✔ It's When You Sell Your Aging Receivables For Immediate Cash.
✔ You Get Paid Within 24 Hours.
✔ We Wait To Get Paid By Your Customers So You Don't Have To Wait!
About Pete Wierzbicki Financial Services, Inc. (PWFSI) and Invoice Factoring
PWFSI is not a lending company. We are a referral company working with experienced lenders and investors to find merchants the very best financial services and terms available so our clients receive the very best benefits available. We do not charge a commission to our clients. Our commission comes directly from the lending company as a referral fee. Working with PWFSI as a referral partner does NOT affect your costs, fees, or rates period. We work hard to earn your business and improve your company's financial outlook. What is Invoice Factoring
Invoice factoring is a financial transaction that is business to business. It’s when a business sells its accounts receivables to a factoring company at a discount rate.
The business owner sells their account receivables in the form of invoice to the factoring company. The factoring company will advance up to 90% (the other 10% is held in a reserve account) of the face value of the face invoice amount. The factoring company collects the full amount from the customer in due course and pays the balance amount due to the business owner after deducting the discount fee for the services rendered. Once a business sells an invoice or it's receivables to the factoring company, a verification process must take place before the funds are advanced to the business. An account representative will verify that the products have been delivered or that the services have been rendered. Once the verification of the invoice is completed, the funds are released on that invoice within 24 hours. (See our pricing page and choose the low rate fee plan that works best for you.)
Invoice Financing
All invoices purchased from the invoice factoring company, become an asset of the factoring company. the factoring company is not a collection company, they do not call your clients demanding payments, they are simply your financial partner.
Once your client (our debtor) pays the invoice, we will release the money that we are holding in reserve to the business owner.
Type of Factoring
It is not required to factor all of your clients with us but we do require multiple debtors in order to factor with us. the factoring company is not a spot factor; we are your long term financial partner. If you have certain clients that are paying you in 15 days, after you invoice, you might not want to factor these invoices. Most business factor invoices that are Net 30 days or longer.
The factoring company is not Spot factor, we are in it for the long haul, we are your financial partner. Spot factoring is when you have a one-time invoice that you are looking to sell; standard invoice financing / factoring is when you sell us multiple invoices from multiple clients on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Working Capital
Some business, due to the time frame on when they are pay on their receivables, are concerned about offering longer credit terms to existng clients, which can be resulting in lost opportunities. Offering credit to new clients, also presents some challenges, as determining credit worthiness is uncertain and extending long credit terms to strap any businesses cash flow.
Businesses turn to commercial factoring companies to solve working capital issues. When a business chooses to factor invoices with an invoice factoring company, you now have the freedom to offer longer credit terms as you will always be paid within 24 hours of the verification process. Knowing that you will get paid on your invoices rapidly, will allow you to offer credit to new clients. Account receivable financing will you allow you to increase your inventory, grow your business, give you peace of mind knowing you have the capital to pay your staff and it will allow you to every pay yourself.
Financial Partner
When you use a factoring company to financing your account receivables, you are making the commitment to bring your business to the next level. Every business needs working capital; some of the largest companies in the USA use invoice factoring companies, to solve their financial needs. If you are ready to taste financial freedom, please contact us today or you can just complete our easy one page online application.
Invoice Factoring Considerations
There are many benefits of invoice factoring for businesses, but there are also some things to consider as well.
Invoice Factoring Equals Quick Cash
Your company may be growing, but you also might have additional staff to pay. Or perhaps your vendors have you capped out on your credit line. Or maybe it’s just your slow season. If this is the case or if there are any other reasons why you find yourself needing fast cash, factoring is a great solution. When you factor your invoices, you are typically one day away for being paid.
What about UCC Liens?
When you are looking for business financing, either from a traditional bank or from an alternative lender, you cannot have any UCC liens against your company that has a pledge to your accounts. If you have a current loan that has an all asset lien on your company, you will not be able to factor your invoices, unless the current lien holder subordinates their UCC position to the factoring company. If they are not willing to subordinate their UCC position, the only other way to sell your receivables is if the factoring company buys out the current lien holder. To find out if there are any UCC filed against your company you can simply do a Google Search “UCC Search” and type in your state; this should bring you to the Secretary of State’s Website where you can in most states do a free lien search.
Watch out for Long Term Contracts - Check the Details Carefully
If you are considering factoring but not sure which company you should choose, here are some items that you should consider, before selecting a factoring company. Every factoring company has a contract, it’s where all of the details of the agreement reside. In the contract, there will be the terms; everything from the factoring fee and advance rate to the length of the contract and any hidden fees. Our contracts are concise, one year terms, and have no startup or hidden fees.
🔘 Termination Fees
Most factoring contracts are between 1-5 years, some factoring companies make most of their money in termination fees. Termination fees exist when the seller (you) does not meet the agreed upon terms in the contract. The longer the contract terms, the higher the fees are. Our contracts have only a one year term.
🔘 Junk Fees
Watch out for companies that have long contracts; the more pages that are in the contract, the more fees you will be hit with. Many factoring companies hide their fees in the later pages of their agreement, hoping that you only read the first few pages. We’ve seen factoring agreements with as little as four pages, and as many as fourteen pages. While you should read every page of every agreement, make sure you give a very close read to the longer contracts, the more you read, the more likely you will see hidden costs.
🔘Free Trial Periods
Some factoring companies will have a free trial period within their agreement. This will allow you to try factoring before you commit to a longer term. There are only a couple of factoring companies that offer a free trial and they may have more stringent requirements. We do offer free trials but with some additional conditions such as a higher minimum invoice income ($30K/mo.) and a minimum of 3 customers to factor. There is also a separate approval process and free trials are not guaranteed. However, our contracts do provide many favorable terms for the merchant such as 1 year contracts and no startup or hidden fees to make factoring an easy choice for your company.
How do you qualify for factoring?
Factoring is not based on your personal credit. So if you have some lump or many lumps, this would not disqualify you for factoring. You need to have a live/active corporation, that has no all asset UCC liens and no Federal Tax Liens (unless you are on a payment plan and can prove payments are being made). Factoring companies want to see that you have multiple customers and can fund at least a few emails per month (the more the merrier). Factoring companies do not like to fund on debtor deals (it’s high risk). Your company can be active for one day or 50 years, you do not need to be in business for a minimum of two years, like you would if you were trying to obtain a bank line of credit.
What is really the process in getting funding? First you need to complete an application. Once the application is completed, you will be sent an agreement. You review the agreement and then if all is well, you sign it and send it back to the factoring company. Once the factoring company receives the agreement, you will be asked to provide some paperwork; such as a Photo ID, the invoices you want to sell, any PO’s that you received, some business bank statements, articles of incorporation and a few other miscellaneous documents. Once the supporting documents are received, your file goes in to the underwriter for approval (normally within 24 - 48 hours). After your file is approved, you will be assigned an account rep that will work with you on getting your account funded.
First, it is important to know that once a factoring company purchases your invoices, you get paid from the factoring company and your customers will have to pay the factoring company directly. UCC law requires the factoring company to properly notify your customers that the invoices have been assigned, and are now payable to the factoring company, not to you. All invoices (before being purchased) must be verified by your customers for validity. If an invoice is verified today, you would most likely be funded within 24 hours.
What will my customers think if I use a factoring company?
Factoring has been around for hundreds of years and it’s a multi-billion dollar industry. Chances are that your customers are already, or have at one point, paid a factoring company. It’s a very common practice used by many companies. It’s important to knowthough, that a factoring company is not a collection company. A factoring company simply advances you the money for a fee. Once you are funded, the factoring company simply waits for your customers to pay them. Using a factoring company, in your customers eyes, is not a weakness, it’s a strength But it’s a very common question that is asked. Having a bank line of credit for your working capital is the same thing. Your customers already know that most businesses do not self fund. However, when factoring your receivables, you should have a conversation with your customers upfront. This way you can inform them that you will be using alternative lending to fund your business. Chances are, it will be a non issue.
HOW INVOICE FACTORING WORKS
Step 1 COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION
Step 2 A REPRESENTIVE WILL CONTACT YOU
Step 3 SEND THE INVOICES YOU WISH TO FACTOR Step 4 GET APPROVED & GET FUNDED!
