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Information on the benefits of commercial equipment lease financing in Canada
Let's focus on why a commercial equipment lease provides your firm with some of the best financing benefits and alternatives. In order to be successful in financing equipment it is important to know several key things - we can summarize those in a few critical categories:
- Understanding what lease company is the best fit for your firm
- Focusing on what benefits are important to you in an asset acquisition
- You must have the ability to de-mystify lease pricing and rates and structures to ensure you are getting a competitive market rate and structure
When you make the equipment asset purchase decision you are always faced with what is known as the ' lease vs. buy ' scenario. We don’t intend to make out information shared here an accounting lesson, but either using a lease vs. buy calculator or template, or, even better, speaking to your accountant you can easily come up with a rudimentary analysis of what the best financing option is . If it is lease financing then you are ready to move forward.
We talked about our critical point # 1 - which is simply to understand who your best lessor might be. The factors that determine this might seem like common sense - they are: The type of asset you are acquiring, the dollar value of the asset, and the overall credit quality of your firm you are in a position to focus on the firms that finance this type of asset.
The good news is that there are hundreds of lease financing sources in Canada - the flip side of that coin is that you might not have the time to invest in speaking to 100 different firms.
In most cases in makes a lot of sense to seek out the service of a lease financing expert who will be in a position to source the optimal funding as well as the best rate, term, and structure.
We advise all clients that, if they can, they should try and determine if the manufacturer provides financing - this is known as ‘captive ' financing and 99% of the time is your best deal - and fastest approval . That’s simply because the mfr. finance arm is incented to move product, as well as earn some income on the financing of course!
We talked in point # 2 about focusing on benefits - Leasing has numerous benefits. It would be rare that every benefit applies to every firm - so we recommend to clients that they outline what is most important to them with respect to the financing of this asset - those considerations might be a lease to own financing, or in some cases, an ' operating lease, which is akin to a short term rental, although a typical operating lease might range between 2-3 years in duration. The benefit of that type of financing is simply that your benefit from the use of the asset, not the ownership of it, and profiting through use of the asset is what it’s all about in business.
We tell clients that we aren’t necessarily overly proud of the way the industry sometimes confuses customers with a myriad of terminology and options, these includes references to FM, skip payments,
First and last, full payout, bargain purchase option, etc.
The most important piece of advice we can give a client is simply that by properly positioning their current financial position, demonstrating profit through use of the asset, and knowing whats important to them re payments, approval, lease term, etc should in fact allow them to maintain a control position in any lease financing negotiation.
Be an informed lessee in your search for a commercial equipment lease, understand that the market is competitive and people do want your business, and focus in on what financing equipment benefits work best for your firms sales and profit prospects.
7 Park Avenue Financial :
2910 South Sheridan Way
Suite 301
Oakville, Ontario
L6J 7J8
Direct Line = 416 319 5769
Office = 905 829 2653
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 '
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.
Stan Prokop
