Tracy Eden

Factoring: A Viable Alternative to Venture Capital

In today's difficult credit environment, companies are turning over every stone and looking in every nook and cranny in their efforts to obtain the financing they need to grow and prosper. Skip Green sees it first-hand. The founder and president of Al... Read >

Surveying the Small Business Financing Landscape

Over the past month or so, there has been a noticeable shift in the dialog coming out of Washington, D.C. with regard to economic priorities. Health care reform has for the most part been put on the back burner, replaced by an emphasis on job creation. ... Read >

Outsource Your Accounts Receivable Management With Factoring

One of the biggest business trends of the past 20 to 30 years has been the move toward outsourcing. There was a time not so many years ago when most companies handled almost all business functions internally themselves: payroll, hiring, human resources... Read >

The Credit Crunch Myth: Financing Options You May Not Have Considered

Over the past couple of years, the term "credit crunch" has taken its place in the popular vernacular alongside other now-common phrases like "mortgage meltdown" and "bank bailout." But is the supposed credit crunch that we keep hearing so much about (... Read >

Back to Basics: Focus on the Fundamentals of Your Business

Here's one thing about a recession or economic downturn that most people don't think of: It forces most business owners to focus like a laser on the fundamentals of their business. You know, things like making sure you deliver quality products and great c... Read >

Accounts Receivable Factoring - It's More Than Just the Money

The concept of "core competency" refers to the things done by a business that lie at the heart of its ability to manufacture a product or deliver a service. They are strengths relative to other organizations that are not easily imitated and that can be le... Read >

How Factoring Services Can Help You Take Advantage of Discounts

In many industries, an important cash flow strategy is to take advantage of what are often referred to as early pay discounts, or "2/10, net-30 discounts." Such discounts allow companies to subtract 2 percent (and sometimes more) from the invoice amount i... Read >

What Credit Crunch? Financing Alternatives in Today's Tough Credit Environment

With the credit crunch in full force, many small businesses are finding it harder and harder to land a business loan. Even business lines of credit are being squeezed tighter-often yanked right out from under companies that have long established histories... Read >