Having won a state contract with the Department of Natural Resources, a contractor whose business had slowed down was suddenly confronted with a good problem: Contracts. The only tough part was that his bank lines had been curtailed with the economic slow down meaning, he was challenged to fulfill and perform with no working capital. [...]
Archive for July 2010
Deal of the Month: Contract Mobilization: A Story of True Grit
Jul 29th, 2010 | By Ernie Brown | Category: Deal of the Month, Loans, Money $marts Food For ThoughtDeal of the Month: When A Time Comes for Everyone to Work Together …
Jul 29th, 2010 | By Ernie Brown | Category: Deal of the MonthA problem? No! Although he called us in a panic we got the additional funds approved on the spot and paid off the old note with a restructured agreement! This story continues. With his loan set up with what is called a ‘balloon payment’ (this means that at the end of a period of time [...]
How Our Existing Economic Environment Requires Creative Resources …
Jul 29th, 2010 | By Ernie Brown | Category: UncategorizedThe call was a tough one: Our client had a written contract with open terms stating that they would have 45 days to pay their bill – end – but on the Friday before the Monday that the product needed to ship our client received a call and the supplier demanded 50% up front or [...]
Invoice Factoring: Is your factor solving your problem or just selling you money?
Jul 29th, 2010 | By Ernie Brown | Category: UncategorizedCan you imagine a factoring company setting up a contract with your company knowing full well that your customers are not going to pay you in time and too that this is going to put you and your company in financial duress? If you know of this having happened please share it with other here [...]
Working Capital Made Easy: When Funders and Lenders Work Together
Jul 26th, 2010 | By Ernie Brown | Category: UncategorizedWhen their bank and several other funders turned them down, a growing clothing manufacturer in New England was referred to us. We worked out an alliance with their bank that allowed us to complement the existing bank loan and credit line, enabling this company continued growth. Why is this an important success story? First off: [...]