Access to capital is the hidden reason many government contractors win the contract but still fail to fulfill it, and this episode breaks down exactly how to solve it.
Craig Cohen of Encore Funding walks through why the federal payment cycle quietly strangles growing service businesses and what the three working capital options actually cost you.
If you have ever wondered how you will pay for a contract you just won, this one is for you.
Why your ability to pay for a contract is often part of the RFP itself, and how a letter of financial support can help you win the award before you ever draw a dollar
The negative cash cycle explained: why you pay your people weekly but wait 30, 45, or 60 days to get paid, and how that gap kills service contractors
The three working capital facilities compared side by side: traditional bank lines of credit, merchant cash advance, and asset based lending / accounts receivable financing
Why a bank line of credit has a hard ceiling while receivables financing scales with your invoices toward effectively no limit
The merchant cash advance merry go round: how 50 to 100 percent plus rates trap contractors into borrowing again just to repay the last loan
EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Access to capital and why winning creates a cash problem 0:46 - Why capital helps you win the contract, not just fund it 2:02 - Negative cash cycle explained for service contractors 3:25 - Extended payment terms in the commercial space 3:56 - Non dilutive funding versus venture debt and equity 5:02 - Three working capital facilities you need to know 7:00 - Bank lines of credit and the hard borrowing ceiling 8:40 - Merchant cash advance rates and the debt merry go round 9:40 - Comparing cost, ceiling, and flexibility across lenders 10:48 - Approval timelines from banks versus Encore Funding
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