Purchase order funding
is a way of getting short term funding to provide 100% of the cost needed
to fill orders from customers who have proven themselves to be creditworthy.
Purchase order funding provides all the financing you need
to provide the order from start to finish.
Advantages of doing
things this way are several: you may pay the supplier in advance of
shipping the product if that is required. Advance payments may be made
with a Letter of Credit, where your own business's credit worthiness
isn't taken into consideration, but the credit worthiness of the customer
is (i.e. you are covered for losses).
Purchase order funding
gives businesses an opportunity of 'punching above their weight' and
being able to fill orders where normally this would not be possible
except with expensive funding such as a bank loan or overdraft. You
can also take advantage of any discounts to be had from monies paid
up-front. This additionally enables the ability to drop ship products
from suppliers to credit worthy customers.
Purchase order funding
is also a favourite of businesses seeking to trade with previously unknown
businesses, and particularly with overseas suppliers. Indeed, this form
of funding has opened up new opportunities in markets which would not
be considered before. Also, unlike a loan or overdraft, there is no
need to put up any other equity in order to get the funding.