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Welcome to the Smart Factoring Quotes Blog

Welcome to the Smart Factoring Quotes Blog. We aim to provide up to date topical information to business owners who are looking for an invoice finance facility. The Smart Factoring Quotes website and in fact our whole company ethos is … Continue reading

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Perception of Factoring

When dealing with clients we are often told that the facility “must be confidential” because they fear their customers response to them factoring. I can accept that historically factoring was the finance of last resort but this is no longer … Continue reading

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Spot Invoice Discounting…..

Spot Invoice Discounting is promoted by Smart Factoring Quotes and so is Spot Factoring. What is the difference? In fairness there is no difference. The Spot Invoice Discounting is a disclosed facility and the debtor is required to pay the … Continue reading

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Spot factoring and invoice discounting

Perry Burns of Working Capital Partners talk us through the market for spot factoring A typical factoring or ID facility will be assessed on the creditworthiness of the supplier who will be expected to offer most, if not all, of … Continue reading

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Sunday Papers – Bad Advice?

I was reading an article in the sunday papers about an undercover journalist who had approached the high street banks with a business plan. He was requesting a £3,000 overdraft facility for a retail jewellery business. His complaint was that … Continue reading

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Why do lenders have a minimum contract period?

Well to be honest not all lenders do. The standard however does seem to be a 12 month contract with either a 3 or 6 month notice period. However, some lenders offer a 28 rolling contract and I have seen … Continue reading

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Minimum Base Rates – Do you know what you are paying?

Minimum base rates can mean you are paying more than you expect and more than you need to… When speaking to new clients and reviewing their existing facilities it is quite common for them not to be aware of the … Continue reading

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Supermarket Payment Terms

Whenever I see a client who is supplying supermarkets I always whince at the time it takes them to get paid and also the terms and conditions suppliers have to agree to. In April 2008 the competitions board confirmed that … Continue reading

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BofE base rate kept at 0.5% – are you benefiting?

The Bank of England base rate will remain at 0.5%. It is publicised that this is good news for borrowers but bad news for savers. If you are an invoice finance client there is a good chance you are operating … Continue reading

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Overdraft or Invoice Finance

I am often asked whether an invoice finance facility is cheaper than an overdraft facility. In short the answer is ‘no’. An invoice finance facility is typically more expensive than an overdraft facility. This is because of the workload involved … Continue reading

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