Do you remember the Great Recession? That sharp downturn in economic activity that took place during the late 2000s, was a dark time for many of us, especially the small business owners or those who had plans to become entrepreneurs. Now, nearly a decade after the worst that the Great Recession could throw at us, it’s [...]
Whether it was a month ago or a decade ago, your small business started with an idea. Maybe it was a new concept about how to provide a service people in your community desperately need, or maybe it was a brilliant idea for a product that the whole world has been waiting for. No matter [...]
Are you a goods or service provider who’s looking to branch out into the lucrative world of government agency contracts? If so, the Commercial Finance Group in Atlanta can help. While government contracts can be very attractive (more on that below) they also come with some drawbacks that many businesses fail to consider before signing [...]
Choosing a small business lending solution for your company isn’t easy. Any time you borrow money, you’re adopting an increased financial risk. For companies that are trying to finance rapid growth or are already teetering on the edge of financial health, the idea of taking on more debt is both unattractive, and often, impossible. We [...]
You had a dream. You dreamed of owning your own successful business. You tested your products and created a business plan. You pitched it to every friend, relative, and stranger on the corner, and everyone loved it. Now, you’ve reached the point where it’s finally time to decide whether this is going to be a [...]
Here at the Commercial Finance Group in Atlanta, we often base the discussion of our lending solutions around the way that they can help small to mid-sized businesses recover from cash flow problems or mobilize working capital to facilitate growth. But it’s important to remember that financial products like our asset-based lending solutions do more [...]
There’s a strange dichotomy we've noticed in the world of commercial finance, especially when it comes to small to medium-sized businesses. In the media, and in conversations with our peers, small to medium-sized businesses are praised as being the life blood of the economy. We admonish each other to shop at small businesses during the [...]
We've all heard the phrase, “It takes money to make money.” While the sentiment is true, this old adage leaves business owners desperately seeking more detailed information. How much money does it take to make money? And how can you tell if you’re spending too much or too little to achieve your goal of making [...]
As we've detailed in previous blogs, asset-based lending solutions are a big part of what we do here at The Commercial Finance Group in Atlanta. Asset-based financing works differently from factoring or receivables financing in that it provides necessary operating capital, eliminating the need to wait for collections on accounts receivable. Asset-based lending is an [...]
Running a business would be much easier if life were just a little bit more predictable. Imagine the rock-solid decisions you could make if you had a guarantee that the 10 percent growth in revenue that you experienced this month could continue every month! And what if you knew that each one of your [...]
