I’ll be writing two posts on brick and mortar retail businesses, and how they are faring in the world of online shopping and big box retailers. This came about from a conversation I had last week with a local retail business I’ve always frequented, and know the owner. This particular business is a small, local pet supply chain,… Read More »
You’d be surprised, but people ask me this type of question all the time. Usually when they ask about a good time to lease equipment or similar, they are usually referring to economic indicators, time of year, Section 179 limits, interest rates, and so on. There are a lot of answers to the question, but now that Section… Read More »
It was a little over a year ago that I last talked about software financing (“Why software financing makes sense” – April 2015), but I was reminded again recently why this topic can be so important for many companies. I was talking to a new client of ours, and indeed, we financed software for her company. Specifically, an… Read More »
One the interesting parts of being an equipment financing company is we get to work with a lot of small and medium sized businesses, across all kinds of industries. And we handle all types of transactions. Today I want to talk about one in particular, as not a lot of equipment lenders engage in it (but we do).… Read More »
I haven’t talked about Section 179 in a few months, so it’s time to mention it again now that we’re well into the second quarter. As you almost certainly know, Section 179 was raised to $500,000 for 2016 and beyond. This means you can buy qualifying new (or new to you) equipment, and write off the entire amount… Read More »