining traditional bank financing due to their length of time in business, profitability or financial strength. Factoring allows these companies to convert their accounts receivables into instant cash. Once you have delivered your product or service and generated an approved invoice, you can get your money in as little as 24 hrs. Factoring can help a company stay current with its vendors and other financial obligations such as payroll and taxes.

Other types of financing generally require two years in business and showing a profit. Factoring does not have this limitation. Young, growing companies or those with tax liens and even bankruptcy can still qualify for accounts receivables purchasing lines.