WELCOME !

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.



Sunday, March 26, 2017

Business Inventory Financing Challenges : Here’s Something Different To Consider Around How You Finance Inventory









In Trouble With Inventory Financing Challenges – Here’s One Solution!





OVERVIEW – Information on inventory financing in Canada. The ability to monetize and cash for your inventories is key to working capital and cash flow success. Here's one way to consider the inventory finance conundrum




Business inventory financing has us feeling a bit sorry for your company. Why? Your firm is not in the service industry. Those that are in fact are the lucky ones with respect to inventory financing - there is no inventory! Unlike your business, which produces goods and carries inventory to meet customer order needs your services firms have no storage requirements! Let's dig in.

Depending on the size of the inventory component on your balance sheet financing for that asset is often, if not always, vital. Financing via bank credit lines for the inventory component of your balance sheet is always difficult, if not in some cases impossible.

Most business owners and financial managers know that of your two major current assets ( receivables and inventory ) that banks prefer receivable , aka a/r financing . It's not hard to understand the challenges around financing inventories - i.e. raw materials, work in process, finished goods, etc. The reality is that every business is unique.

So how do you finance your inventory, and what are the requirements to get such a facility in place?


Inventory financing in Canada is most often financed under an ABL facility. What's ABL? The acronym stands for asset based lending, and is a specialized type of financing that is mostly carried out by non bank institutions. Facility sizes tend to range from 250k and up, as it is not really economical for all parties (you and the lender) for finance amounts much under that.
Your ability to control, report, and purchase inventory most economically are key drivers in an inventory financing decision made by your inventory financier. Your ability to monitor, stock, and produce and bill and collect are the basic requirements for an inventory financing facility.


We would point out that in many cases this facility also includes a receivable component, because, as we all known, inventory flows into a receivable which flows into ... dare we say it... cash! That whole journey is called the business operating cycle by the way.

If you are unable to finance your inventory properly you can very easily get into what can best be describe as a ' cash trap '- and that's not a good trap to be in. Typically each one thousand dollars of inventory on hand can cost you between 150 and 250 dollars per year when you take into account some obvious and not so obvious factors such as financing costs, storage, handling, insurance, and deterioration of the inventory which by its necessity forces you to do an asset write down .
The irony is of course that you can have too much inventory or too little, it's a balancing act - often solved by Just In Time inventory mgmt solutions.

When you arrange inventory financing you want to ensure you have reasonable levels of product - so you need to focus on both financing cost and order costs.

If you have inventory financing fast efficient turns are potentially more possible and you annual carrying costs can be dramatically reduced- don't forget that the cash you invest in inventory could be put to work elsewhere and in many cases earn, for example, at least 12% more in profits. That's a very typical number for a manufacturer.
Financing inventory is a challenge - you want to be able to take advantage of volume discounts, but at the same time limit your investment in inventory while satisfying customer order needs. That's a real teeter totter don't you think?!


Speak to a trusted, credible and experienced business financing advisor who can guide you through inventory financing in a manner that supports your business and industry. Beating the inventory financing challenge is a solid financial accomplishment for long term growth.


Stan Prokop - founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial –
Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 13 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.











Thursday, March 23, 2017

Cash Flow Financing Challenges? Time To Reinvent Working Capital Financing Without Making Costly Mistakes










Looking to Avoid Major Business Financing Blunders ? Here is how !

OVERVIEW – Information on cash flow financing solutions in Canada . Working capital solutions come from external borrowing, monetizing your assets, and more efficient running of your business - Here is why, and how




Cash flow financing often brings business owners & financial mgrs into the world of ... mistakes! As business owners we all make them at some point - So we're talking about wrong choices in working capital financing and how the right types of cash flow financing can turn adversity into opportunity for growth and profits. Let's dig in.

All Canadian businesses need working capital, permanently, or, as is often common, on a ' bulge' basis from time to time. In essence you are financing your operating cycle, and most business owners intuitively know their industry has a unique cycle - that being simply the time it takes for a dollar to flow through inventory, A/R, and back to cash. That can be a long journey!



Is your company large? Established? Congrats of course - you probably have a better chance of seeking what people refer to as ' traditional' forms of financing. Quite frankly we're not sure anymore what traditional means, as the lines are getting blurred between what some consider as nontraditional working capital financing. If you don't know it already alternative financing is on a major upswing in Canada.


Maybe we're hanging around with the wrong crowd, but we seem to meet more and more clients that are unable to access capital for growth and development. They seek to enhance working capital in a variety of methods. Those include:


Receivable Financing/Factoring/Confidential Cash Flow Finance

P O Financing

Non bank asset based lines of credit

Sale leaseback bridge loans

SR&ED Tax credit loans

All of these are great ' nontraditional' solutions for working capital and cash flow
Bottom line? Focus on liquidity, so if you have positive working capital as calculated by the text books (current assets - current liabilities) you must therefore monetize those assets into the ' cash is king ' model.


The harsh reality is that as your textbook calculation of working capital goes up your actual cash flow is negative , given that your firms ' money ' is tied up in inventory and receivables which seem to be collected more slowly every year in our opinion and those of our clients .

Naturally if you are able to be paid in cash at time of sale, of if inventories turn very quickly, and billed customers pay promptly ,, well suffice to say the cash flow financing pressures are eased quite a bit - but reality of business usually does not give us that luxury . Consider us jealous.

We are often amazed at how many clients we meet who are looking for proverbial ' working capital ' but are in a position of not being able to define the type of financing they think they need.

The ultimate cash flow support tool is the Chartered bank operating line of credit, but as we have hinted many business owners do not qualify for these facilities. They consider moving to either a receivable financing facility or an asset based line of credit. These come at a higher cost, but provide liquidity often 100% greater than might have been achieved previously, had they been bankable.

So what’s our take away tip here - simply that you must look beyond the rate and focus on what collateral you are providing to get the liquidity you need?

Ultimately you need to understand your particular need and choose a financing solution that provides you with the cash flow financing to meet your business needs, as well as grow your business.

Options? They abound - which many Canadian business owners and financial managers don't realize. Be they traditional or alternative, one or several of them will work for your firm. Speak to a trusted, credible and experienced Canadian business financing advisor who will put you on a clear path to the solution for working capital financing.

Stan Prokop - founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial
Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 13 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.
















Isn't Working Capital Bad For Your (Business) Health?








Understanding and measuring business capital Needs. Information on business capital and why working capital might not be what you think it is! Cash flow solutions explained. Cash flow measurement tools.


We can hear our clients now! How possibly could working capital (isn't that cash flow?) be bad for my firms financial health. Let's talk about that.






The technical financial folks define this as a very basic calculation that even the non financial business owner can do - simply deduct your current liabilities from your current assets (from your balance sheet statement) and, voila! Congratulations, you have working capital. Hopefully that number is a positive number, because when it's negative you're technically insolvent and that's a subject and solution for another day!

Anyway, our number is positive - that's good, right. Not necessarily, and that's the premise of our info we share here, because if you have positive working capital your funds are tied up in receivables, inventories and pre paid items.

It is therefore very important to understand what makes up working capital, how you can monetize or cash flow it, and most importantly, but often totally overlooked, how you can measure business capital.

The essence of measuring your working capital revolves around turnover, days sales outstanding, inventory turns, and payables days outstanding.

The good news is that you can very easily calculate and track these measurements, and we can virtually guarantee they will better assist you to understand why your investment in working capital is very much a teeter totter of good news/bad news.

Do you like to travel? Money does also, and considers how long it takes for a dollar to travel through your company. From the day you place an order, purchase product, pay for product, bill a receivable, and yes, collect that receivable that total cycle can be easily 200 days, if note more. That's a lot of travel, so you hopefully can see our premise here that your investment in your working capital accounts is not necessarily a great thing.

Your business is composed primarily of inventory, receivables, and payables, (also fixed assets). We therefore strongly suggest to clients that they understand the turnover and overall return they are getting from these key asset accounts.

You would understand your situation somewhat better if it were not for those pesky issues that you can't control - business owners and financial managers recognize them well and run into them every day. They are sales growth and decline, your fixed costs that you have to pay and manage no matter what, and any financial distress you may be experiencing from past external factors - i.e. a bad year, etc,

The holy grail of business capital and working capital financing is when you have strong controls on internal asset turnover and at the same time you have access to external working capital via bank lines, asset based lending facility, loans, grants, etc.

We constantly remind clients that if they are turning over their working capital accounts more efficiently all the time its in effect a measure of the true success of your company - think of it, you're buying things, paying supplies on time, and customers are paying you on time and ordering more goods and services. A quick tool for measuring your progress in this area is simply to take your receivables days and inventory days, subtract your payables days outstanding, and if that number is improving, or going down you are winning the 'working capital is bad for your health' premise we have presented.

As a Canadian business owner you are both granting credit and requesting credit (customers and suppliers respectfully). Understanding business capital in this manner will allow you to finance better internally and borrow via banks, finance firms, asset based lenders, etc.

Speak to a trusted, credible and experienced business financing advisor about our ' health' problem and what your tools and solutions might be for better business success.

Stan Prokop - founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial
Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 13 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.

















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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Small Business Finance Needs ? Account Receivable Financing Might Be Your Utopian Solution



Inside The Hunt For Effective Cash Flow Financing For SME Commercial Finance Needs


OVERVIEW – Information on account receivable financing in Canada . This type of working capital / cash flow financing is often the perfect solution for running and growing businesses in the SME sector



Could account receivable financing help your firm? The dramatic rise of small business financing in accounts receivable (by the way, Canada's largest corporations use this tool also - they just call it something different!) is simply a case of companies such as yours wanting to capitalize on the working capital and cash flow that is, in effect, locked up in receivables Let's dig in.

It doesn't take rocket science for any business owner of financial manager to figure out that if his or her firm has investments in receivables and inventory then those assets, typically called ' current assets' requires financing in some form! Of course you can ' self finance ' - meaning simply wait for your inventory to turn into receivables, and then wait probably even longer for A/R to turn into cash.

The downside? That potentially forces you to give up on sales opportunities and challenges the very core of your financial health, given that we all agree cash flow is king - right?

If you are fortunate enough to be financing via a Canadian chartered bank you are of course familiar with ' collateral '- our banks do a great job of explaining that to you! Why don't you use your own firm's collateral, its assets, mainly accounts receivable, and monetize that asset into cash.

Clients are often fairly clear on the benefits of account receivable financing, which is also called invoice discounting or factoring. So how does that whole process work?

One you have such a facility set up it quite frankly is one of the easiest and quickest ways to unlock cash flow and working capital on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. The power to choose your timeframes remains with yourself. And by the way, you only pay for the financing you are using. Let's get back though, to how it works.

In Canada there are two types of factoring, we'll focus on the most common one, which, by the way, isn't exactly our favorite (there is a better one) but let's keep it simple for now.

After your firm generates an invoice you submit it to your factor firm partner. That could be once invoice, several, or many or all. Funds for those invoices are wired, or sent to you, that same day into your account. Didn't you just feel your cash flow being totally unlocked and flowing?! Approximately 10% is held back as a buffer, but as soon as your client pays you get those funds back also, less what is known as a discount fee, typically between 1 and 2 %.

2% you say! Isn't that expensive for small business financing? Absolutely, positively maybe, but we actually don't think it is. That is because all in rates from your bank when you total up all the fees, services, standby fees etc often total to a range a lot higher than you might think.

And furthermore, if you take the huge amount of cash you just receive and use it to purchase more efficiently, or takes discounts on supplier invoice payments you make your total cost of capital goes down . And, another point, if you are in a competitive environment, (who isn't) does your ability to have unlimited cash flow put you steps ahead of your competition? We think it does.

There are a number of ways to finance your business. If your firm has A/R assets and you are challenged by the timing in which money flows through your business then consider the benefits of account receivable financing. Speak to a trusted, credible, and experienced business advisor on this popular financing tool for small business financing in Canada.



Stan Prokop - founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial –
Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 13 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.


Monday, March 20, 2017

Equipment Finance Brings A Ton Of Creativity To Your Business : Here’s How Asset Leasing Services Work







We’ve Just Made You A Triple Threat When It Comes To Acquiring New Or Used Assets For Your Business








OVERVIEW – Information on equipment finance in Canada. Here’s how leasing services for acquiring new and used assets can benefit the business owner/financial manager




Equipment finance in Canada makes your firm a ' triple threat ' to your competition. Why ? It’s pretty basic - You can effectively stretch your dollars, extend your budgets, and acquire equipment and facilities with the most minimum investment of funds. That is simply because you are matching investment of your funds with the useful economic life of the asset - what else could make more sense. Let's dig in.

When Canadian business owners and managers are aware of the benefits of equipment finance leasing and leasing services their ability to get rates, terms and structure approvals that makes sense increase dramatically.
Equipment financing in Canada is one of the easiest methods of financing business assets, bar none. By the say, that's new and used assets, technology, software, trucks and other vehicles, factory flow assets, etc . However, at the same time the complexity of the different types of leasing and who offers lease financing can be a true challenge that you might not want to dedicate all your time toward.

So what's important about this method of acquisition - You can obtain the best leasing services and rates by focusing in on what benefits matter to your firm from a priority basis - in many cases its simply the term and rate on the lease financing .

Depending on what type of asset you are financing lease terms vary from 2 to 7 years - at the end of the day it depends on the equipments useful economic life, combined with the type of lease you structured. In Canada that is either an equipment finance lease, designating your desire for ownership, or an operating lease, designating your firm's choice to use an asset, but not ultimately own it.

Leasing is often called a 'cash flow enhancer' - little or no money down, as well as your ability to craft monthly, quarterly, or semi annual payments with can either accelerate or decelerate as you require. That's true cash flow management!


Equipment lease financing is all about benefits and use, not real pride of ownership. In most situations today assets depreciate... you certainly can't look at your investment in computers and technology and make the case those assets are rising in value!

With today's volatile finance markets, inflation, and the somewhat erratic timing of the need for your asset acquisitions isn't it a safe bet to know that the decision process becomes much easier when leasing services provide you with an effective acquisition tool.

Equipment finance leasing allows you to generate the payments you need to make for the asset from income produced by the asset - payments are made from current revenue and the equipment and assets you finance are in effect a 'pay as it earns' scenario .
Today's costs are paid with tomorrow dollars since leasing involves payment for equipment as it is used. Naturally if you chose to buy the asset outright we can make the statement that you would be using today's dollars to hand tomorrow expenses, and we advise against that in conversations with clients.

Seek out and speak to a trusted, credible, and experienced Canadian business financing and lease advisor on how you can maximize the benefits of equipment lease financing to grow revenues and profits.


Stan Prokop - founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial
Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 13 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.
















Sunday, March 19, 2017

Sred Financing In Canada : The Power Of Sr&ed Loans









SR&ED Financing Loans In Canada : It’s Not Brain Surgery!


OVERVIEW – Information on financing SR&ED claims in Canada . SR ED loans monetize your refund quickly and efficiently and allow business owners the luxury of not having to wait for their refund / cash



SRED Financing in Canada, eliminates, in simple terms, the waiting for that refundable tax credit chq, We couldn’t count the worries or challenges you have around your competition in Canadian business.


One way in which Canadian business stays ahead of the challenge is via the Canada SRED grant program. Sred claims deliver billions, (that's not a typo - it really is billions) of dollars of non repayable grant funds to firms such as yours. Let's dig in.


How do SR&ED loans assist your firm to stay even more competitive? We tell clients that's because it accelerates the cash flow and working capital that your firm has coming from its R&D claim. Your ability to ' unlock ' sred funds is simply a cash flow accelerator. Clients often ask what the required uses for those funds are if in fact you do choose to finance your sred claim.


What do business owners & financial mgrs utilize the R&D capital refund for? The reality is that the funds can be used for any general corporate purpose - so that includes of course general working capital and cash flow, the purchase or down payment of additional new equipment and technology, or, at its most basic, retirement of short term or long term debt on your balance sheet . Even better? Investing in next year’s research to stay ahead of those competitors!

Your ability to quantify and demonstrate your business processes and advancements can result in hundreds of thousands of dollars of non repayable sred funds under the combined federal and provincial program. Those SR ED consultants that typically prepare claims are experts in that - they prepare the vast majority of claims in Canada.

There isn't a business owner in Canada today, certainly that we have met, that doesn't have some issues and problems with the role of government in business. Want a method of striking back?! Take advantage of sred and sred financing. Sred claims under Canada sred legislation are your encouragement to recover 30-40%, even more in your funds spent in the previous fiscal year.


We advise clients that the process around the financed of a sr&ed claim is much defined. In fact in the current business environment, based on some new rules for claimants, it’s even more defined.


Claims are most successfully financed when they are generated by a proper party - our aforementioned SR ED consultants. Their proven ability to craft and present a claim under new guidelines from the government is key to being able to maximize your claim.
Maximizing you claim maximizes financing, simply because under sred financing a typical advance is 70% of your claim, so the size of your overall total claim determines the financed amount, as in our example of the typical 70%.


It's common knowledge in the SRED industry that a huge majority of companies eligible to claim a sred grant don't do it. We have heard all the excuses, and we won't weigh in on them now, but they typically include - - ' we haven't heard of the program .... Is there an audit involved ... isn't expensive to prepare a claim, we don't have enough time, '''... etc, etc! We would rather preach to the converted.


So if you are filing sred Canada claims and want to accelerate cash flow immediately then consider monetizing your claim. It's a very basic process, via an application, providing back up on you sred, and being agreeable to collateralizing the claim via a basic documented process.


Seek out and speak to a SR&ED tax financing expert to ensure you can easily and effectively enjoy the benefits of sred financing via a cash flow and working capital financing of the claim.


Stan Prokop
- founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial –
Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 13 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.