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Cash flow is a perennial problem for many business owners especially those who provide services over products. The reason is simple: payment for services is usually made towards the end of the contract term and rarely up-front. Even payment for physical products is rarely done at the time of sale these days.

Cash flow problems plague even the most successful businesses. The lag time between the completion of a project and the point of payment can create cash shortages that hamper your ability to grow your company or capitalize on new opportunities. That’s where invoice factoring comes in.

Building business credit is tough. You have bills to pay and your suppliers, laborers, employees, or creditors don't care about the mountains you have to move in order to keep everyone paid. Traditional banks want you to have a longer track record of success, your D-U-N-S number gets you small revolving credit accounts, but no cash flow capability, and investors want a voting share in your company if they're going to inject cash. Fortunately, invoice factoring companies understand the predicament and they have a solution.

The economy is showing signs of improvement. Your business is growing. Happy customers send more customers to your door. Business can boom with more infrastructure. You want to stay competitive and flexible in the marketplace. Those happy customers will pay you. But that may take 30, 60, or up to 90 days. Yes, the money will come in…but you could sure use it NOW. Your employees deserve to be paid on time…and so do you!

It can be frustrating when your business is technically making a profit, but you still aren't able to pay your bills. Cash flow is a problem that affects developing businesses of all sizes. There are a few options open to a company faced with a shortage of cash. Typically, when cash flow slows, businesses turn to banks and finance companies. Unfortunately, using credit to run your business is risky. It is not a long-term solution.

Luckily, there is a simple solution to this problem: invoice factoring.

Staffing agencies count on a reliable, steady cash flow. In business, solid fiscal health relies upon how quickly a customer pays for services rendered. When you’re billing multiple invoices at once, it’s easy to see how profitable the business should be.

But when your accounts receivable is waiting…and waiting…on payments, your cash flow comes to halt.Theoretically, your company should be making money. Realistically, it can’t. Not unless clients actually pay their invoices.

That’s where invoice factoring comes into play.

Trucking companies often run into funding problems that limit their growth. The problem isn't the business; it's the nature of the business. There is a major disconnect between services rendered and payment for those services. It can take up to 90 days to get paid for services you provided upfront.

We get it. You need your funds now. You need to keep your business