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Invoice Factoring / Purchase Order Financing

Buy B2B invoices at 90–95% face — collect full value 30–90 days later. Effective yield 25–60% annualized.

Overview

Factoring: businesses sell their accounts receivable (30–90 day invoices from creditworthy customers) at a 3–8% discount for immediate cash. As the factor, you advance 80–90% at purchase, remit the remainder minus fees on customer payment. Effective annualized returns 25–60%. Requires credit analysis of the DEBTOR (customer), not the seller. Best on Fortune 500 debtors (Amazon, Walmart, gov agencies). Recourse (seller guarantees) vs non-recourse (you take credit risk). Purchase Order Financing is upstream cousin.

Best fit
Small credit fundsFamily offices with credit expertiseTrade-finance specialists
Estimated impact
25–60% annualized on active capital

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