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Electrical Contracting Firm Single Invoice Factoring Case Study

BACKGROUND • Locally owned and operated electrical contracting firm in New York City • Clients: City of New York, NYS Board of Education, Mass Transit 3 COMPANY CHALLENGES Following the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, the company experienced a market-demand extension of payment terms. As a result of the slowdown in cash flow there was …

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Painting Subcontractor Single Invoice Factoring Case Study

COMPANY CHALLENGES Because of the financial crisis, this company experienced hangover effects, including an increase in delayed payments from General Contractors, a lack of working capital to buy supplies and pay vendors, missed bid opportunities and more. The growth was outpacing cash flow and larger payroll commitments weren’t met, increasing the company’s number of unpaid …

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Manufacturing Still Matters in the U.S.

Manufacturing is an important facet of the U.S. economy, despite the increase in imported goods steady elimination of factory jobs here in the states. With private sector manufacturing jobs representing only 10% of the workforce now versus 25% during the 1980s, it would seem the private sector wouldn’t provide much stamina.  However, this disregards those …

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Bye-Bye, Branches-Branch Closures Signal Big Changes in Banking Services

As banking continues to go through changes and services become more electronic-based, bank branches are slowly falling off the map. Just under 2,600 bank branches have closed in 2014, while a mere 1,137 have opened. SNL Financial reported that 2013 saw a net loss of 1,487 branches while 2014 has seen a loss of 1,462 …

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Here Comes the Surcharge: Big Banks Dealt another Regulatory Blow by the Feds

Here Comes the Surcharge: Big Banks Dealt another Regulatory Blow by the Feds In another effort to reduce the risk of too big to fail banks and financial institutions, the Federal Reserve plans to hit the largest of U.S. banks with an expensive new regulation.  Accordingly, Federal regulators intend to impose a surcharge on the …

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The Fed’s Answer to U.S. Economic Growth: Let Them Have Loans-With Little to No Risk

In a recent move by Washington to stunt economic growth, Washington agreed to a two-step strategy.  The first step involves Fannie Mae bringing back low and no money down mortgages. The second step would be to discourage business loans. A few weeks ago, Mel Watts, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, discussed plans …

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