Invoice Factoring Fees: How Much Does It Cost?

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Invoice factoring is a financial tool that provides staffing businesses like yours with flexible financing options. Invoice factoring fees vary, as Tim Sardinia, our Executive Vice President, explains in his video below. Watch or read on to uncover how much invoice factoring costs and the extra benefits it offers compared to traditional financing.   How Much…

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7 Things Staffing Agency Owners Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Company

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What Staffing Agency Owners Wish They Knew Earlier  A staffing company is a rewarding business venture, but it can be a challenge to get started without the right information as a staffing agency owner. Many successful owners make common mistakes early on, like underestimating the power of factoring for staffing companies, and learning through trial…

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Top 6 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Staffing Agency

How to Start a Staffing Agency: Pitfalls to Avoid Early On  Whether you’re interested in how to start a staffing agency or you’ve already begun doing business on your own, congratulations and welcome! The staffing industry is multifaceted and intriguing. When you first start out, though, it can be difficult to know what mistakes you…

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What Is Invoice Factoring and How Does It Work?

​​​​​It can often take 90 days or longer to receive payment from customers or clients​.​​ ​Invoice factoring, also called payroll factoring or payroll funding, gives you access to the instant cash flow you need to meet financial obligations.    Staffing companies commonly rely on invoice factoring because long waiting periods make it difficult to maintain operations…

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Payroll Factoring 101: Recourse vs. Nonrecourse Factoring

​​​​​You may already know that factoring is when a factoring provider like Encore Funding buys your outstanding invoices and transfers you cash​. However, it’s important to understand the two main types of factoring, recourse vs. nonrecourse, before you decide how to manage your staffing firm’s capital needs. ​​     ​  ​​​Read on to discover more about…

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How to Price Your Staffing Services

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We’ve helped hundreds and hundreds of independent staffing agencies with different pricing structures to position them for growth. When you work with Encore Funding, you get funding and strategic consulting on how to grow your business the right way. Learn more about our strategic services. 

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Cash Flow Challenges for Staffing Agencies

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  All businesses obviously need cash, but a staffing business is ven more unusual with their cash needs. Our clients don’t feel any of the pinch of being with a regulated lender with excessive red tape and compliance issues to access capital. We make it easy to get funding. Learn more about our funding solutions…

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Why Work with Encore Funding?

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When you work with Encore… You gain a team of advisors that believes in YOU – your business, your vision and your potential. As a company that’s wholly dedicated to the staffing industry, we’re proud to support businesses that help millions of people make a living every single day. Learn more about our team of…

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Full-Service vs. Money-only Payroll Factoring

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Payroll factoring is one of the most popular types of business finance. Within that, there are two types of factoring: money only and full service. Money-only invoice factoring provides strictly payroll funding. You process your own paychecks, print your own invoices and file and pay your own taxes, while the factor delivers cash to cover…

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Creating a Business Plan for Your Staffing Agency

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A business plan is the blueprint you follow to build your company. It outlines all of the major aspects of the business and keeps its architects — you and your business associates — focused and aligned. But a business plan is also a document you’ll use as you work with other critical stakeholders, including funders, vendors and…

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