In the spirit of the season, it’s time to file your taxes. Your tax returns verify your previous income level and are proof of the tax obligations you have fulfilled – both filing and payment. It is recommended to turn to a creditable tax agent to ensure everything is done correctly. For better understanding of your invoice factoring terms of agreement, reach out to your factoring company. There is a lot to be determined when determining if the receivables you factored are taxable. How a company treats its accounts receivable depends on what accounting method the company takes. If it uses the accrual method, then the company records revenue as soon as it makes a sale, which means accounts receivable get counted as income. The general … [Read more...]
2019 International Factoring Conference
The 25th Annual Factoring Conference will be held at the Manchester Hyatt in San Diego, CA! The event is hosted by the International Factoring Association and features industry information from accredited speakers, expert panels and roundtable events, networking opportunities and evening receptions. 2019 Factoring Speakers, Panels, Roundtable and More Speakers Erik Wahl - UNthink Simon Anderson - Recognizing the Technologies and Trends That Are Transforming Factoring and Techniques to Make Your Company Future-Ready Cynthia Hetherington, CFE - Searching in the Dark Web: Finding Fraud Online Brian Center - Factoring 101 Pedro Armada, CFE - Unique Challenge of Factoring in Latin America Matt Baker - Sales 101 Elliot … [Read more...]
10 Apps to Help A Factoring Business Stay Organized
Organization can easily slip through the cracks when you’re running a busy factoring business. Perhaps you’ve forgotten to email information to a recent prospect or you’ve missed an important conference call because you lost track of time. If you’ve ever found yourself sitting through piles of paperwork to locate a phone number or accidently throwing away something valuable, you’re not alone. Keeping your documents and to-dos organized may seem like a full-time job on its own, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Why? Because there’s an app for that. An endless variety of mobile apps are available to keep factoring brokers organized. From smartphone apps for note-taking to contact management and mileage tracking, there is bound to be a … [Read more...]
Earth Day Tips For An Ecofriendly Factoring Business
April 22nd will mark the 46th annual Earth Day, an internationally recognized holiday that promotes environmental conservation and energy efficiency—does your factoring company/brokerage have a plan to contribute to the cause? If not, no worries—there is still time to come up with something. From making your factoring firm more ecofriendly to choosing an ongoing project with which to get involved, there are numerous ways that your factoring business can join the movement and do its share. In the office... Reusable Pens - The Secret Savior Some of the most wasteful products are those that you would never expect—disposable pens, for example. Each day, the Americans throw away more than four million disposable pens, all of which are … [Read more...]
Marketing Apps and Tools to Help Your Invoice Factoring Business Soar
Let’s face it – sometimes your marketing strategy can take the back seat when it comes to building and growing a small business. This can be especially true for invoice factoring companies, in which often times, employees wear more than one hat. Whether your marketing team is one person or ten, these tools are sure to help you expand your marketing operations and increase brand awareness. Hootsuite It’s impossible nowadays to market your business without social media. However, the amount of social media tools we’re now expected to keep up with can be overwhelming. Lighten your load with a tool like Hootsuite, which is a social-media management system. With Hootsuite, you have the capability to maintain and schedule posts for all of your … [Read more...]
What Now? Moving Forward in the Factoring Business After Being Defrauded
Behind every successful entrepreneur there are A LOT of failures, especially in the world of factoring. Being defrauded is a part of the factoring industry and it’s only a matter of time until it happens to you on some level. However, there’s a difference between coming out on top and going under. Here are some ideas on how to deal with being deceived and what to do when you find yourself asking, “What now?” (This article is a follow up to Protecting Yourself From Liars in the Factoring Industry - Part 1) Add it to your business plan We know—this sounds a little crazy. But calculating losses into your expenses before they even happen is a smart idea. Think of this as your ‘rainy-day’ fund: just like you wouldn’t go into retirement … [Read more...]
Simple Cost-Cutting Strategies for Factoring Business Owners
It’s no surprise that factoring businesses, new or old, rely on steady and abundant cash flow in order to be profitable. Being smart about how and where to efficiently manage funds can make or break the difference between flourishing and floundering in the world of factoring. Check out these ideas on how to cut costs so that you’re not overspending in areas that could be hurting your factoring company. Replace Print with Social Media It may not seem like a big deal, but the use of social media for marketing is no longer an option. Given that social media/networking is the top online activity in the US, small businesses can use it to capitalize on increased brand exposure, web traffic and even possible sales. Social media offers … [Read more...]
Finding Some Luck In The Factoring Business
How many times have you read about a new startup and kicked yourself because you had the same idea? I remember when I was in college there really weren’t any big name coffee shops on every corner but there sure were a lot of students hanging out at the cafeteria sipping on coffee while studying. Fast forward a few years later and the idea of Starbucks seems like such a no brainer. When we started our factoring company a few years ago the concept of financing accounts receivable was anything but new. There were many competitors with vast amounts of experience in the asset based lending arena. Prior to jumping into the ring we had diligently written our business plan, thoroughly studied our niche and built a marketing plan with the … [Read more...]
Four Terrific Productivity Tricks for Factoring Broker
We all know how amazing it feels to be productive. How come sometimes it feels like we’re the most productive on Saturday mornings when we don’t necessarily have to be? Being productive at the office can be a challenge, but it’s not impossible. Setting yourself up for success is crucial to getting the most out of your time. The following tips include small changes that factoring business owners can make in their day-to-day activities to maximize their productivity. Turn on an alarm clock Most of us only use our alarm clock once a day (or more if you’re a repeat snooze-offender): when we wake up. However, most of us have different periods of ‘peak productivity’ throughout the day. Ask yourself: when do you feel like you’re consistently … [Read more...]
4 Online Marketing Predictions for Factoring Business Owners in 2015
A strong online presence is vital to marketing your factoring business in 2015. With ever-increasing competition for shrinking Google real estate, slapping up a website and establishing accounts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn simply won’t cut it anymore. The cash flow industry is competitive and online marketing can prove challenging to any factoring business. Change is the only constant in digital marketing, but here are four predictions that should hold true for online marketing in 2015. 1. Mobile matters more than ever Think about the last time you performed a Google search at home. Did you start up your desktop or pull out a phone or tablet? Even if you did the former, it’s likely a huge chunk of your prospects did the latter. If … [Read more...]