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You
get
cash.
The
factoring
business
gets
your
receivables.
To do
this
for
you,
these
factoring
businesses
charge
a %
fee
from
the
receivables
they
collect.
So let's
say
that
you
need
a quick
$10,00
and
the
factoring
business
charges
a 10%
fee.
You
would
receive
$9,000
today
and
the
factoring
company
would
over
time
collect
the
$10,000
in receivables
you
assigned
to them.
Their
profit
is the
$1,000
[10%]
of the
deal.
Knowing
this
scenario,
the
factoring
business
is initially
interested
in the
ability
of your
customers
to pay
their
bills,
as well
as *your*
ability
to pay
the
factoring
company
back
if your
customers
default
on this
paper
[debt.]
So this
deal
is usually
done
'with
recourse'
which
means
that
you
guarantee
the
deals
in case
your
customers
cannot
repay
them.
This
obviously
implies
that
you
and
your
customers
should
be credit-worthy
as in
any
other
credit
scenario.
Factoring
is simply
extending
credit
in this
sense...
You
can
also
basically
look
at factoring
businesses
as extending
you
a line
of credit
because
these
companies
advance
moneys
in advance,
and
get
paid
in arrears.
So
if you
find
yourself
in need
of advance
money
to pay
your
own
bills
or whatever
other
costs
you
have,
factoring
can
be a
good
and
viable
alternative
to standard
walk-in
bank
financing
that
can
make
a lot
of sense
for
you...
There
are
a few
different
ways
to do
factoring,
but
two
to consider
are
advance
funding
for
current
purchase
orders
you
have
booked
in-house,
and
advance
funding
for
your
current
receivables
on the
books
awaiting
payment
from
your
customers.
Either
or both
are
good
sources
for
quick
funds
if you
need
this
kind
of financial
help...
So
if you
need
advance
working
capital,
short-term
bridge
financing,
or just
a few
extra
buck
to get
you
through
a dry
time
-- look
into
the
various
factoring
companies
and
factoring
businesses.
It never
hurts
to look.
So know
your
options!
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