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Thanks for dropping in for some hopefully great business info and on occasion some hopefully not too sarcastic comments on the state of Business Financing in Canada and what we are doing about it !

In 2004 I founded 7 PARK AVENUE FINANCIAL. At that time I had spent all my working life, at that time - Over 30 years in Commercial credit and lending and Canadian business financing. I believe the commercial lending landscape has drastically changed in Canada. I believe a void exists for business owners and finance managers for companies, large and small who want service, creativity, and alternatives.

Every day we strive to consistently deliver business financing that you feel meets the needs of your business. If you believe as we do that financing solutions and alternatives exist for your firm we want to talk to you. Our purpose is simple: we want to deliver the best business finance solutions for your company.



Showing posts with label asset acquisition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asset acquisition. Show all posts

Friday, June 1, 2018

How To Master Equipment & Asset Acquistions For Your Business















Equipment / New Asset Needs ? Cash Flow Pressures? Welcome To Plan B !


Information on equipment leasing and financing in Canada . Business leasing allows Canadian business owners to adopt solid financial strategies to maximize asset acquisition and reduce cost and conserve cash flow





Its official - your company is on the road to recovery in the Canadian business landscape. So how can you use equipment leasing and financing as a new economy strategy? Let’s share some tools and strategies for Canadian business owners and managers, allowing you to maximize business leasing dollar benefits.

The economic havoc that wrought business financing tension in 2008-2009 appears behind us. However, the cost of, and access to credit remain two key issues in Canadian business financing.

Equipment leasing allows you plan carefully for growth. Think of all the uncertainties you have in either replacing or purchasing a new asset. Those key uncertainties are things such as cost of the asset, the obsolescence issue, concerns around asset acquisition negatively impacting your working capital, as well as competitive pressure.

Any of those issues might seem insurmountable if you didn’t have a business leasing alternative for asset acquisition.

Many companies in Canada have not thoroughly investigated the use of operating leases as a business leasing and financing strategy. This strategy alone can give you a triple weapon to beat the cost of assets, the cost of financing, and, as we noted, that pesky ' obsolescence ' issue.

So how does the owner of CFO implement such a strategy? We're the first to admit it works best on technology related assets, i.e. computers, telecom, etc. Let your Canadian equipment leasing company take the risk by your careful creation of an operating lease. This transaction is very powerful... why? .. simply because your payments are lower, your monthly rentals are fixed , the overall cost to finance a depreciating asset is less, and last, but not lease, it you who make the call at the end of the lease term on owning, returning, or extending your transaction !

It should be obvious to any business owner or CFO that you can’t break through and business financing barrier if you don’t know who you are dealing with. There are tens, hundreds actually of business leasing firms in Canada.

Want to waste a lot of your valuable time? If you do then don’t investigate the type and size and credit criteria of the lease firm you are dealing with. That’s not our recommendation however! What you want to do is ensure your asset and your financial situation is matched with a firm that perfectly suits your equipment leasing needs. So that can be a small ticket item, a complex technology strategy, or a used piece of heavy construction equipment. Bottom line; know you lessor re asset type, credit criteria, and flexibility re structuring.

Hers a simple breakthrough strategy - simply make a list of whats important to you in your leasing financing decision - key items might be capital conservation, payment flexibility, enhanced structuring , a la off balance sheet, etc . Any one of those items, properly completed, can save you thousands of dollars on a transaction.

Business leasing is back in demand! Your competitors are for sure utilizing business leasing. Your company is unique. So whether your reasons to finance are technological, financial, convenience related, or hard core economic - (i.e. diversifying your borrowing) don't dismiss your ability to achieve breakthrough financing via equipment leasing in Canada. Speak to a trusted, credible and experienced Canadian business financing advisor for some of the best business financing advice you will ever receive on business leasing.






7 Park Avenue Financial :

South Sheridan Executive Centre
2910 South Sheridan Way
Suite 301
Oakville, Ontario
L6J 7J8



Direct Line = 416 319 5769

Office = 905 829 2653

Email = sprokop@7parkavenuefinancial.com


http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com


Business financing for Canadian Firms , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing , Equipment Leasing , franchise finance and Cdn. Tax Credit Finance . Founded 2004 - Completed in excess of 100 Million $ of financing for Canadian corporations .



' Canadian Business Financing With The Intelligent Use Of Experience '


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stan has had a successful career with some of the world’s largest and most successful corporations.
Prior to founding 7 Park Avenue Financial in 2004 his employers over the last 25 years were, ASHLAND OIL, ( 1977-1980) DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, ( 1980-1990) ) CABLE & WIRELESS PLC,( 1991 -1993) ) AND HEWLETT PACKARD ( 1994-2004 ) He is an expert in Canadian Business Financing.

Stan has over 40 years of business and finance executive experience. He has been recognized as a credit/financial executive for three of the largest technology companies in the world; Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment and Cable & Wireless. Stan has had in depth, hands on experience in assessing and evaluating thousands of companies that are seeking financing and expansion. He has been instrumental in helping many companies progress through every phase of financing, mergers & acquisitions, sales and marketing and human resources. Stan has worked with startups and public corporations and has many times established the financial wherewithal of organizations before approving millions of dollars of financing facilities and instruments on behalf of his employers.




Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Business Financing In Canada : Leasing Finance Delivers Asset Acquisition Success




Old School or New School ? Financing the Assets you need in your business !




Information on leasing finance and equipment lease rates and approvals in the Canadian asset financing industry . Business financing includes the need for business owners/financial managers to understand their asset acquisition alternatives





Business Financing In Canada . Are you 'old school' or 'new school' when it comes to leasing finance in Canada. We've always thought there is nothing wrong when it comes to being ' old school ' sometimes when it pertains to business. (In hindsight we would have been a lot smarter in the Dot Com era!).


However, when it comes to maximizing the benefits and business financing availability for equipment lease rates and solutions we are categorically recommending a ' new school ' attitude. Let's dig in.



Trends now show that leasing assets in Canada often approaches 80% of all asset financing in Canada. So why is that the best choice? And are you too late to get into the game? We don't think so - so let’s try and prove to you how you can adopt a more positive asset acquisition strategy when it comes to acquiring your business assets. And by the way, those assets cover everything under the sun these days; including software, computers, rolling stock for your fleet, production equipment... you name it.


The key to being successful in leasing an asset in Canada your ability to have a solid understanding of the lay of the land. What does that do? It allows you to leapfrog barriers, and that’s a good thing.


And when it comes to understanding that ' lay of the land ' you really have only two options - the first being to become an expert yourself, and the other is to rely on expert guidance from an experienced business advisor - and more often than not that advice is ... FREE!


The actual ' boring ' part of lease financing in Canada might in fact be the documentation that comes with your transaction. And some lessors do a great job of keeping this area of the industry boring, and complex... stuffed with all sorts of ' legalese '. Thats why its often critical to take a bit more time on the ' terms ' conditions of any transaction, no just those equipment lease rates which often seem so all important to clients.


Just picking correctly one of the two leas options types that are available to your firm can make you quite ' new school '. And that decision is often not as hard as you think - your choice is simply a ' lease to own' strategy, or a 'lease to use ' strategy. Respectively they are called capital leases and operating leases. So when it comes to the numbers those two lease types can dramatically change monthly payment, lease obligations at end of term, tax and balance sheet treatment, etc.


When you understand your options in lease finance in Canada you clearly have the ability to become ' new school '. When you understand the many advantages of asset financing this solution becomes the de facto alternative for acquiring assets for your company.


Which School Do You Attend When It Comes To Leasing Finance ? Old School Or New School ? It’s Not Too Late To Become New School In Canadian asset finance . Speak to a trusted, credible and experienced Canadian business financing advisor who can assist you in your departure from ' old school '!




Stan Prokop
- founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial –



http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com


Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 10 years - Completed in excess of 100 Million $$ of financing for Canadian corporations . Core competancies include receivables financing, asset based lending, working capital, equipment finance, franchise finance and tax credit financing. Info & Contact Details :
http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com



7 Park Avenue Financial

South Sheridan Executive Centre
2910 South Sheridan Way
Suite 301
Oakville, Ontario
L6J 7J8


Direct Line = 416 319 5769

Office
= 905 829 2653


Email = sprokop@7parkavenuefinancial.com


' Canadian Business Financing with the intelligent use of experience '


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stan has had a successful career with some of the world’s largest and most successful corporations.
Prior to founding 7 Park Avenue Financial in 2004 his employers over the last 25 years were, ASHLAND OIL, ( 1977-1980) DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, ( 1980-1990) ) CABLE & WIRELESS PLC,( 1991 -1993) ) AND HEWLETT PACKARD ( 1994-2004 ) He is an expert in Canadian Business Financing.

Stan has over 40 years of business and finance executive experience. He has been recognized as a credit/financial executive for three of the largest technology companies in the world; Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment and Cable & Wireless. Stan has had in depth, hands on experience in assessing and evaluating thousands of companies that are seeking financing and expansion. He has been instrumental in helping many companies progress through every phase of financing, mergers & acquisitions, sales and marketing and human resources. Stan has worked with startups and public corporations and has many times established the financial wherewithal of organizations before approving millions of dollars of financing facilities and instruments on behalf of his employers.