LIBOR – How can Supply Chain Finance Reduce the Uncertainty of Interest Rate Changes?
What is LIBOR and is it important? Libor, which is short for the London Interbank Offered Rate, is a published daily interest rate benchmark or the basis for many other interest rates. If you have heard of it, that might be because it was at the center of a...
Making Payroll When Cash Flow is Tight
For new and small businesses, the slightest hold up in revenue can cause operations to grind to a halt. Something as simple as making payroll can become a huge challenge when revenue is tied up in unpaid client invoices. Overcoming financial obstacles can be very easy...
Overcoming Financial Strains for Small Business Owners
Financial strains are unavoidable when running a business. For many business owners, cash flow typically becomes tight for one of three reasons. Fortunately, there is a way to overcome financial strains without setting your business up for bigger problems in the near...
Unpaid Invoices: Handling Unsettled Customer Accounts
In the United States, roughly 26 percent of all invoices become delinquent or simply go unpaid. For businesses, unpaid invoices no only cause a strain on finances but recouping that revenue from unsettled customer accounts involves a lot of work. Standard Practices As...
Bad Credit and Business Finance: Is There a Viable Solution?
Not every business has the best credit ratings. New and small businesses often have bad credit ratings which fall below the requirements of the funding options available to other companies. In the case of small businesses, credit rates are often low due to existing...
Loan Rejections: Funding Alternatives When Banks Say “No”
Loan rejections are not as uncommon as people would like to believe. However, loan rejections can be discouraging and frustrating for new and small business owners and can prevent them from growing or remaining competitive. Fortunately, a bank loan is not the only...
FSW Funding Announces New Portfolio Analyst
PHOENIX, AZ - July 16, 2018 – FSW Funding, a Phoenix-based company that specializes in financing solutions for small and mid-size businesses, recently hired Lucas Miller as a Portfolio Analyst. Miller will manage client accounts and analyze funding transactions to...
Automated Accounting for Small Business Owners
Small business owners have to wear a lot of hats. Entrepreneurs are in charge of marketing, sales, HR, accounting, and more. Of those many roles, accounting is the most crucial, yet also the one that causes the most headaches. Many small business owners spend hours...
Collateral Based Loans: Rethinking the Business Funding Model
Collateral based loans are nothing new. Banks and other lenders have been demanding collateral as a form of security against the capital borrowed by businesses since time immemorial. For new and small businesses, collateral based loans present a much bigger risk....
Accounts Receivable Financing for the Construction Industry
Owning and running a construction business can be challenging. Ordering supplies and materials, adhering to timelines on multiple projects, lining up subcontractors, and more can eat up quite a bit of capital. With client invoices on staggered schedules or spread out...