In tough financial situations, such as a global pandemic, finding ways to make payroll and ensure your employees are taken care of may keep you tossing and turning at night.
However, there is a solution for every problem, and a financing option known as payroll factoring may be just the answer you have been looking for. Below, we’ll explore everything you need to know about what payroll factoring is and how it can help your business continue to thrive.
Payroll Factoring: What Is It?
Payroll factoring is a method by which businesses with outstanding invoices and long net terms can create a steady cash flow earlier than what they would normally expect from their clients. For example, if your net term is 30, or even 60 days, multiple payment periods can hit before you receive full payment from your clients.
Contrary to some beliefs, payroll factoring isn’t a loan, but rather a transfer of invoice from your business to another called a factoring company. The factoring company then supplies you with an advancement, allowing your business to continue operating smoothly.
Payroll Factoring Benefits
1. Avoiding Layoffs
Finding the right people for the right roles is never an easy task. You worked hard to create the team you have in place, and payroll factoring can help ensure that you can keep your team happily employed and motivated to stick with you.
2. Preventing Lawsuits / Additional Debt
Failing to pay your employees for their work will put you at risk for governmental tax penalties, lawsuits from your employees, and accruing additional debt. Payroll factoring ensures you can pay your employees on time and avoid these issues before they even start.
3. Preserve Your Savings
It is common for business owners to take a pay cut or dip into their savings to pay their employees when money becomes scarce. While an admirable decision, payroll factoring makes this particular sacrifice unnecessary.
How Payroll Factoring Works
While different factoring companies will have different policies, the general process is much the same. At Advanced Commercial Capital, we recommend first researching your options thoroughly to find a factoring company that fits your specific needs.
After you find someone whom you trust and can cater to your type of business, you will sign a factoring agreement. The stipulations, fees, and general guidelines will be something you should look over closely to ensure you are getting the best deal possible. After that agreement has been signed by both parties, the payroll factoring process will begin.
Finally, once your client pays the invoice, the factoring company will send you any remaining balances, known as the reverse amount.
Can Your Business Benefit from Payroll Factoring with Advanced Commercial Capital?
If you have a business with employees, then yes, payroll factoring will be beneficial for you, your employees, and the overall success of your business. Advanced Commercial Capital understands the strain that owning a trucking business with unpaid invoices can create, which is why we offer non-recourse freight factoring services.
Non-recourse factoring is designed to give you the maximum benefit possible from a factoring program, as our company bears the credit and collection risk on purchased invoices. This method of payroll factoring means that we won’t charge you if your customers fail to pay their bills.
To learn more about our non-recourse factoring services, and to see if Advance Commercial Capital is the right support team for your trucking business, give us a call at 855.465.4655 or fill out our online contact form today.