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Financing
Strategies
Comparison
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Leasing |
Going
Public |
Venture
Capital |
Bank
Loan |
Private
Investor |
Government
Programs |
Factoring |
Simple
Application |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Depends |
No |
Yes |
Days to
Fund |
15-30 |
120-270 |
90-180 |
60-180 |
15-90 |
60-180 |
3-10 |
Approval
based on prospects credit |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Funding
tied to sales |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Give up
equity |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Give up
control |
No |
Sometimes |
Yes |
No |
Sometimes |
Sometimes |
No |
Limited
to asset value |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
No |
Require
profitability |
Usually |
Yes |
Usually |
Yes |
Usually |
Usually |
No |
On-going
monitoring |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Reduce
overhead |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Factoring:
Cash Now, No Waiting.
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