Expand Your Operations: Supply Chain Financing for Warehousing & Logistics Business
In this age of technology and advancements, everything is connected, and the business is global. Every day, thousands of shipments are exported and imported across the world making this as one of the businesses with dynamic working capital needs. As an owner of the warehousing and logistics business, you might be wanting to get paid in advance for the shipments …
Continue Reading Make Room for More Opportunities with LivFin Supply Chain Financing Solution
We understand that hospitality is one of the industries that goes through maximum extremes in terms of business because of the various reasons including the location that they are based at, high and peak season for travel in that area, type of hotel (business, leisure, boutique) and more. It is also affected by how the payments are made by the …
Continue Reading How Manufacturers Can Help Their Suppliers with Supply Chain Finance
Today, India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and the manufacturing sector has seen significant gains in terms of growth and capacity. With 45% manufacturing input coming in from SMEs which have been growing at 10% year-on-year surge, factors like rising production costs, new projects, R&D initiatives and acquisitions are a by product of this growth and …
Continue Reading Tips to Maintain the Steady Cash Flow for Your Business
Small and medium enterprises working as suppliers for larger business entities often develop a culture of ignoring the cash flow while focusing on other business goals and targets. While it is important for an SME to maintain its goodwill with its commercial partners, it is also critical to take stock of “Free Cash Flow” – that is the amount of …
Continue Reading How Supply Chain Finance Can Unlock Finances for OEM Suppliers in the Rapidly Changing Automotive Industry
With India’s largest passenger vehicle maker announcing the discontinuation of its diesel motors by 2020, the automotive industry is set to witness a tectonic shift in product development. The push for greener, more eco-friendly cars was some time in the making, but now with Maruti Suzuki’s announcement and imminent electric vehicle launches from all automotive majors, the battle lines are …
Continue Reading Invoice Financing Guide: Tips to Choose the Right Invoice Financing Partner
Being a business owner, we are sure that you must have gone through phases facing cash crunch and it is a fact that you are not the first one to find yourself in this situation. Research shows that globally, 60% of businesses face cash-flow-gaps every year. Well, there is no one particular reason for this issue to occur. It could …
Continue Reading 4 Tips for Dealing with Late Payments from your Buyers
There is nothing more frustrating than a delayed payment for a small business owner. In general, SMEs have way less cash at hand to work with than a large organization. Therefore, a delayed payment can send a small business owner scrambling for cash. Moreover, delayed payments can also result in lost opportunities for a business operating in a competitive industry …
Continue Reading How to Create an Emergency Fund for your Small Business?
Small and medium enterprises with commercial clients are always at risk from payment disruptions in the supply chain. Moreover, the cash-dependent nature of these SMEs makes it difficult for the owners to set up an emergency fund. Also, since the client base of SME suppliers for large manufacturers is limited, it is harder for them to generate alternate income for …
Continue Reading How is a Working Capital Loan Different from a Term Loan?
The need for finance is commonly felt by business owners from time to time. Where short-term business loans offer an immediate relief from the problems, long-term loans are used for initiating sustained growth plans. Since, there are many types of financial vehicles in the business loan market today, oftentimes it becomes difficult to select the right one. Knowing about the …
Continue Reading What is a Cash Flow Statement and How to Make Sense of it?
The cash flow statement is an important financial document for every private enterprise. Along with the balance sheet, income sheet and the income statement, the cash flow statement forms a troika of documents that represent the financial health of your enterprise. A cash flow statement is prepared for a given, predefined period. It can be generated monthly, quarterly and for …
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