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Intuit Launches Small-Business Loan Service

Intuit Launches Small-Business Loan Service

The software company is aiming to leverage the data it collects from QuickBooks to make working-capital loans of up to $35,000.

By Matthew Heller | November 7, 2017

Late Shift: The 2017 Working Capital Scorecard

Working Capital

Late Shift: The 2017 Working Capital Scorecard

Delaying payments is boosting the working capital performance of America’s largest companies, but also masking a lack of efficiency.

By Vincent Ryan | July 26, 2017

How to Gauge M&A Supply Chain Uncertainties

Working Capital

How to Gauge M&A Supply Chain Uncertainties

There's a gap that many acquirers are starting to pay more attention to: the supply chain uncertainty created when companies combine.

By Kai Trepte | January 13, 2017

Working Capital

Over a Barrel

Thanks to the slumping oil and gas industry, the working capital performance of America’s largest companies is at its worst level in years.

By Edward Teach | July 14, 2016

The Longest Cash Cycle

Corporate Finance

The Longest Cash Cycle

Can the asset-backed security market cure wireless carriers' elongated cash cycle and ballooning working capital requirements?

By Vincent Ryan | June 17, 2016

Wisdom from a Finance Factory Graduate

Wisdom from a Finance Factory Graduate

Solid finance operations practices are more about discipline than rocket science, says FLIR's new CFO, fresh from 20 years at Ford.

By David McCann | April 13, 2016

CFOs to Boost Capital Spending in 2016

CFOs to Boost Capital Spending in 2016

But certain elements of the cash-flow cycle are causing them problems, according to TD Bank.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | November 18, 2015

Align Finance, Operations to Improve Working Capital

Align Finance, Operations to Improve Working Capital

The impetus to improve working capital starts with top management.

By Erik Wanberg | November 10, 2015

Accounting Issues Mask a Seller’s True Value

Growth Companies

Accounting Issues Mask a Seller’s True Value

Five accounting issues to be aware of when analyzing the financial reporting of a target company.

By Alex Cook | August 5, 2015

Five Working Capital Management Strategies

Corporate Finance

Five Working Capital Management Strategies

With the release of the 2015 REL Working Capital Survey results, here is a collection of five classic articles on working capital best practices.

By 10Rule | June 25, 2015

Will Reverse Factoring Cause the Next Financial Bubble?

Will Reverse Factoring Cause the Next Financial Bubble?

Reverse factoring can raise the risk profile of supply chains to dangerous levels, and could even cause a systematic financial failure.

By Alejandro Serrano and Spyros Lekkakos | January 23, 2015

Delaying Supplier Payments Isn’t Always Smart

Delaying Supplier Payments Isn’t Always Smart

If you can process the invoice quickly, it may be better to take advantage of early-payment discounts.

By Scott Pezza | September 12, 2014

SupplierPay: Cynicism, Optimism and Reality

SupplierPay: Cynicism, Optimism and Reality

Is the government's initiative to help small suppliers a bag of wind or a bona fide hope?

By Scott Pezza | July 31, 2014

Private Company Sales Growth Tumbles

Private Company Sales Growth Tumbles

Sales growth among a sample of private companies has dropped significantly year-over-year, according to Sageworks.

By Marielle Segarra | September 25, 2013

Beware These Corporate Deadbeats

Beware These Corporate Deadbeats

Some large U.S. companies had unusually high days payable outstanding (DPO) in their last reported financial quarter.

By Vincent Ryan | August 7, 2013