Financing signs (or financing signage, for those who want to get official sounding), is one of the more common aspects of equipment financing. And to be honest, in my eyes, it’s a very smart use of credit, especially for small and medium businesses. The reason it’s a smart use of credit ties to the (lack of) immediate return… Read More »
Every year, I like to take a look at what’s hot (and not) in equipment financing. I like this because it presents a big-picture look at industry and the economy in general. And more than one person has written me saying they invested based on what’s hot (or not) in industries looking for equipment financing (this makes a… Read More »
This is a topic I have previously touched on, but it’s worth repeating at least once a year, because every time I mention it to businesspeople at a party or social gathering, they are almost always amazed. It’s fairly simple in general – if you combine equipment financing / equipment leasing with Section 179, you can actually buy… Read More »
This is an age-old question in business, and there really are no hard and fast answers. The decision to replace (or upgrade) equipment can have far-reaching effects well beyond the cost of equipment. For example, do you buy now, or wait for next year, when snazzy new features might be incorporated into what you are buying? Or will… Read More »
Ok, we’re a few weeks into 2015, which means it’s time for Fletch Predicts!! I’ve been doing this for a few years now, and have had an uncanny ability to get extremely lucky with some really “out there” predictions (I will forever hang my hat on that Eli Manning thing, to the point where I’m mentioning it every… Read More »