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- Naked Truth And Insights Into The ABL Asset Credit Line Facility . Canadian Business Financing Unexpected! - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Stan ProkopStripped down. An ABL facility asset credit line for your business financing needs just might be the most basic, yet perfect Canadian business financing vehicle your company needs. Oh, and by the way, that’s if you are a start up, in the SME sector, or one of Canada's largest corporations, ...
Views: 690 - Financing Tax Pigs . Your SRED ( SR&ED Tax Credits ) Tax Credit Claims Are Still 100% Financeable! - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Stan ProkopOuch! Make that a double ouch! Tax pigs? That was the assessment of one of Canada's leading economics and business professors when it came to Canadian firms who line up (we assume he meant at the trough?!?!) to get their fare share of what he called ' tax preferences' in Canada. The thrust ...
Views: 687 - Sales Generation At No Cost? Use Customer Financing Via Vendor Finance Leasing Programs For Revenue & Cash Flow Success - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Stan ProkopWould a Customer Financing Program for your clients increase your sales at virtually no cost to your own firm? You might me surprised that many of your competitors are beating you at the sales game only because they have mastered utilizing the tool of vendor finance via leasing ...
Views: 686 - Does Your Canadian Company Have A Serious Asset Finance Loan Or Leasing Strategy ? You Need One! - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopAn Asset Finance Leasing and Loan Strategy ? Most Canadian 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 ...
Views: 684 - Achieve the Impossible With ABL ? How The Asset Based Line Of Credit Facility Creates Financing - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Stan ProkopWhy do we maintain ABL financing achieves the impossible? For us, it seems pretty simple. It's that just one type of Canadian business financing, the asset based line of credit facility, can successfully address, and answer ' YES ' to the following questions: Is Your Firm viewed as high risk ...
Views: 683(1 vote) - Let An ABL Revolver Facility Be Your New Canadian Asset Backed Lending Business Line Of Credit - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopThe ABL Revolver facility. Is it the business financing mechanism that can fill the gap your firm is experiencing in a business line of credit? Asset backed lending is working for thousands of firms who probably just several years ago had never heard of it! Here's why. To understand the ...
Views: 680 - Pulling The Trigger Successfully On New And Resale Franchise Financing Costs in Canada . Buying And Finance Tips - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Stan ProkopBuying a new or resale franchise in Canada? Let's try and show you how you can in effect ' pull the trigger ' successfully on franchise financing those costs. We read recently that a franchisee/ franchisor relationship is not unlike a marriage between you and the franchise firm that you have ...
Views: 679 - 2 Signs Your Business Is Going Broke And Your Solutions For Fixing Business Cash Flow Problems - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Stan ProkopCan you spot (or have you spotted already) business cash flow problems inside your firm? A better question might be - have you got some solutions to those problems! We've got some insights into both today. Business failure, temporarily, (or otherwise!) often comes back to cash flow and ...
Views: 678 - The Black Hole Of Canadian Financing – Is Financing Cash Flow And Working Capital Your Corporate Finance Challenge? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Stan ProkopIs financing cash flow and working capital really the ' black hole ' of corporate finance and business financing in Canada? It sure seems that way. That ' black hole ‘... it’s a term used to denote a place of ' confinement ‘from which ' nothing can escape '. That clearly seems to be the ...
Views: 678 - Canada Government Small Business Loans . Let The SBL Loan Give You An ‘A’ In Canadian Business Financing - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopCanada government small business loans - can they give you a sense that you have just achieved an ' A ' grade in Canadian business financing? We think so, and here is why the SBL loan makes solid sense for your firm, whether you are a start up, or if you fall under the 5 Million dollar sales ...
Views: 671 - Don’t Let Your Company Collapse For Lack Of Cash Flow Financing . Canadian AR Finance For Receivables . - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopAR Finance, i.e. cash flow financing has the ability to save your company when it fact your firm is faced with survival challenges. Let's examine when a receivables strategy works, and what you need to do to facilitate a financing that makes sense. In essence, ' how it works' and ' why ...
Views: 663 - Buying And Financing A Business Acquisition . Loans To Finance Existing Businesses - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopBuying and financing a business acquisition is one of the major challenges of firms in the SME (Small and medium enterprise) sector in Canada. Unlike the big boys who have access and funds available to hire expensive talent to complete the transaction the Canadian SME business owner and ...
Views: 658 - Canadian Equipment Financing . When And Why To Consider Business Leasing Companies For Funding Your Corporation - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopEquipment financing in Canada. Let's discuss when... and why you should utilize business leasing companies for Canadian asset finance. The motivations behind equipment leasing in Canada vary by client. The reality is, and many don't look at it this way, is that the motivators are actually ...
Views: 657 - Don’t Make These Blunders When Financing A Canadian Franchise . Franchising In Canada … Done Right! - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Stan ProkopA blunder. We're told it's about ' acting blindly ‘... ‘without guidance'. Can you actually afford to make a blunder when it comes to financing a Canadian Franchise? Talk about a costly mistake. Let’s examine some ways in which you can avoid making those serious mistakes when looking at ...
Views: 651 - Warning! Are Traditional Factoring Program Companies In Canada Right For Your AR Finance Challenge? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Stan ProkopThere's nothing like a ' Danger Ahead' sign up the road to catch a Canadian business owners attention. That's why we're pointing out a number of things today with respect to factoring companies in Canada, how they work, and why ar (accounts receivable) finance may be the best thing that ever ...
Views: 646 - Considered A Canadian Business Advisor For Specialized Access To Financing Funds And Lenders In Canada? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Stan ProkopYes, of course it’s ultimately up to you but have you considered a Canadian business financing advisor for your specialized access to funds, financing and traditional and alternative lenders in Canada? As we said it’s you the Canadian business owner or financial manager that has to both ...
Views: 645(2 votes) - Carrying On Without Cash Flow Is Not An Option ! Analysis and Solutions For Canadian Business - by Submitted on May 11, 2012 from Stan ProkopCarry on? Without business cash flow? That's not an option for Canadian business owners and financial managers. That's why the analysis of their cash and working capital needs, in the context of solutions available is so critical in today’s business environment. So are we all in agreement? We ...
Views: 643 - Canadian Franchising Loans - 3 Issues in Buying A Franchise You Need To Address - by Submitted on May 11, 2012 from Stan ProkopCanadian franchising loans. Buying a franchise is one half the battle when it comes to selection, location and price and return on investment - the other half of that equation is of course getting the financing you need to complete a purchase successfully. We get a lot of questions around the ...
Views: 640 - Don’t Read This If You Don’t Want The Real Deal On Receivable Finance in Canada . Business Invoice To Cash Financing - by Submitted on May 11, 2012 from Stan ProkopReceivable finance in Canada. It's also known as the business invoice to cash strategy. Who wouldn’t want the real deal on what’s happening in A/R financing in Canada... how it works, who to deal with, what to watch out for, etc.. Maybe it’s just us, but there is a certain discomfort we ...
Views: 638 - Is Your Company Properly Exploiting Equipment Lease Financing In Canada ? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopWe previously wrote on some of the challenges that Canadian business owners and financial managers face in getting successful lease equipment financing in place for their assets and capital expenditures. The current difficult economic environment makes it more challenging than every for Canadian ...
Views: 638 - The 3 Commandments Of The FMV Fair Market Value Operating Lease - Myth VS. Reality In Canadian Finance Leases - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopThe FMV fair market value operating lease. It's not a bad example of, in our case, the 3 commandments of what this type of leasing finance affords Canadian business owners and finance managers. More about those 3 three later. Leasing is hardly the ' cutting edge ' in Canadian business ...
Views: 634 - Dealing With An Equipment Lease Company Seem Like The Occult Of Capital To You? Financial Leasing Is Common Sense. Here’s Why. - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopNot fully up to speed on how, when and why to deal with an equipment lease company in Canada. Financial leasing doesnt for capital assets your business needs doesn't have to seem like the occult to your company. Let’s establish some common sense ground rules on equipment leasing in Canada. Enter ...
Views: 623 - Best Practices On Getting Canada Government Loans. Let The SBL Loan For Small Business Work For You - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopCanada government loans for small business. Are there some ' best practices ' to follow to ensure they work for you, and that of course you get approved? We think there are. If you have worked in a larger corporation at any time (trust us ... we have) they always talk about ' best practices. ...
Views: 616 - 8 Reasons To Consider Canadian Receivables Finance And Accounts Receivable Service For Cash Flow - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopReceivables Finance! said the client. ‘Give me one good reason why .... ' We hear that one a lot , so we'll do one better and provide him, or her with 8 solid business reasons to consider an account receivable service for your cash flow financing needs . Reason # 1 is simply growth... ...
Views: 613 - Need Business Turnaround Financing For Your Company? Canadian Solutions For Distressed Corporate Situations - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Stan ProkopBusiness turnaround financing for Canadian firms is clearly one of the most challenging forms of corporate finance for those firms experiencing distress from either internal or external factors, more often than not a combination of both . You can call it crisis management, turnaround ...
Views: 613 - Pain To Power – An ABL Asset Finance Company Can Reverse Your Canadian Business Line Of Credit Challenges - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopCan an ABL asset based finance company, via a new business line of credit make your transition from financing pain to financing power? We think there is a strong case for that, and here's why. Thousands of companies in Canada find themselves constantly challenge when it comes to ensuring ...
Views: 612 - Lost ! Your Canadian Franchise Opportunities. Issues You Can’t Not Consider Re: Your Franchising Finance Loan - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Stan ProkopFeeling like you may have missed out, or perhaps simply overwhelmed with the ability to a finance Canadian franchise opportunities. There are a lot of issues to consider when contemplating a franchising loan, some of which you may not have even considered or be aware of. Oh, and by the way, ...
Views: 610(1 vote) - Don’t Gamble On Franchise Funding Success . Finance Your Franchising Opportunity Properly! - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopFranchise funding in Canada. At times does it seem like you have to take a real gamble on the franchising opportunity just to complete a transaction properly? And then finance it? Is there a better way? We think there is, and here's why, and how! We're the first to admit making that ...
Views: 609 - You Need More Than A Franchisee Business Plan When Financing a Franchise In Canada ! - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopPurchasing and financing a franchise in Canada. Of course you do in fact need a franchisee business plan to support that transaction, but it's safe to say you need to cover off a lot of the other basics also. Let's examine how your business plan works within your overall finance strategy to ...
Views: 605 - Warning ! Not Using AR Finance Could Be Hazardous To Business Health . Receivable Financing Via Factor Funding in Canada - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Stan ProkopAR (A/R) Finance is one method that Canadian business owners use to ensure they have the optimum level of accounts receivable and cash flow. It doesn't take long for Canadian business to realize that their receivables are in effect their funds that are sitting in someone else’s bank. And ...
Views: 601 - Who Else Wants A Franchise Financing Loan ? Franchisee Info On Canadian Franchising Loans - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopA franchise financing loan. It’s one of two things you need to successfully gain your entry intro entrepreneurship - the other is of course selecting the right franchise and being approved for it! Franchising finance in Canada requires a focused commitment by yourself as a franchisee. It is a ...
Views: 593 - 6 Ways To Compare And Analyze Asset Based Lending Revolving Credit Facilities . ABL Financing Works - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopClients who listen to us tout the positive aspects of business revolving credit via abl asset based lending and financing sometimes have a great question for us ; namely ' How can we compare this type of Canadian business financing to other forms of lending, i.e. the traditional chartered bank ...
Views: 587 - Riddle Me This. Why Is The Cost And Mechanics Of An Accounts Receivable Financing Loan And Receivables Discounting So Misunderstood? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopAn accounts receivable financing loan? We think we have just answered our own question on the strategy known as invoice discounting or invoice finance... namely, the part about ' misunderstanding'. Why is that? Simply because technically it's not even a loan... so no debt, no interest paid, ...
Views: 584 - Are SRED ( SR&ED ) Tax Credits Dead ? We Hope Not! SRED Financing For Your SR ED Credit Claims Is Alive & Well ! - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from Stan ProkopSweating bullets. Always a favorite expression for some serious worrying. That surely must be the case for thousands of Canadian firms and the industry consultants who file SRED (SR&ED) claims in Canada for their non refundable tax credit monies for their R&D processes. We're not going to ...
Views: 580(1 vote) - Are You Eligible? Canadian Government Small Business Loan Qualifications – SBL Financing Is The Funding You’re Looking For ! - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from Stan ProkopIt's actually not that complicated. The Government Small business loan financing program makes funding for your new or established Canadian company accessible and on terms that even larger more established firms simply can’t often achieve. Funding under the SBL program obviously has a long ...
Views: 567 - Understanding Receivable Financing Pricing And Rates Is Not Impossible! Invoice Discounting 101 - Now It’s Clear ! - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Stan Prokop' Misunderstanding all you see ' ; those are lyrics from the Beatles ' Strawberry Fields ' , and talk about being a bit appropriate for the confusion around receivable financing and invoice discounting rates in Canada . So, talk about confusing... lets try and clear up some real basics ...
Views: 566 - Is ABL Everything You Need And More In Canadian Business Financing ? The Asset Based Line Of Credit Facility Works Hard! - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopCould an ABL asset based line of credit in fact be all the business financing your Canadian company needs? It's rare that one form of business finance in Canada meets everything you are looking for in a finance solution - quite often there needs to be a combination of solutions that make the ...
Views: 564 - Getting The Most Out Of Canadian Lease Pricing and Best Lease Rates? Here’s How Capital Equipment Finance Works - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Stan ProkopHow can we get the most out of lease pricing, including by the way getting best lease rates in Canada what we access capital equipment finance via an equipment finance strategy? That’s a typical client question and we'll explore some answers, tips, and strategies in that area. If there is a ...
Views: 562 - Making Sound Choices With Your Leasing Finance Company? Canadian Operating And Capital Lease Solutions - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopThe right leasing finance company. Sounds like a simple choice, right? But the reality is that when it comes to selecting the right capital and operating lease solutions for your firm can you really say you feel 100% prepared. Abe Maslow was a famous U.S. professor, widely published and ...
Views: 559(1 vote) - Don’t Make These Mistakes In Financing Franchise Opportunities In Canada . A Franchising Loan Must Make Sense – Here’s Why. - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Stan ProkopFinancing franchise opportunities in Canada. That brings to mind one of our favorite old expressions - ' tuition is very high in the school of experience'! That's why when we talk to clients about franchisee loan financing in Canada we're often cautioning against what can go wrong as much as ...
Views: 546 - Expert Cloud Financing Via Technology Leasing - Canadian IT Computing Fresh Perspectives - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2011 from Stan ProkopWow. Cloud financing and IT Computing. Seems a little bit difficult to understand sometimes, right? However, the more we thought about it the more it made sense; and we think we actually were talking about these stuff years before others. That’s because one of the best analogies we've used for ...
Views: 542 - Finance and Equipment Lease Options for Canadian IT And Medical Hardware And Software - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from Stan ProkopAlthough the prospects for Canadian medical/healthcare and IT (Information technology) asset acquisition has never been stronger the hard reality is that the finance needs for these assets is even more pronounced. Simply speaking, companies and institutions want financing options for these ...
Views: 529(1 vote) - Nightmare On Receivable Financing Street ? Understanding How Canadian Business Factors Price A/R Factoring In Canada - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Stan ProkopSounds like a great name for a movie right? Well, maybe not, but Canadian business owners and financial managers seem to have one large struggle with the cost of receivable financing from Canadian business factors. But when you understand how the cost of this finance vehicle works then ...
Views: 528 - Restart Canadian Business Finance Success With An Asset Based Line OF Credit ! Turbo charge cash flow Via ABL Revolving Lines - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from Stan ProkopThe ‘times they are a changing; Bob Dylan we're thinking probably wasn’t considering an asset based line of credit finance solution when he wrote his famous song . Somehow though those words signify a ' restart ' and that’s what Canadian business owners get when they consider asset based ...
Views: 527(2 votes) - How Competitors Beat You At Vendor Finance and A Customer Financing Plan For Your ( Lost ) Clients - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Stan ProkopHere's the problem. You don't have one, your competitors do. We're talking about a customer financing plan for your products and related services. And can we all agree that a competitive disadvantage is not a good thing, which is why Canadian business owners and financial managers might well ...
Views: 517 - Put An End To Canadian Asset Finance Problems! Use Smart Lease Financing & Capital Leasing Strategies - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Stan ProkopSafe to say that Canadian business owners and financial managers have enough to worry about these days, so asset finance via lease financing for capital acquisition of equipment, hardware, software, etc shouldn’t be one of them! The benefits of lease finance have been pretty clear to Canadian ...
Views: 514 - Options And Sources Of Canadian Business Financing - Raising Business Finance - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Stan ProkopLet's be honest. What business owner or new entrepreneur doesn't want options and sources of business financing for Canadian companies or new ventures. Raising finance for any firm is a challenge - the larger corporations seem to have it down pat, but what about the small and medium sized ...
Views: 512 - Are You Mastering Technology Financing ? Canadian Computer Leasing Must Know Info For PC Hardware And Other Tech Assets - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Stan ProkopLooking for a huge amount of risk, financial risk, and extra cost for your Canadian business? We aren’t’ and you shouldn't be either! Haven’t you got enough risk in your business life to have to also consider the downside of making the wrong decisions in areas of technology financing? Surely ...
Views: 506 - Dear Abby : What Do I Need To Know About An Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility And ABL Loan? Signed: Anxious - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2011 from Stan ProkopDear Anxious - A great question and now for some hopefully great answers on the subject of an asset based revolving credit facility for your company. No doubt you have heard about the relatively newest form of business financing in Canada .What you may not understand is simply how an ' ABL ' ...
Views: 491 - Want To Offer Customer Financing Programs? 3 Things You Need To Consider A Vendor Equipment Program - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Stan ProkopWe're all for an ' edge ' in Canadian business, that’s why we're quite sure that clients that offer customer financing programs via vendor leasing to their customers are probably doing better .. than you! Let's examine why, and how you too can get the sales edge via a vendor finance program. Oh ...
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