The advantages of being able to release up to 90% of your unpaid invoices is obvious however many business are still put off invoice finance not because they think there is still a stigma surrounding the facility but because their customers will not allow it. Therefore a traditional factoring facility is unacceptable because the finance company will need to verify most of your invoices. A traditional invoice discounting facility is normally only available to long established and profitable businesses. Therefore a good chunk of businesses may find themselves caught between a rock and a hard stone. The good news help is hand and XL Business finance has access to a number of finance compasnies and creative finance products that could fill a few gaps in the market.
Many businesses will not be eligible for confidential invoice discounting because they haven’t been trading long enough, turnover isn’t big enough, they are not profitable enough, they have gone through a prepacked administration or their existing factoring company has given them notice for breach of the facilities. From the finance companies point of few confidential invoice discounting is far more risky because it is not always possible to verify the debt and is therefore more open to fraudulent activity.
However one finance company XL business Finance deals with are prepared to give customers that don’t meet the normal criteria on invoice discounting providing a facility provided there a good systems in place. From a management point of view invoice discounting is less time consuming and potentially more profitable. For the first six months or so they may run a shadow ledger to make sure the facility is being run properly.
Confidential factoring provided by a different finance company is a half way house. You will be given your own dedicated credit controller who operates in the name of your business to ensure all the invoices are collected in the normal way. You will also be your own telephone number providing all the advantages of a full factoring facility with the confidentiality certain businesses require.
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Tags: Confidential factoring, confidential invoice discounting, invoice finance
