Advantages and disadvantages of small business factoring

Advantages of small business factoring

• As a small business owner would expect it can be stressful dealing with cash flow problems. A factoring facility provides immediate cash advances based on invoices raised, this means the business will always have cash in the bank.
• Small business factoring offers alternative funding to small business owners who rely too much on overdrafts and business loans.
• The small business owner must have been in business for six months to a year to qualify for an overdraft or small business loan. Please note that a factoring facility is available to business start-ups from day one of trading.
• The small business owner often lives in fear of its bank withdrawing its overdraft facility. This problem would be alleviated with a small business factoring facilty.
• Cash is the most important factor for a business of any size factoring guarantees cash will never run out as long the invoices keep being raised.
• Factoring will keep a small business viable by making sure crown taxes and payroll runs can always be met.
• A good factoring facility will make cash flow more predictable.

Disadvantges of small business factoring

• You can’t use factoring if you are a retailer
• You can’t use factoring if you are a cash trader
• factoring is only for business to business trades
• factoring companies are usually more aggressive at collecting debts and this may upset customers
• Factoring companies can be choosy and decide not to factor all invoices
• Factoring has many cost implications and means profit margins diminish

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