--- title: Factoring Accounts Receivable | Factoring Accounts Receivables | Factoring Invoices | Jonah Schnel (2) description: Fast A/R Funding is the online leader in Factoring Accounts Receivables and Factoring of Invoices. Stay up-to-date on online invoice factoring and other industry news with Fast A/R Funding's blog. 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It's Just Another Term for Invoice Factoring!](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/83371/Invoice-Finance-It-s-Just-Another-Term-for-Invoice-Factoring) Posted by [Jonah Schnel](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/author/jonah-schnel) on Wed, May 23, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.fastarfunding.com/hs-fs/file-16063353-jpg/images/invoice_finance-resized-600.jpg) ](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/83371/Invoice-Finance-It-s-Just-Another-Term-for-Invoice-Factoring) Invoice Finance -- what exactly is it?  Well, candidly, it's just another term used for [traditional invoice Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/accounts-receivable-factoring-services/).  Within our niche industry, we hear all kinds of names for the same basic service including invoice finance, accounts receivable finance, invoice factoring, factoring, invoice discounting, working capital finance, etc.  The list seems to get longer each year.  We're not really sure why people want to come up with different names for the same basic process, but maybe that's just an effort to try to be cool...or maybe people just forget to use the same name and so they choose that name that is on the tip of their tongue...and all of a sudden the names just keep evolving like a good old fashion game of telephone (like you use to play when you were 8 years old)! [Read More](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/83371/Invoice-Finance-It-s-Just-Another-Term-for-Invoice-Factoring) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/83371/Invoice-Finance-It-s-Just-Another-Term-for-Invoice-Factoring#comments-listing) Tags: [Invoice Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/invoice-factoring), [Accounts Receivable Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/accounts-receivable-factoring) ## [Business Factoring Online - It really does exist!](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/81693/Business-Factoring-Online-It-really-does-exist) Posted by [Jonah Schnel](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/author/jonah-schnel) on Mon, Apr 16, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.fastarfunding.com/hs-fs/file-16060256-jpg/images/factoring_online-resized-600.jpg) ](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/81693/Business-Factoring-Online-It-really-does-exist) **Business Factoring** Online - It really does exist! [Read More](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/81693/Business-Factoring-Online-It-really-does-exist) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/81693/Business-Factoring-Online-It-really-does-exist#comments-listing) Tags: [Online Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/online-factoring) ## [Small Business Factoring - Does Your Personal Credit REALLY Matter?](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/79076/Small-Business-Factoring-Does-Your-Personal-Credit-REALLY-Matter) Posted by [Jonah Schnel](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/author/jonah-schnel) on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.fastarfunding.com/hs-fs/file-16058983-jpg/images/credit_report_image-resized-600.jpg) ](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/79076/Small-Business-Factoring-Does-Your-Personal-Credit-REALLY-Matter) You've seen advertisements from many small business factoring companies indicating that your personal credit does not matter and that factoring companies really only rely on the credit worthiness of your customers.  This is true to a large degree, however, it is important to note that many small business factoring companies want to get a sense of how much a person cares about maintaining a good credit history.  [Read More](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/79076/Small-Business-Factoring-Does-Your-Personal-Credit-REALLY-Matter) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/79076/Small-Business-Factoring-Does-Your-Personal-Credit-REALLY-Matter#comments-listing) Tags: [Invoice Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/invoice-factoring) ## [Online Factoring Services - More benefits then just Cash Flow!](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/75394/Online-Factoring-Services-More-benefits-then-just-Cash-Flow) Posted by [Jonah Schnel](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/author/jonah-schnel) on Fri, Feb 03, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.fastarfunding.com/hs-fs/file-16057777-jpg/images/checklist-resized-600.jpg) ](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/75394/Online-Factoring-Services-More-benefits-then-just-Cash-Flow) So you're heard about **factoring services**, but for the most part, you've really only focused on the "factoring" part.  You've gone down your checklist as you've conducted your research and due diligence to learn about [invoice factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/invoice-factoring/), or as it is otherwise commonly called, [accounts receivable finance](https://www.fastarfunding.com/glossary/).  Your initial checklist may have included items such as: 1. Advance rate 2. Eligible collateral 3. Pricing 4. Factoring agreement 5. Amount of time before initial funding All of these items are indeed important to the transaction you ultimately enter into with a factoring company, and ultimately a factoring relationship will help to smooth out your cash flow month to month.  However, there are some other significant benefits to the "service" part of the term factoring services.  These items include: [Read More](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/75394/Online-Factoring-Services-More-benefits-then-just-Cash-Flow) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/75394/Online-Factoring-Services-More-benefits-then-just-Cash-Flow#comments-listing) Tags: [Online Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/online-factoring) ## [Invoice Factoring - It's the best alternative when you need cash!](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/78184/Invoice-Factoring-It-s-the-best-alternative-when-you-need-cash) Posted by [Jonah Schnel](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/author/jonah-schnel) on Wed, Feb 01, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.fastarfunding.com/hs-fs/file-16064741-jpg/images/money-resized-600.jpg) ](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/78184/Invoice-Factoring-It-s-the-best-alternative-when-you-need-cash) Let's face it, when you need cash for your business for growth, to make payroll, to purchase equipment or raw materials, it isn't always readily available.  The traditional places entrepreneurs think they should go are a bank (for a loan) or Angel or venture capital investors (for equity).  In today's investment climate, both are probable dead ends...why?? [Read More](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/78184/Invoice-Factoring-It-s-the-best-alternative-when-you-need-cash) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/78184/Invoice-Factoring-It-s-the-best-alternative-when-you-need-cash#comments-listing) Tags: [Invoice Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/invoice-factoring), [Accounts Receivable Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/accounts-receivable-factoring) ## [Invoice Factoring Companies - How Can You Tell Which One is Best?](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/75449/Invoice-Factoring-Companies-How-Can-You-Tell-Which-One-is-Best) Posted by [Jonah Schnel](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/author/jonah-schnel) on Wed, Dec 07, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.fastarfunding.com/hs-fs/file-16055970-jpg/images/best-pick-resized-600.jpg) ](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/75449/Invoice-Factoring-Companies-How-Can-You-Tell-Which-One-is-Best) **[IT'S EASY TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE WITH FAST A/R FUNDING!](https://www.fastarfunding.com/accounts-receivable-factoring-services/)** Your cash flow is a bit tight and you've heard a bit about invoice factoring companies, or factoring accounts receivable, and you're ready to take the plunge.  You do the modern equivalent of pulling down an Encyclopedia off the shelf to learn more...you click a button and choose your favorite Internet browser and navigate to your trusted search engine, Goolge, Bing, Ask...and you start to type in something to get you started.  So you quickly type "Invoice Factoring Companies" and guess what?  You end up on this page!!  So, welcome...  You've just landed at a great place to start.  At the bottom of this page, you'll be able to click on a button and download a free guide describing Electronic Factoring if you need to learn some of the basics about invoice factoring.  But one of the main points I wanted to make in this blog today is analogous to the choice between grabbing that Encyclopedia vs. the modern age of computer technologies and the Internet for attaining information. [Read More](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/75449/Invoice-Factoring-Companies-How-Can-You-Tell-Which-One-is-Best) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/75449/Invoice-Factoring-Companies-How-Can-You-Tell-Which-One-is-Best#comments-listing) Tags: [Factoring Company](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/factoring-company) ## [AR Factoring - Q and A with Matt Begley of Fast A/R Funding](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/71752/AR-Factoring-Q-and-A-with-Matt-Begley-of-Fast-A-R-Funding) Posted by [Jonah Schnel](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/author/jonah-schnel) on Thu, Nov 17, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.fastarfunding.com/hs-fs/file-16066139-jpg/images/qa.jpg) ](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/71752/AR-Factoring-Q-and-A-with-Matt-Begley-of-Fast-A-R-Funding) AR Factoring - Q and A with Matt Begley of [Fast A/R Funding](https://www.fastarfunding.com/invoice-factoring-invoice-discounting-factoring/) [Read More](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/71752/AR-Factoring-Q-and-A-with-Matt-Begley-of-Fast-A-R-Funding) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/71752/AR-Factoring-Q-and-A-with-Matt-Begley-of-Fast-A-R-Funding#comments-listing) Tags: [Accounts Receivable Factoring](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/accounts-receivable-factoring) ## [Factoring Companies - MyCorporation to the Rescue!](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/71034/Factoring-Companies-MyCorporation-to-the-Rescue) Posted by [Jonah Schnel](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/author/jonah-schnel) on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.fastarfunding.com/hs-fs/file-16064957-jpg/images/mycorp_logo.jpg) ](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/71034/Factoring-Companies-MyCorporation-to-the-Rescue) We're happy to welcome our friends from MyCorporation to our blog.  These folks are EXPERTS who have offered to provide our readers some excellent information about business formation and beyond!  While some may consider this "factoring help", this information is broadly applicable for all entrepreneurs. [Read More](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/71034/Factoring-Companies-MyCorporation-to-the-Rescue) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/bid/71034/Factoring-Companies-MyCorporation-to-the-Rescue#comments-listing) Tags: [Factoring Company](https://www.fastarfunding.com/blog-factoring/topic/factoring-company) ## [What is Factoring? 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