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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 lease financing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lease financing. Show all posts

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Give Me Ten Reasons Why My Firm Should Consider Lease Financing!














Equipment lease financing is an alternative choice for firms who wish to acquire capital equipment and other assets. Typically the other two methods to acquire such assets are either a cash purchase, or a loan of some sorts, usually via a bank.

The lease financing solution can frequently offer significant cost savings to the borrower, know as the 'lessee'. However, this is not just an expense strategy; there are numerous other reasons why this type of financing should be considered.

As an example, a lease transaction that requires only a low down payment might assist the company who has a lot of working capital tied up in receivables and inventory. Receivables and inventory typically represent the largest components of a company's working capital.

If a customer chooses to purchase the equipment instead they are in effect giving up certain key rights they have in a lease - for example, upgrading equipment, early cancellations, etc.

Normally when a customer considers either a lease or buy decision the business owner or financial manager would prefer to focus on ' hard dollar ' savings; while this is optimal of course many of the benefits of leasing in effect are intangible and should still be considered as part of the acquisition strategy. Let's look at some of those intangible benefits.

1. Credit Power - many lease firms have less restrictive credit qualifications than banks or other financial institutions. This is more so the case when the lessor is actually the manufacturer of the equipment!

2. Final Disposition - the company avoids having to dispose of the assets at the end of the term of the lease

3.
Timing is everything - Lease approvals tend to be faster to obtain than a loan or bank type financing

4. Payment alternatives - many lessor allow skipped payments, seasonal payments and structured payments - example: A snow plough operator might request lower payments in summer when business is slow, etc

5.
Bank lines untouched - in the current economic and banking environment businesses find it more difficult to access, or even maintain their bank lines - leasing leaves those lines untouched

.6 Budget issues - Leasing eliminates one the of largest obstacles to a customers ability to acquire equipment - the cost of the machine. Many firms have budget issues and the lease strategy allows them to in some ways circumvent that strategy and pay the lease through an operating budget, not a capex budget

7. When a customer is concerned about warranties or maintenance of the equipment he has significant leverage, via payments, to influence a high level of service from the manufacturer or lessor.

8. Use of asset - if a customer over uses an asset he does not necessarily have to reimburse the lessor

9. Down payment - Leasing requires only a small down payment

10. Balance Sheet optics - Properly structured leases can have the effect of enhancing the customer's balance sheet as the liability does not appear on the balance sheet - Customers want to use equipment to generate profits, they don't necessarily want to own it.

In summary, yes the business owner and manager would prefer a hard dollar evaluation of any asset acquisition, but we have shown that there are many intangibles to consider also, many of which could benefit the firm in a number of ways and have a significant impact on their business growth, financing, and profit.

Stan Prokop is founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial - http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com The company originates business financing for Canadian companies,specializing in working capital, cash flow, and asset based financing. In business 6 years the company has completed in excess of 45 Million $ of financing for companies of all size. For info on Canadian business financing and contact details see: http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com/toronto_ontario_equipment_financing.html



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.



















Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Stan_Prokop/432698


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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Commercial and Industrial Equipment Leasing Solutions















The Reviews Are In ! Commercial industrial equipment leasing solutions are a great way to grow your business
and conserve working capital
It's cash flow managment 101!




Information on the benefits of commercial industrial equipment leasing solutions in Canada . The ability to finance assets properly is key to business success




Canadian business benefits from commercial leasing and industrial equipment leasing when it comes to asset acquisitions for growth and profits.

As a small or medium sized business owner in Canada you do not want to deplete your cash resources. We would point out that larger , even public corporations in Canada have that same pressure, because when they report to shareholders the focus of their investors and shareholders is often cash flow growth and preservation .

Business owners and financial managers in Canada look to lease financing as an alternative to taking on bank term debt. Canadian chartered banks do not provide lease financing; they structure your asset acquisitions as loans which supplement your existing borrowing arrangements with the bank.

Quite often , as with any asset acquisition , its all about the monthly payment and more often than not you will find that the lease financing solution provides you with the lowest monthly payment , and in many cases you can arrange that payment to reflect your actual working capital situation – i.e. seasonal payments, skip payments, quarterly payments ( if desired ) etc. That is true flexibility.


Most lease financing solutions in Canada are at a fixed rate, but in some cases variable rates are also offered.

When clients ask us what are some of the major challenges or pitfalls of equipment leasing and financing we advise them that questions can be answered in a very simple manner - business owners need to focus on which benefits of lease equipment financing appeal to them and then work with a partner who can deliver optimal rates, terms and structures based on your firms overall credit quality.

The challenge for Canadian business is working thru the plethora of hundreds of equipment finance firms, many of which may not be suited to your type of asset acquisition and your firms overall credit quality. In Canada rates on equipment leases depend on the size the of the asset, the financial strength of the leasing company (they borrow money too!) and the overall credit quality of your firm. Leasing when it comes to pure interest rate focuses on your ability to generate future cash flows to make the monthly payment.


Thousands of leases are written every year in Canada for commercial, industrial and construction equipment when the historical cash flow of a customer does not necessarily reflect the future ability to pay. In that case the lease becomes what is known as ‘structured ‘, which simply means that a down payment might be required, the term of the lease might be shortened, and in some cases some additional collateral might be required Lease firms are in business to write leases, so usually every effort is made to complete a transaction that makes sense for all parties.


We advise customers to work with a credible, experience and trusted advisor in this area who can help your firm navigate the occasionally complex world of equipment financing in Canada. When you are successful you will have benefited from one of the great financing strategies of Canadian business - improved cash flow, prompt approvals, flexible payments and potential tax and accounting benefits. Those are great reasons to lease finance your assets.






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.


















Thursday, October 12, 2017

Should My Company Lease Or Buy Long Term Assets?










Most business owners and financial managers realize they can either purchase fixed assets out of equity, or finance those same assets on a long term lease.

Business owners need to focus heavily on the use of the asset. Any company that acquires assets has either a long term view of the asset or a short term view. Lease financing is an excellent method of financing long term assets.

From the company perspective a long term lease on the asset - typically 3-5 years, and sometimes longer, is simply a method of purchasing the equipment via a ' loan '. The company simply decides on which asset or assets they wish to acquire, and then negotiates a price with the vendor or manufacturer. Typically the company is either dealing with the vendor/mfr. or the captive finance firm related to that manufacturer.

Business owners are barraged with claims that ' leasing provides 100% financing ' or that it ' conserves capital '. More sophisticated business owners and financial executives know that long term leasing is in fact a solid mechanism for tax avoidance. Some people maintain that if corporate taxes disappeared long term leasing would disappear!

When a firm arranges leasing it of course uses the equipment, and makes fixed payments on that equipment. Business owners focus more often than not on ' using equipment ', not owning equipment. The user can though structure leases allowing them to purchase the equipment at end of term.

If a customer does not wish to acquire assets over a long length of time, and if those assets have a shorter useful economic life than a firm should consider an ' operating lease '. The company has the right to cancel the lease at the end of term, return the asset, etc. In long term asset financing the transaction cannot be cancelled.

If a firm utilized a purchase strategy for long term assets then the funds for those purchases come from equity shareholders. The company uses the asset, and it owns the asset. Many customers have a philosophy of ' pride of ownership ' and have long term histories of acquiring assets under a purchase strategy. If the company is properly funded this is of course an entirely viable option.

We would point out further that if the financial markets were ' perfect ' ( they are not!) the advantages of leasing would diminish. In that case the company would not have to consider legal costs, brokerage costs, and other miscellaneous fees. Leasing matters because there are no perfect markets - advantages gained by the lessee are at the expense of the lessor, and each company has a unique credit and risk profile.

In summary, each company has a unique financial structure and acquisition philosophy around financing and asset acquisition. Owners and managers must consider the optimal financing strategy for long term assets that best suits overall corporate needs.

Stan Prokop is founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial - http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com The company originates business financing for Canadian companies,specializing in working capital, cash flow, and asset based financing. In business 6 years the company has completed in excess of 45 Million $ of financing for companies of all size. For info on Canadian business financing and contact details see:

http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com/toronto_ontario_equipment_financing.html


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.




















Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Stan_Prokop/432698


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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Lease Financing Canada – Canadian Asset Financing Solutions










A Little Education In Financing Business Assets Goes A Long Way





Information on lease financing in Canada . Solid asset finance strategies for your business are key to competitive long term success






Lease financing in Canada is the acquiring of use of assets such as machinery, vehicles, and computers. Most Canadian business owners and financial managers have recognized for years that this type of financing is a great way to avoid large investments of capital in equipment. You use and profit from the equipment, but the lease finance firm owns the asset for the interim period of the lease.


Canadian business has almost unlimited choice in what can be leased. We advise clients that their only challenge in equipment financing is simply to ensure they have structured the right lease with the right finance partner that offers superior rates, terms, and structures.


Most of the advantages to leasing in Canada are already know to Canadian business owners:


fixed lower monthly payments

certain tax advantages

preservation of working capital

staying competitive by utilizing and acquiring more up to date technologies for your plant or office needs

lease payments are expensed and if structured properly do not significantly impact your balance sheet


Naturally there is no ‘ perfect ‘ solution in business financing for all firms for all the time – In certain circumstances you might end up paying a bit more for the asset over time, also, most lease payments, as we noted are fixed, and if you used a loan strategy you might have access to variable rates .


Although most Canadian business owners utilize a lease to own strategy in general you should always be focusing on matching the term of the lease with the useful life of the asset.


We can’t over emphasize that each customer has unique needs and may benefit more from certain of the key benefits of leasing depending on their overall business model and financial structure.


Rates in leasing are important, but at the same time the ‘rate ‘on the lease should not drive your over all decision to finance with any one particular firm. Flexibility, favorable buyout terms, easy to understand documentation, and prompt credit approval are all key factors in equipment financing.

Overall credit quality of your firm is also a key factor in Equipment financing in Canada. We can categorically state that lease financing is utilized by start ups to the largest corporations in Canada. Therefore approvals for equipment financing are focused on the general over all credit quality of your company, and in the case of small business, the credit attributes of yourself as a business owner.


In Canada the players in lease financing are: Banks, Equipment Dealers, Independent finance companies, captive finance companies, and lease financing specialist with a wide access to the market.

In summary, lease financing is a solid strategy for equipment acquisition in Canada. Canadian business owners should weigh the lease versus buy decision carefully and determine which lease benefits are most important to them. Work with a specialist in the area based on your asset type, your firm’s credit quality, and any unique issues you might have in your firm or industry. Utilize lease financing to grow and profit in today’s competitive environment.




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.





Friday, September 1, 2017

Is Lease Financing In Your Asset Acquistion Plan? It Should Be







How Much More Can You Learn About Equipment Lease Finance ? Lots!





Equipment Financing
Approvals – You are a Canadian business owner or financial manager who requires lease financing for asset acquisitions. Although a majority of leasing firms are located in the Toronto area lease financing is of course available across Canada. We encourage clients to seek out and develop a business relationship with a trusted and credible lease financing advisor.


So what is important in getting a lease approval? Unfortunately most clients tend to focus on only one thing – the interest rate. The actual accounting reality around lease financing is that the interest rate is not even a rate per se as you are utilizing the equipment but not necessarily owning it. Anyway that point alone is a discussion for another day.


Naturally the financing rate attached to the lease is important, but face reality – your rate is always going to be commensurate with your overall credit quality – if your firm has excellent financials, is profitable, has good cash flow, is growing and is in a good industry sector we can assure you that you will always have a competitive rate within a ¼ point or so.


The lease credit decision actually plays a large part of the entire lease financing approval cycle. Factors that determine your overall final approval are as follows:


Overall credit quality of your firm
– ( key factors include your balance sheet, are you profitable, years in business, and amount of financing requested

Type of asset you are financing

Dollar size of transaction

Special structuring requests


Traditional lease financing focuses on your ability to demonstrate you can make the payments – no surprise there of course. But how does your lease firm make that decision. Fortunately or unfortunately it’s a very mechanical decision – it’s a case of taking your cash flow from your financials - i.e. net income and depreciation combined together, and determining if that cash flow supports on an annual basis the next 12 months of payments .So there, we have just shown you how you can influence and present your cash flow repayment ability.


In many cases, certainly in the current more challenging business environment your financials might not be in a position to meet these cash flow calculations. That is where extra skill on your behalf (but more probably and properly achieved with a leasing advisor) is required to present what I have called ‘the weight of evidence ‘that you can make those payments and are worthy of an approval. Additional factors might include some potential restructuring of the lease term – i.e. a shorter term, or accelerate payments . Although many firms stress leasing as 100% financing the reality is that for the transaction to work for yourself and the lessor you should be expected to offer up a 10- 15% (sometimes more) down payment.


Typical other factors to be taken into consideration are your payment experience reports at a Commercial Credit bureau or Dun and Bradstreet, and miscellaneous factors such as years in business, cyclicality of your industry etc. In some cases offering up some additional equipment that isn’t financed as collateral will get you to the goal line.


In summary, lease financing approvals in Canada is a bit of both an art and a science .A proper presentation of your ‘weight of evidence ‘around your ability to pay should ensure you receive a satisfactory rate, term, and structure. And remember, it’s not always about the rate – pick a solid lease partner and work towards a long term relationship which will pay off ten fold over time relative to your lease financing needs.


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.



Monday, August 21, 2017

Equipment Financing is The Best Asset Acquistion Strategy You Will Find For Growing Your Business













Asset Financing Via The Equipment Lease Finance Solution - Almost As Exciting As A Solar Eclipse ?


Information on why equipment leasing continues to be a solid asset acquisition strategy in Canada. Tips of the various benefits of lease financing and its various forms of flexibility


Equipment leasing in Canada is a trusted and well worn way to acquire assets for your Canadian business. Leasing has always been popular in Canada – it continued to be a dominant method of equipment acquisition during the 2008-2009 economic woes because it was an alternative form of financing to many traditional areas of business financing that had temporarily dried up, or in some cases ‘ disappeared ‘!



We can’t think of any business asset that can’t be financed via leasing. It goes without saying that your firm has to demonstrate the ability to pay for that asset over the period of the lease. In many case acquisition of assets through lease financing is part of a long term strategy for Canadian business owners and financial managers who wish to ensure they have productive, up to date assets that are being acquired at the lowest cost method, including flexibility that often comes with lease financing.



What is that flexibility?
It comes in various forms – some of the basics are flexible payment arrangements, a term in the lease that meets your firms anticipated use of the asset, and, probably as important as anything, a lower cash outlay for the acquisition of the asset.



As bank lines and term loan facilities in Canada tightened up a lease financing strategy become ‘job one ‘for many Canadian firms who wished to continue to remain competitive within their industry. As analysts and bankers focused on a company’s ability to generate cash and working capital leasing became a tool that allowed them to do that. Cash flow is probably better used to allow your firm to build up receivables, inventories and generate profits from same.



When clients share their stores about equipment financing one of the key points they continue to make is that lease financing is simply easier to arrange and get approved. That is true for a variety of reasons, but simply speaking it’s that lease firms are in one business only, they know their collateral, and they are focused on optimizing rates, terms and structures that work for themselves and the customer. A large amount of emphasis is always placed on collateral, while a similar application at your bank or term lender might focus more on overall balance sheet and income statement health.



That is simply why in many cases Canadian business owners and financial managers should assume that a decline from a bank or term lender will mean the same from an equipment financing firm. In some , perhaps most cases leasing actual overall interest rate will be higher than a bank or term lender, but cash outlay, credit covenant restrictions, and flexibility structure make that higher rate generally worth it !



If you speak to your account or lease advisor you will also find there are a number of balance sheet, income statement and tax advantages to leasing equipment. We find that each firm wants to maximize those benefits but some are more important than others. More sophisticated and larger firms tend to gravitate toward operating leases – in this case transaction tend to be larger, the debt on the transaction is not on the balance sheet, and the company has the right to return, upgrade, or purchase for fair market value the equipment at end of term . That is true flexibility!



Your firm should always consider a lease financing strategy when your asset acquisitions involve technology. That technology is changing and your ability to buy the best, newest, as and when you need it is why lease financing is such a driver in technology asset acquisitions. Those assets tend to be computers, medical equipment, etc.



Down payments are often required in leasing, but they tend to be minimal – 10% is a common number, and that certainly beats an outlay of valuable cash and working capital of 100!



The main challenge and focus of your firm should be to ensure you, or your trusted lease financing advisor position your application properly. That involves a solid identification of who your firm is, what asset you wish tot acquire, the structure desired, and most importantly, the ability to show that the weight of evidences suggests you can pay for the asset over the desired term. Solid financial statement presentation is key. Working with credible lease advisors and lease firms is also key – fostering a long term relationship in that area will reap many benefits over the years.



In summary, equipment leasing in Canada provides a multitude of solutions for asset acquisition. It’s a direct way of acquisition without utilizing your bank and term loan credit lines. Flexibility is key in leasing, and you should focus on which benefits and structures work best for your firm as every company and industry has different business models and challenges.




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.