Home Health Care Factoring – Alternative Financing Solution for Agencies

2011 will go down in history as the year the big banks stopped lending to small businesses. On the other hand, 2011 will also be remembered as the year alternative lenders came to the forefront of the small business financing industry. Specifically, Credit Unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Micro Lenders and Accounts Receivable Factoring Firms all said YES to the majority of their small business financing applications while most larger banks repeatedly said NO.

Although a home health care agency owner could be approved for financing by any of the alternative lenders listed above, the best alternative financing option for them is to work with a home health care factor, and here’s why:

Home Health Care Factoring Creates Positive Cash Flow
Some Medicaid waiver programs can take up to a month to reimburse a home health care agency for its pre-approved non-medical in-home services. This lag in payments makes it difficult for new or growing home health care agencies to be able to meet payroll and other financial obligations. However, when home health agency owners sell their Medicaid receivables to a home health care funding firm, funds can be directly deposited into their bank account within hours. Instead of waiting weeks or months, factoring your home health care business gives business owners immediate access to cash…

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Home Care Invoice Funding – Is it Right For Your Private Duty Agency?

There are many reasons why a private duty agency would try to qualify for home care funding. However, the most common motive is that they cannot afford to wait weeks or months to be reimbursed by Medicaid or another governmental agency.

Without a constant inflow of cash, home care agencies run the risk of not having enough capital to meet payroll, pay vendors or grow their business. Fortunately, home care financing can provide the necessary capital to help struggling private duty agencies maintain a healthy cash flow.

Click here to access key questions that will help you decide if home care invoice funding is right for your private duty agency.

PRN Funding to Give Away Amazon Gift Card at Private Duty Home Care Leadership Summit

Las Vegas, NV-PRN Funding, LLC is excited to speak with private duty home care agency owners about factoring at the 7th Annual Private Duty Home Care Leadership Summit & Exposition at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Marketing Manager, Nikki Flores will be in booth #303 January 23-25 speaking with private duty home care business owners about how they can turn their receivables into cash immediately through private duty home care invoice factoring.

In addition to learning about invoice funding options, all attendees are invited to stop by booth #303 and enter our drawing to win a $100 Amazon gift card.

Click here to read the official press release: Private Duty Home Care Association Invites Factoring Firm as a First-Time Exhibitor.

Factoring Brokers Should Know Their Funders

Cash flow consultants know that factoring is a great way to ease their clients’ cash flow tensions. However, pairing a prospect with the wrong factoring company could be even more detrimental to your client’s cash flow. Not to mention, sending a prospect to the wrong funder could also damage the relationships you have with your client and the funder. In order to avoid such a catastrophe, it is extremely important for consultants and brokers to know how each of their funding partners’ factoring programs work so they can match their clients with the most appropriate one. The best way to get to know your funders is to ask the following four questions…

One: What is your focus?
In general, factors can be divided into three different operating categories. First, there are large factors that operate nationally and are able to fund clients across numerous different industries. On the other hand, there are some factors that focus their operations in one specific geographic region. These smaller local factors have a home field advantage because their clients like knowing that their factor is literally right around the corner. The last category is comprised of factors that concentrate their funding in one specific niche. (For example, PRN Funding only factors invoices for medical vendors.) These factors’ clients appreciate the fact that their funder understands their specific industry.

Click here to read the rest of the Questions Factoring Brokers Should Ask to Get to Know Their Funders.

PRN Funding’s 2012 Trade Show Schedule

Curious about PRN Funding’s healthcare factoring services?

Check out our 2012 Trade Show schedule. We’d love to see you if you’re planning on attending any of the shows below:

Trade Show Location Dates Booth #
NAHC Leadership Summit Las Vegas, NV Jan 23-25 303
ACE12 Indianapolis, IN Aug 8-11 108
NPDA Orlando, FL Sept 12-14 TBD
Decision Health Las Vegas, NV Nov 2-4 TBD

2011 – Year of Alternative Financing

Did you happen to see the story on SmallBizTrends.com entitled: Small Business Story of the Year: The Rise of Alternative Lending?

It was an excellent post about how bank lending declined in 2011, but alternative financing lenders such as Credit Unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Micro Lenders and Accounts Receivable Factoring Firms increased their lending capabilities for small business owners.

Specifically, the article stated that large banks rejected small business loan applications 90 percent of the time in 2011, whereas smaller financing institutions and alternative lenders approved nearly half of all the funding applications. Moreover, in November alone, alternative lenders approved 62 percent of small business funding requests.

Need Help Selecting a Factoring Firm for You Allied Health Staffing Company?

When it comes to alternative financing methods, invoice funding is an excellent option for allied health staffing companies. Selling their outstanding invoices to a funding company provides the necessary capital for allied health staffing agencies to grow and compete in the marketplace. With that said, there are many funding companies who are able to factor allied health staffing invoices, so choosing one may seem like a daunting task. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

There are five simple comparison categories to consider when choosing an allied health staffing funding company, namely:

  • Pricing
  • Industry Expertise
  • Flexibility
  • Customer Service
  • Stability

Click here to read more How to Choose an Allied Health Staffing Factor.

What is Healthcare Staffing Payroll Factoring?

Healthcare staffing payroll factoring is the conversion of accounts receivable into cash by selling outstanding invoices to a factor at a discount.

It’s a practical option for healthcare staffing agencies that are unable to qualify for traditional bank financing in the early stages of business development. Moreover, healthcare staffing payroll factoring is a great alternative financing option for agencies going through rapid growth. Specifically, healthcare staffing payroll factoring is a financial solution that gives agencies immediate cash to help manage operations more efficiently.

Watch the video to learn more healthcare staffing payroll factoring:

Click here to read some additional key concepts about healthcare staffing payroll factoring.

Top Three Common Mistakes to Avoid when Choosing a Nurse Staffing Payroll Factoring Company

Most entrepreneurs who decide to open a nurse staffing agency are well-versed in the industry, and they have the passion to succeed.  However, when it comes to accounting, and in particular managing cash flow, temporary nurse staffing agency owners often stumble. Entrepreneurs who have a hard time balancing payments coming in with financial obligations going out (i.e. payroll, payroll taxes) should take advantage of working with a payroll factor.

Now there are hundreds of payroll factoring companies out there competing for your agency’s business, each with their own set of claims and promises to help you achieve your financial goals. With so many different choices out there, how could you possibly narrow down the playing field? Take it from me-It’s much easier to narrow down the selection if you avoid some of the most common mistakes that business owners make when choosing a payroll factor.

Watch the video below learn about the Top Three Common Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing a Nurse Staffing Payroll Factoring Company:

Click here to read about the three most common mistakes to avoid when choosing a nurse staffing payroll factor along with a few straightforward tips to help you find a payroll factoring company that best suits your needs.

What NOT to Do When Picking a Healthcare Staffing Payroll Factoring Firm

Most entrepreneurs who decide to open a healthcare staffing agency know their industry well, and they have a drive to succeed. However, when it comes to managing cash flow, some agency owners often come up short. Luckily, entrepreneurs who have a hard time managing payments coming in and payments going out (i.e. payroll, payroll taxes) could really benefit from using with a healthcare staffing payroll factor.

Now there are hundreds of healthcare staffing payroll financing companies out there competing for your staffing agency’s business, each with their own set of claims and promises to help your company become financially sound. With so many different choices out there, what’s the best way to narrow down the playing field? Start with what NOT to do first…

Click here to find out What NOT to Do When Picking a Healthcare Staffing Payroll Factoring Firm.

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