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Subject:
Appropriate Size for Business Credit Line
Category: Business and Money > Small Businesses Asked by: jr1734-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
10 Nov 2003 21:50 PST
Expires: 10 Dec 2003 21:50 PST Question ID: 274625 |
I am a manager at a growing small business. Though our business has been profitable and is profitable, we are going through a cash flow crunch. In the last 3 months, we have grown from an average of $100,000 per month in business to $350,000 per month in business. Our credit line is currently only $60,000 and our average turnaound between performing work and receiving payment is 45 days. Please provide recommendations about what the appropriate credit line for this revenue level and billing cycle should be. I suspect our credit line is not large enough. |
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Subject:
Re: Appropriate Size for Business Credit Line
From: financeguy-ga on 11 Nov 2003 14:06 PST |
Depending on what type of business you are and what you're are needing to finance (i.e. inventory and/or accounts receivable), you might qualify for an asset based loan instead of a general commercial line of credit. Asset based loans (ABL) work great for growing business with tight cash flow but high quality receivable and inventory. You'll be allowed a borrowing base that is a sum of your eligible inventory times and advance rate (50% to 70%) plus your eligible receivable times a receivable advance rate (70% - 90%). ABLs are much cheaper than factoring your receivables. If you post some more information about what you do and what type of assets you hold, I'd be happy to offer some more in depth recommendations. |
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