COMPTEL Talks to Our Own Seth Block
TMC’s Erik Linask speaks with ThermoCredit’s Executive Vice President, Seth Block
Advance Funding Drives Business
Thermo Credit, LLC has a program that will allow a billing house the opportunity to present an advance funding program to its clients. This is very similar to what LEC billers have been offering for years.
Companies that bill customers directly typically wait 35-45 days on average to collect their money. Unfortunately, their vendors generally are not willing to wait that long to get paid. The billing company has to be very cautious to avoid a cash shortage, which could short-circuit its operations or stymie its ability to increase sales.
As a biller, your revenue is directly affected by your client’s growth. The more revenue your client generates, the more they use your services. Therefore, more sales for them means more revenue for you. But wait – it gets better: If your client is getting his cash faster, he can pay you faster.
Your client sends the data to you for billing. You prepare the billing and mail it. Simultaneously, you send Thermo Credit a file detailing all the invoices. We advance an agreed upon amount to the client. As collections come in, we retain the amount advanced and then remit the excess to the client. That cycle repeats itself each week. Why Your Client Wants Advance Funding Advance funding, if done right, can be the least expensive money available to a company. In many instances, they should be able to obtain funds for the company without the hassles of keeping up with financial ratio requirements, signing personal guarantees, or selling up equity in their company.
These funds can be used to: