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, October 8, 2017

Equipment Leasing Canada- Solutions & Advantages





Equipment Leasing In Canada : Here's Why We Like This Business Asset Financing Strategy!



Information on the key benefits of equipment leasing in Canada. The ability to acquire or replace key assets for your business in a cost effective manner is key to long term business success




Equipment Leasing in Canada has significant advantages over other methods of acquiring business assets. Additionally many of those advantages are real world benefits that position your firm in a very positive manner in many aspects. Let’s look at some of those benefits and advantages. We urge all our clients to speak to a trusted and credible lease financing advisor in order that you can best determine which benefits and advantages make most sense for your firm, as all businesses have different needs depending which industry of course they are in.


One of the main advantages of leasing is the rates and structures that you can obtain if you understand how lease financing works. Lease financing on balance is more expensive than bank financing. However, you rarely can achieve the same structures with a bank type loan. Leases tend to be longer than loan in terms of amortizations, so Canadian business owners and financial manages tend to obtain very favorable monthly payment scenarios which is of course a great working capital and overall cash flow benefit .

Naturally credit lines that you don’t use that the bank can be used for other purposes such as your regular operating facility. During the 2008-2009 worldwide financial debacle it seemed clear to everyone that having access to business credit was so critical, and utilizing lease financing as an alternative method of growing your business assets was a great strategy .


Many lease financings in Canada require a down payment, we would say usually in the 10% range more often than not. But remember of course that if you purchased the equipment out of cash your capital outlay would be very significant. In business it’s all about preservation of capital and access to capital.


Taxes tend to be a complicate subject for non financial business owners. Let’s just say that leasing does have many tax advantages, they can be reviewed in more detail with either your accountant or your leasing advisor. Lease payments are fully deductible.


In finance there is a term called ‘opportunity cost ‘. One great advantage of equipment leasing in Canada is that it can provide you with a number of opportunity cost scenarios. For example, if you utilize lease financing you conserve cash out of your cash on hand or business line of credit. That would allow you to, where applicable, take a prompt payment discount on suppliers who offer terms such as 2% net 10 days. Depending on how many times you utilized that benefit you could save up to 36% a year. That’s a clear advantage and benefit!


Many clients are always focused on keeping their balance sheets intact. Leasing provides several advantages in this area. As an example if you utilize an operating lease strategy (using the asset, but having no intention of owning it) you can actually improve your balance sheet. Also, a true lease to own structure, should you choose that route, balances out on your balance sheet. The equipment is listed equally as an asset and a liability.


In summary, leasing has a lot of clear benefits and advantages for Canadian business owners. Not all of them might be directly applicable to your firm and what you want to achieve through the asset financing, but we are quite sure many of those advantages are applicable to your Canadian business. Why would you buy and pay for a depreciating asset. Profit from a well executed lease financing strategy – talk to a credible experienced advisor today for your equipment 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.















Thursday, October 5, 2017

How To Finance a Canadian SRED ( SR&ED ) claim for Cash Flow










Looking To Stop Inertia On Your SR&ED Claim? Finance It!

Here’s How




OVERVIEW – Information on Sred claim financing in Canada. Your firms ability to monetize your sr&ed refundable tax credit is critical to cash flow success around your r&d capital investment in long term competitive success





Canadian business owners and financial managers who file SR ED ( aka SR&ED , aka SHRED ) claims in Canada are keenly aware that it is one of the true ‘ government grants ‘ that many people are referring to when they are researching the broad topic of government grants and loans .

Funds approved in your SR ED claim are non repayable, and we cannot think of a better program in Canada that both assists Canadian firms in ongoing research and development, as well as allowing Canadian to maintain momentum in new products, processes, and technologies .

Our is certainly not to questions why the government provides such non repayable grants, they simply do, and as a Canadian business owner you want to be able to maximize your claim.

SR ED credits are applied for every year when you file your tax return. Our focus is on ensuring the reader understands that this tax credit filing is the trigger that allows you to, if you choose, to also finance your claim. These claims are not traditionally financed by Canadian banks, as the banks we feel probably aren’t fully comfortable with the collateral. Most Canadian business owners also know that there is some risk involved in having your claim cut back a bit after it is reviewed by the appropriate department in Ottawa that hands SR ED claims.

If you wish to finance a Sr Ed claim it is important that you follow a much defined process. Let’s review that process and provide you with some additional tips and information on how the claim is financed and what benefits might come out of the cash flowing of your claim.

There exists in Canada a small boutique market in SR ED financing. Given the unique and specialized nature of this financing we strongly recommend that you work with a trusted, experienced and credible advisor in this area of Canadian financing. That will allow you to maximize the size of the financing we believe, but probably more importantly speed up the process.

When clients ask us how long it takes to finance a claim we generally advise on 2 to 3 weeks, assuming the full co operation of your firm in the usual back up to such a transaction with of course includes:

Application to Finance Sred
Related back up to the application – i.e. financial statements, etc
Copy of the SR ED (SR&ED) claim itself
Copies of prior year claims that were approved, if applicable

It’s basically as simple as that.

‘What amount of funds can we receive for our claim?’ That also is probably questions number two from clients – and the answer is that claims are generally financed at 70% loan to value, which means simply that for every $ 100,000.00 of claim you should expect to receive 70,000.00$.

SR ED financing is structured to your firm’s benefit – that is that they are loans that have no payment during the term of the loan. The term of the loan is of course as simply as long as Ottawa takes to process your claim. Various factors are involved in the timing – we can generally say it takes anywhere from two to twelve months to process your final refund cheque from Ottawa. At that time the other 30% of the claim is returned back to you by the SR ED financier, less the financing cost, or the ‘total time to carry the loan’

So in summary, you can of course wait from 3-12 months for your refund cheque for your sred claim, but why not consider putting that working capital and cash flow to work now. In reality all you are doing is collecting a receivable (the s red claim) faster than waiting for a long period of time. Put that money to work into more R&D to stay competitive in your industry, reduce your payables, or invest in additional marketing or machinery.

Take advantage of SR ED financing to inject immediate cash flow into your company. Talk to a SR ED finance advisor today!




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.






Why Does My Lender Need a Business Plan?










7 Park Avenue Financial is a Canadian Business Financing Specialist. We originate debt financing, cash flow financing, tax credit loans, acquisition loans, etc. We also provide business plans for clients !






Many business owners or budding entrepreneurs are taken aback when their lender asks ( or insists ) on a business plan . Why do lenders need this document?

Lenders view the plan as having forced the business owner or entrepreneur to look carefully in a critical way into their business project. They feel that if the company needs to grow or be successful such a document will guide the business person to their goals. Ultimately the plan is a concise document which in effect communicates the business persons ideas to the lender.

In theory the business plan should identify areas of weakness or strength. If truth were to be known of course business plans tend to accentuate the positive. The writer of this article has a favorite saying - ' I never met a pro formal financial I didn't like '!

More about that last comment later, but suffice to say that in theory a good document geared towards financing should balance both the positive and negative aspects of the business and its financials. A solid business plan geared towards a lender will show you have ways of solving some of the business challenges raised in the business model and it's proposed financing.

We all know that stat's - half of new businesses fail within the first two years, 90 % within the next ten years. Why is that the case. Business guru's tell us its lack of planning. That is precisely why a business plan geared towards lending and the financials should be used as a critical follow up in the business. It should not be stored away! As we all have learned, ' tuition is extremely high in the school of experience '!

Most importantly though people that don't know you, or might not know your business model use a properly created plan to evaluate your business and lend you funds. The ' business plan ' in effect is really a financing proposal. That's how we look at it in our firm.

Let us remember how a lender, who you in many cases don't know, thinks. First of all he or she is hoping the information you have provided is true. Remember also that the lender works for someone, and they must communicate your idea to an underwriter of investment committee. If you haven't met the lender, trust me you definitely have not met the underwriter or investment committee.

Some of us also might think that we are the only business plan the lender is reviewing. That is not the case, our plan might be among 10-20 others in an given lending environment. And finally, people have biases - they will benchmark your own projections against their past experiences. If your business plan and financials make them think of Microsoft and Rim they will dig into the plan, if visions of Nortel come to mind that won't be the case!

Therefore business owners should put forth their plan on the basis that it will be ' attacked' by the lender, so the business owner must counter with ' real ' upside potential. The lender must genuinely feel some sort of enthusiasm about the business.

The biggest secret of business plans, and yes, we are revealing it here, is that they generally are not read in totality by the lender. The real world dictates they are given a 5 minute read, and more careful emphasis is generally only placed on the financials. The owner should never think that either quantity or finesse in fonts and graphs will gain the funding they require.

In summary, we do not infer that a plan is in fact not required for a lender or financing, in fact a business owner or entrepreneur with no plan is, outside of luck, guaranteed to fail.

Stan Prokop is the owner of 7 PARK AVENUE FINANCIAL, ( http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com ) a Canadian firm which originates business financing and business bank and operating credit financing for Canadian firms. The firm works with it's clients who require business plans for financing purposes.

http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com/business_plans.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.




















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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Reasons to Finance (Not Purchase) Equipment












We are continually told there are significant benefits to lease (finance) equipment purchases in a business. Let's examine some of those benefits.

Economic stat's tell us the equipment leasing and financing in Canada and the U.S. totals Billions of dollars. Historically almost 1/3 of all equipment has been financed, not purchased. We will look at some of the true benefits of leasing - every benefit many not necessarily accrue to every firm who finances, but many will, and the business owner or financial manager should understand how his firm can benefit from this financing strategy.

When we break down the benefits of leasing into a large number of single positive points we find that these benefits can be simply grouped into a number of key categories. They are as follows:

*Business in general find it easier to account for leases - payments are fixed

*Leases can be structured to have the business own or not own the equipment at the end of the term of the lease

* Many businesses are either incapable, or do not choose to address the technological aspects of the equipment they are financing - Leasing gives them maximum flexibility in that area. For example a company leasing technology generally wants to use the technology, which evolves. It does not wish to purchase or lock into ownership of technologies that are evolving. Think computers!!

* Lease financing has maximum cash management flexibility - payments can be tailored with longer amortizations, seasonality according to the customers business, fixed regular payments ( term loans tend to have variable, not fixed rates ) etc.

* Budgeting: More often than not this is usually the main reason most customers give for financing equipment - the financing provided during the leasing exercise allows the company to potentially acquire more equipment than it might have in a straight ' purchase' scenario. In many cases little or nominal down payment is required. The vast majority of customers also pay the taxes on the equipment and maintenance via the fixed monthly lease payment. Companies that are either growing quickly, or in some cases are having some level of financial challenge will always tend to gravitate to the leasing solution.

Lease financing has always been perceived as a strong financial acquisition alternative. In the economy of 2017 where ' cash is king ' alternative financial such as the lease option is a strong


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.



















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Monday, October 2, 2017

Asset Based Line Of Credit : A Working Capital Alternative














Time For Some Fancy Footwork Around Your Business Financing & Line Of Credit Needs?





OVERVIEW – Information on how an asset based line of credit is a formula for higher receivables and inventory financing in Canada and how these lending facilities offer a true working capital alternative








An asset based line of credit is an emerging financial alternative in Canada for companies of all size who wish to maximize working capital in terms of their growth needs.

More often than not asset based lending is associated with companies who are unable to arrange or qualify for what most business owner’s term as a bank operating line of credit.

Traditional bank financing places a heavy emphasis on the overall financial position of your income statement and balance sheet. Therefore, if that is the focus then firms such as yours with either balance sheet issues, or experiencing temporary financial losses or one of negative circumstances do not quality for margined lines of credit with institutions such as Canadian chartered banks.

Asset based lines of credit take the reverse position, simply that you have the assets, so lets finance your firm on the strength of your assets, with minimal, if any in fact, focus on ratios, covenants, outside collateral , operating metrics, etc .

An asset based line of credit partner will tend to work through with you unique challenges in your industry or your business model. Some of those challenges might be the seasonality of your business or the special ‘one of ‘situations we referred to. Some of those circumstances might be making an acquisition, restructuring your firm, or being in the receipt of large new contacts or purchase orders that are out of line with your traditional financing arrangements.

Operating capital financing, or rather the lack thereof! can often be the reason your firm is unable to take advantage of strong market opportunities to maintain your competitiveness.

One of the largest parts of an asset based lending facility is receivables financing. In small firms this is often taken care of by a factoring facility – your invoices are sold to the lender, you receive immediate cash, and you can structure facilities around such issues as credit insurance, non recourse to your firm, etc.

The asset based line of credit, in a true sense, offers all of the advantages of factoring, but operates instead like a true bank facility – your receivables, and inventory, are highly margined to the maximum value, and your access to cash availability is directly commensurate to your sales growth – in other words you have no real cap on your operating facility – you receive cash for receivables and inventory as fast as you can sell and move our product and services!

Your firm will probably find that anyone in the asset based financed area has a stronger knowledge of your business model and assets.

We recommend that you seek out and talk to an experienced and credible advisor in Canadian business financing to determine if the advantages of an asset based line of credit work for your firm!


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.








How Can an Asset Based Line of Credit Help Your Company Implement a Turnaround Strategy














Plan A - Get A Business Line Of Credit ; Plan B - Get A Business Line Of Credit!










An asset based line of credit is an excellent strategy for any firm who is considering viable turnaround options. This finance strategy is also an excellent way to assist a firm in understand what some of its underlying problems are.

An Asset based line of credit, commonly referred to as an 'ABL' arrangement can be instituted even if the company is not profitable or in fact is experiencing financial duress.

Prior to considering an ABL many firms will find they are experiencing sever cash flow pressures. Traditional working capital is shrinking, and sometimes external factors to the business simply exacerbate the financial challenge. If the business owner or financial executive do not take charge at this point a business failure in fact is likely.

Many firms gravitate towards an ABL arrangement after their bank operating line of credit. Most business owners quickly realize both the benefits and the risk of having significant bank lines in place. Traditionally these lines of credit are secured by receivables and inventory. Businesses are told they can borrow up to a certain limit based on these facilities. Every month the company submits detailed lists of a/r and inventory and can borrow certain pre agreed upon limits against those assets.

Banks typically advance 75% of those receivables that are under 90 days. In asset based lines of credit facilities that amount is often 90- 100% of receivables, creating immediate additional liquidity.

Banks have become much more cautious on inventory, that is simply because they don't, and cant be expected, to understand each firms inventory values and products. Asset based lenders tend to have much more experience in these matters and are more often than not inventory experts. Therefore advances against inventory are much higher. Again, what does that do, well it of course creates additional liquidity.

Many, if not most, oh, lets be honest, all banks set maximum borrowing limits that are dependent on other external factors such as other collateral they hold, perceived operating risk, and the value of personal guarantees of the shareholders.

Bank operating lines are best when a firm is experience steady, but not erratic growth, and when the firm can operate comfortably within its borrowing limits as agreed upon with the bank.

When firms run into financial challenges they of course have a business that is contracting in many ways. Therefore borrowing against receivables and inventory becomes limited, and the bills that need to be paid are of course paid with less cash available and on hand.

It is at this point that many businesses realize they are starting to default on bank covenants. In many cases, for a variety of reasons, sales are falling.

It is very difficult for a business owner to both realize what is happening, and, moreso of a challenge, correct the problem. Financial losses only augment the cash flow problem. Many companies in fact aren't trouble by operating losses, but have simply over expanded. Business owners get into the mindset that if they are expanding, there can't be a problem! Most financial executives know that a company can fail not for lack of profit, but from lack of liquidity.

The time to consider an asset based line of credit is probably right now. The customers bank either has, or is reviewing its options relative to collateral and security arrangements. The bank will start to take measure to ensure it gets paid in full - this typically includes reducing operating lines of credit, formally calling a loan and setting new deadlines for the customer to 'right' the business, or exit the bank relationship.

It is at this time the customer should be focusing on alternative lending sources such as the asset based line of credit with non-bank finance firms. This facility improves liquidity, places less reliance on external guarantees and collateral, and can operate with a firm that is getting back on its track to profitability. We hasten to add that a severe financial 'death spiral' cannot be properly address by either the bank or the asset based line of credit solution.

The business owner and manager must recognize the current financial situation, and address that situation in as prompt and efficient manner as possible.

Stan Prokop is the founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial.
( http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com )

The firm originates business financing for Canadian firms and is a specialist and expert in working capital and operating lines of credit.


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




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.










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