Project-Based Financing Explained
Discover how commercial contractors can grow confidently with project-based financing. Learn cash flow strategies, preserve working capital, and choose financing partners who understand construction.
Contract-Based Financing Keeps Cash Flow Strong and Projects Moving
Discover how contract-based financing helps contractors fund mobilization costs, manage cash flow gaps, and scale projects with confidence.
How Contract-Based Financing Helps Construction Contractors Grow
The cash flow problem that stalls contractor growth FOR CONSTRUCTION TRADE CONTRACTORS, winning the job is only the beginning. The real challenge is you need cash to mobilize your crew, buy materials, secure permits, and make payroll long before you get paid—often 30–120+ days. When cash is tied up in retainage or prior projects, growth […]
How to Find the Right Construction Loan to Grow Your Business
Why would a subcontractor need a construction loan? Managing cash flow and staying above water can be difficult for any business, but the problem is especially prominent in the construction industry. Due to a complex and inefficient payment system, contractors have a nearly impossible task of covering the cost of a job, especially before the […]
Seeking a Commercial Construction Loan? Start Here.
Construction projects are capital-intensive and, unlike many other industries, the company undertaking the work — that is, the subcontractor — puts in a considerable amount of work before billing and months before receiving payment for its services. Many commercial contractors have a hard time securing traditional funding. Alternatives are available, but how do you decide […]
When is it Time to Get Funding for Your Construction Project?
Few commercial contractors have the luxury of paying the full up-front cost of a project without help along the way. But often, they wait too long to seek that additional funding, which can put unneeded stress on the project itself or even the business overall. Due in part to the Great Recession a decade ago, […]
How a Financial Capability Letter Strengthens Your Government Contracting Bid
There are many factors behind landing a winning bid. For upper-level commercial construction projects — especially for those lucrative government contracts — you have to prove that your company can complete the work for a competitive price and that you have the means to carry it through start to finish. A Financial Capability Letter can […]
Why the Commercial Construction Industry Benefits from Alternatives to Traditional Lending
Commercial construction contractors are in an almost impossible situation. The economy is booming, and public and private organizations are looking to build new offices, hotels, skyscrapers and more. But to make all that happen, organizations — and the general contractors they hire — depend on thousands of subcontractors who are willing and able to do […]
What Do I Need To Apply For A Commercial Construction Loan?
For many contractors, securing a commercial construction loan happens when stress levels are already high. The project has started and the crew is on-site or it is only a few days / weeks from starting. Payroll becomes an emergency — how will you pay your team while waiting for the GC to pay you? And […]
What Is Retainage in Construction?
Been pondering the question “What is retainage in construction?” without an answer? Read on. What is retainage? Retainage is a common word all subcontractors and construction-related businesses need to be aware of AND account for in their cash flow statements. The meaning comes from the words root, retain, or to hold. With contracted work, it […]