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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 funding options. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 28, 2019

Funding Business Cash Flow Needs In Canada









Working Capital Loans & Asset Based Lending & Merchant Cash Advance Solutions Do The Trick





Information on Funding Options For Business Cash Flow Needs Via Alternative Finance Solutions






How Does A Business fund it's cash flow needs ? There isn't a day these days when we don’t meet or talk to a small business client who is having cash flow funding challenges. Several solutions in the alternative finance area are becoming increasingly popular . These include short term working capital loans, long term loans of the same nature, merchant cash advances , and asset based lines of credit .

With the right partner firm we have found this type of financing to be a solid interim solution for cash flow financing and working capital. Let’s look at how this type of financing helps our clients achieve working capital success and why it might be right for your firm.

Short Term Working Capital Loans


You can call it non traditional or alternative, but quite frankly its becoming more popular everyday and thousands of businesses are taking advantage of this type of business cash flow funding . The success of short term working capital advances finance always seems to come back to the issue of your business not being able to secure working capital financing from what we call our traditional sources, i.e. banks, finance firms.

And the reality around this type of financing is that it is quick and easy, and , more remarkably, often unsecured , depending solely on your ability to generate sales based on historical performance and projected profits . Even though the government continues to encourage banks to pay more attention to small business financing the reality is that traditional financing is 99.9% of the time secured via collateral, personal net worth’s, strong personal credit scores of the owners, and generally stable financial performance from a historical perspective.

The above is all well and good, but tends to eliminate the hundreds of clients we meet who have real business challenges and can’t meet some or all of the aforementioned lending criteria.

So how does this type of financing work. You may have heard of the business financing known as factoring. This, in a nutshell, is the financing of your receivables as you generate them. - I.e. same day cash for sales you make. However, thousands of firms, perhaps yours, have a major revenue component made up of cash and credit card sales, and you still need financing for the same reasons: purchasing inventory, reducing payables, making loan payments, etc.

That’s where short term working capital loans come in - in essence you receive cash today for future credit and cash sales , but the formula is based on your historical and current sales revenues.

Isn’t this risky for the lender, asks our clients? That may or may not be... but the reality is that if your firm, as an example , can demonstrate via bank statements or credit card sale stats that you have solid sales then the working capital lender is prepared to advance you funds today for a percentage of those future sales . A quick example is that you could receive , again, as an example, an $80,000 cash flow loan today and repay it, by agreement, with , for example, 20% of all future cash or credit sales . You are receiving cash today, allowing you to fuel further growth in sales and profits.

These loans typically are 1-2 years in length . Longer terms are available, with better rates, for businesses with fairly decent financials and who can evidence current positive cash flow.

Working capital via asset based lines of credit are a more robust solution for firms that have assets . These non bank credit lines margin your inventory, receivables and equipment into one borrowing line that fluctuates with your needs and cash flow .

If you are looking for the right way to fund short term or longer term cash flow and working capital needs speak to a trusted, credible, and experienced Canadian business financing advisor with a track record of business finance success. Find out how your company can benefit from innovative and valuable cash flow financing.


7 Park Acvenue Financial:

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

Direct Line = 416 319 5769


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.





Saturday, September 28, 2019

Do You Know Your Business Finance Alternatives ? Alternative Funding Options To The Rescue !












Improving Business Finance Alternatives






Business finance alternatives actually depend on one key thing . Know what that is ? It comes down to knowing where your company is at re it's stage of growth. That's a long spectrum as financing alternatives start way back to business start up , and go all the way to mature businesses who have stopped growing and might be generating all the cash they need.

In some cases company might be challenged and undergoing financial stress re debt load, lack of cash flow, etc . That's why it's important to know your options while understanding where in the journey to business financial health your firm stands.

Bottom line - there are business financing alternatives! Many firms find themselves in a position that yields a double edged sword - they are growing too fast, business feels good, but.. they are constantly out of cash. One of the most common solutions to that problem is asset based lending , which typically means considering the move to non bank asset based lending solutions . And there are several of them - They include:



Non bank business lines of credit

 

Basic A/R or Inventory Finance

 

Purchase Order Funding

 

Tax Credit Finance

 

Sale Leaseback

 

Short term unsecured working capital loans

 

Term Loans ( Cash Flow Based )


As you can see, there is a lot of flexibility in mixing and matching alternative financing solutions.

Naturally the conundrum faced by many business owners and financial mgrs is even more simple - they don't know where to go or who to talk to for assistance in evaluation financing solutions. They are busy running their company , and aren't dialoguing with lenders at either banks or commercial finance companies !

That's of course the reason why companies can benefit from a business financing advisor - they are guaranteed to understand the full spectrum of alternative business funding . Suddenly they can see answers to challenges such as taking on major new contracts or having the ability to offer clients extended payment terms.

A company experiencing severe financial stress can also utilize a trusted, credible and experienced Canadian business financing advisor to see the way out via a restructuring and refinancing process.

Businesses that are start up in nature, or who are in the process of generating their first revenues can benefit from non traditional funding sources also - Solutions such as Govt Guaranteed Small Business Loans, Equipment Financing, etc are tried and true solutions for start ups.


Looking For An Expert In Business Finance Alternatives ?



Seek out and speak to a trusted, credible and experienced Canadian business financing advisor with a track record who can assist you with your business funding needs.




7 Park Avenue Financial :

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

Direct Line = 416 319 5769


Email = sprokop@7parkavenuefinancial.com

http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com

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7 Park Avenue Financial provides value added financing consultation for small and medium sized businesses in the area of cash flow , working capital , and debt financing .



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, September 30, 2015

Business Financing In Canada : Sensible Loans And Funding Options That Work





You Can’t Handle The Truth ! Or Can You? How Much Debt & Financing Do You Really Need
















OVERVIEW – Information on business financing in Canada . The right funding options and loans will determine financial success. Here is why.. and how










Business financing needs in Canada often raises the question “How much debt can my business handle?". Loans come with fixed payment obligations and other funding options also come with other challenges such as collateral, covenants, personal guarantees, etc. Those outside restrictions alone will often determine the amount of financing you are eligible for. Let's dig in.

While every business owner/financial mgr appreciates a lender who understands their business and industry access to that quality is never guaranteed. While it's true an eligible business can ' load up ' on financing to the point where it's ' unhealthy' for the business in many cases it's your bank or commercial finance company that will set a cap .

The issue of ' how much ' is also an interesting one because different industries have different financial characteristics. For example lenders and financial analysts feel most mfg. companies can carry twice as much debt as their owner equity while finance firms, as an example, can have 2, 3, 4, 5 times and more debt than equity. Knowing a bit about your industry characteristics can help you therefore determine the amount and type of funding options you need.

For companies that are young or growing quickly the issue of personal guarantees is always a careful one to consider. Knowing the true value of the assets on your balance sheet is key, we assure clients that a bank or commercial finance firm will focus in on this area. Asset and liquidation values are a ' worst case' type calculation, but nonetheless important.

Remember also that debt typically comes in the form of fixed obligations such as loan payments or lease payments ; but numerous financing options available to the business owner/mgr also simply monetize or ' cash flow ' your assets - adding no additional debt to the balance sheet. Cash flow budgets are also important - business rarely travels in a straight line and peaks, valleys, and ' bulges' are common.

It's important to mention also that quite often, in fact in most cases, that no one single type of financing will solve all your business challenges. The better news though is that numerous types of loans and funding options can solve your borrowing needs. Those solutions include:

A/R Financing

Term Loans

Bank lines of credit

Non bank asset based business lines of credit

Inventory finance

Tax Credit Financing ( sr&ed )

P O Financing

Royalty/ Sales financing

Sale Leasebacks

Equipment financing

Commercial mortgage re-financing


While the solutions available are of course ' positive ' in nature it's important to remember also that it's sometimes a challenge to navigate working with 2 or more lenders.

So, can you handle the truth? If you're looking for ' sensible ' business financing seek out and speak to a trusted, credible and experienced Canadian business financing advisor who can assist you in maximizing your capital needs.


7 PARK AVENUE FINANCIAL = CANADIAN BUSINESS FINANCING EXPERTISE



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 - has completed in excess of 80 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 re: Canadian business financing & contact details :



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

Fax = 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.