How you conduct yourself on a personal level almost always translates to how you conduct yourself on a professional level. This is the case for nearly any working professional, but it’s even more relevant for entrepreneurs or those running a small business. In fact, it’s incredibly relevant because you’re essentially tying your personal and professional [...]
In today’s digital world, the importance and effectiveness of in-person communication tends to get downplayed. For years, we haven’t been required to physically meet someone, or even talk to them. We pull up a quick chat window, type out a few sentences, and send it. We’re at the point where drafting up a formal email [...]
When it comes to finding a working capital solution for your business, you have a lot of options. One of the small business lending opportunities that The Commercial Finance Group provides is asset-based lending. While this is a common solution to cash flow problems, many business owners have questions about what exactly it is and [...]
When it comes to invoice factoring, there are a few routes to take that all lead to the same destination: a cash flow solution. Here at The Commercial Finance Group, we are proud to be a checkpoint on your way to bankability. When businesses cannot secure traditional bank loans for one reason or another, or [...]
Businesses come to The Commercial Finance Group for a number of reasons. In some cases, businesses are healthy and thriving and are seeking greater flexibility for their operational plans without the restrictive covenants that often accompany traditional bank loans. For others, they are relying on our small business lending services to afford overhead costs and [...]
It’s 2019 and many businesses are saying “good riddance” to the previous year. It was a tough year for many of us, but thankfully 2019 is giving us all a chance to start fresh. The Commercial Finance Group has spent the last year (well, the last 40+ years) helping small and medium-sized businesses secure working [...]
When businesses are experiencing cash flow problems due to late-paying clients, low seasonal sales, fast-paced growth, or some other factor, it can be difficult to do anything beyond simply making ends meet. This is especially troublesome for new businesses that do not have a large amount of equity to draw upon during tough times. Thankfully, [...]
Last month on our asset-based lending blog, The Commercial Finance Group offered up six important questions entrepreneurs can ask themselves before starting a business. These questions covered topics concerning why you want to start a business, if you are ready to put in the time, who your mentor will be, who your team will be, [...]
If you’ve felt like your small business is in a rut with no sign of getting out, it’s time to get inspired and turn things around this year. Another new year brings the prospect of hope and change around the world (the Chinese New Year notwithstanding), and there’s no time like the present to get [...]
We have three words that can instill fear into any business owner: slow-paying clients. Slow-paying clients or, worse, no-pay clients can wreak havoc on your business’s finances. Small businesses are especially susceptible to doom due to slow-paying clients as they often rely on receiving invoices to afford payroll and overhead costs. If this sounds familiar, [...]
