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SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS LINES OF CREDIT IN CANADA

Canadian business owners and financial managers fully realize that based upon their working capital and cash flow needs, a business line of credit is a necessity for the overall financing needs of the business.

THE CRITICAL NEED FOR BUSINESS CREDIT

An asset finance strategy can sometimes be the best solution for your overall business financing needs. Clients we speak to have trouble differentiating this type of solution from a regular Canadian chartered bank line of credit.

ASSET-BASED CREDIT LINES VERSUS BANK CREDIT LINES

The difference is simply the overall focus of the financing – an asset-based line of credit focuses solely on the variety of different business assets you have – they include predominantly inventory, receivables, equipment, and in some cases, real estate.

FINANCING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND INVENTORIES

When you successfully set up an asset-based loan facility, you monetize these assets to their maximum and borrow against them as you need funds daily. Naturally, the main and most liquid assets in this type of financing tend to be receivables and inventory. Still, those other hard assets can nicely shore up an even higher credit facility for your firm.

ASSET-BASED LENDER OR A BANK?

So let’s get back to the difference between this type of facility, which some companies have never heard of, and a bank revolving credit line facility. Your asset-based business line of credit, unlike the bank facility, focuses 99% on the value of the assets in your business.

The bottom line is that as those assets grow, you have unlimited working capital to grow! – And that’s a good thing. To be clear, interest rates are higher in asset-based lending, but they provide far more business capital than a company could achieve via traditional bank lending.

The credit limit grows automatically as your sales and assets grow! This is not a term loan structure, so there are no minimum monthly payments - your credit facility ... ' revolves '! Asset-based lenders place a minimal emphasis on the owner/owners' personal credit score and credit history of the owner/owners - it's all about sales and assets!

COLLATERAL VALUE MEANS MORE BORROWING POWER!

Another way of looking at this or explaining it more clearly is how these loans are set up and approved. Asset-based loans for a business line of credit in this asset finance strategy focus on collateral and value. If you have now or in the past secured a bank facility, on the other hand, you, of course, recognize the banks put a lot of emphasis on non-asset issues such as overall financial statement quality, external collateral, personal guarantee, etc.

DOES YOUR FIRM QUALIFY FOR BANK CREDIT, OR IS THE ' ABL ' SOLUTION THE BEST FOR YOUR FIRM

If you can demonstrate positive cash flow and cash flow from operations to a Canadian chartered bank, it is likely you can obtain a business line of credit at an excellent and lower interest rate and annual fees commensurate with your firm's overall credit quality.

On the other hand, asset finance is collateral-based – if you have A/R, inventory, and perhaps equipment and real estate, you can draw down daily against the value of those assets! That suits your overall needs. That is the main difference between these two types of financing.

NO RATIOS/COVENANTS/OUTSIDE COLLATERAL!

One other critical difference is that fewer covenants and ratio requirements are in place in an asset-based line of credit. So if your firm has ongoing liquid and fixed assets, you are in an excellent position to negotiate a business line of credit for an asset-based financing facility. This is not a lump sum amount of capital received on a one-time basis.

HOW DO ASSET-BASED CREDIT REVOLVERS WORK?

'How does this facility work daily?' is a question we always get from clients. You still, of course, do your banking at a bank or perhaps a credit union – but you supply on a regular (perhaps a weekly or monthly basis) what is known as a borrowing base certificate for your assets.

The asset-based lender then advances funds into your account, which you can use to finance your business. ABL lending allows you to use the same business bank account you have always used. Funds needed are deposited into that account.

Asset-based loans, or working capital facilities as we also like to call them, have different levels of pricing based on the overall facility size of the credit line and with whom you are financing the line - i.e. either a bank or a commercial finance company/asset-based lender. Naturally, in any line of credit, you only pay interest on what you use in the facility.

CONCLUSION

Small businesses can't run and grow their business credit cards or merchant cash advance /short-term business loan & working capital loans for available credit.

Many Canadian businesses are moving to this facility to fund future growth and profits to pay back financing for their business needs.

FAQ: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For small businesses that want to pay vendors and employees on time, a business line of credit is the perfect solution. Essentially this type of loan allows you access capital which can then be used for day-to-day working capital needs or paying off other short-term financial necessities such as taxes owed or payroll before they come due. It’s efficient and essential in many cases - especially if cash flow may drop during certain times throughout the year.

A Business Line of Credit is an excellent option for any small business looking to grow their company without having too much risk weighing them down from slow periods where it might take some.

A business line of credit can help small businesses meet their day-to-day working capital and short-term financial necessities. It allows them to apply for borrowed funds today that they may need in the future. Many enterprises use a line of credit as part of an overall strategy for meeting long-term goals.

' Canadian Business Financing With The Intelligent Use Of Experience '

Stan Prokop is the founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial and a recognized expert on Canadian Business Financing. Since 2004 Stan has helped hundreds of small, medium and large organizations achieve the financing they need to survive and grow. He has decades of credit and lending experience working for firms such as Hewlett Packard / Cable & Wireless / Ashland Oil

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