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Financing for Flooring Companies
Flooring contractor loans are a specialized form of financing that requires expertise in the flooring business. At SMB Compass, we understand the challenges that flooring contractors face and craft flexible financing solutions for flooring companies. Flooring contractors are almost always a subcontractor on a new construction project. Contracts are typically structured as paid when paid or billed in arrears for time and materials. In either case, flooring companies are waiting an extended period of time to get paid for completed work.
Flooring companies still have to pay for materials and labor while waiting to get paid by general contractors. By using flooring contractor loan programs, you can bridge the cash flow gap and accelerate invoice payments. There are many loan programs for flooring contractors, so it’s important to pick the right program for your business. Below are some of the ways to use a flooring contractor loan.
- Purchase materials
- Buy equipment
- Refinance debt
- Hire new employees
- Mobilization funding
- Advertising and marketing
Flooring Contractor Loan Options
- Asset-based loans for flooring contractors
- General working capital
- Refinancing debt
- Payroll
- Hiring new employees
- Advertising and marketing
- Purchasing new tools
How To Choose a Flooring Contractor Loan
Flooring contractor loans can be set up as term loans or revolving lines of credit. The collateral that your business has will have an impact on the type of flooring contractor loan program that you can qualify for. For asset-based loans and collateralized financing, it’s important to have the equipment, receivables, and inventory available for collateral. If you are looking for an unsecured flooring contractor loan program, then a term loan or unsecured line of credit is an option.
In addition to collateral, it’s important to ensure that you use the right loan program for the purchase. Revolving lines of credit for flooring contractors should be used for working capital, and term loans should be used for one-time purchases. At SMB Compass, we will guide you through the application process and make sure that you choose the right flooring contractor loan for your business.
Financing across the trades
Flooring work has its own cash-flow shape — retention, progress billing and the gap between doing the work and being paid for it. Those pressures are common to most trades, and the structures that solve them are broadly the same. Our general contractor loans page covers the financing options that apply whatever trade you are in, and construction business loans deals with the larger project-level facilities.