Tag Archives: vendor programs

Is it Time for a New Finance Partner? Part 2

Last post I talked about B2B vendors who see financing as a true revenue-driving component to their operations. And how we, as a finance partner, help them use financing to better drive sales. Here are a few specifics that we engage in with our finance partners who want to get more out of their financing program. First are… Read More »

Is it Time for a New Finance Partner? Part 1.

Every now and again, I’ll write about B2B equipment sellers offering financing. And I sometimes look back and think if someone read it at the time and listened, they did well. For example, I posted a “why aren’t you offering financing?” series in January of 2020. Just one month after I posted, we began hearing about a possible… Read More »

Fletch Predicts: Rates Update

I usually don’t revisit my predictions midyear, but I want to make one further prediction for this year. And since I’m doing that, I may as well let you know I nailed my Warriors basketball prediction, my NHL prediction (Lightning) made the finals and my Mets prediction is looking pretty solid right now.  But the important one is… Read More »

TVM and Section 179

Quick question: If I offered you one of three choices: $5,000 cash right now, $5,000 in a few years, or $1,000 a year for five years, which would you take?  Most of you would say $5,000 right now, which is the correct answer. There are a lot of reasons why most people feel this is the correct answer.… Read More »

Shortages Mean Opportunity Too

One thing that never changes is the media latches onto “bad” news much more than good news, and often, the bad news becomes the prevailing sentiment.  I’m not going to pretend I’m not influenced by that either – in this very blog I’ve recently been discussing shortages (both in materials and labor), rising inflation, rising interest rates, and… Read More »