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		<title>Why Small Contractors Don’t Have To ‘Walk The Credit Line’</title>
		<link>http://www.arcashflow.com.au/blog/small-contractors-dont-walk-credit-line/2755</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Dunsford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sun hasn’t exactly been shining on small contractors in the construction sector of late. Months of poor weather has delayed projects and the prospect of the federal election has made developers and government departments antsy about starting new works.
Subsequently the cash pool is getting very low. Many are talking a big game post election, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Project Finance Is Good For Small Contractors Not Bankers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Starr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil and construction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[



You don&#8217;t need a lucky charm to win contracts&#8230;



A local, state or federal government contract is a great thing to win. You’re guaranteed payment. It’s money you can literally bank on. That is, when you finally get it!
It’s an expensive game to play, especially for contractors and subbies working in civil and construction.
You need cash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How SMEs Can Borrow Against Inventory</title>
		<link>http://www.arcashflow.com.au/blog/smes-borrow-inventory/2734</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Dunsford</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inventory Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inventory finance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Getting funding against your existing inventory is easier than you think....Your inventory can be deemed as an asset. Which means if supplier calls you to say that they have a great deal on some materials or products which you know you can sell (maybe not  even now, but at some point down the track) you can say: “YES!”...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Community Banks Are Better Than Community Batts</title>
		<link>http://www.arcashflow.com.au/blog/community-banks-community-batts/2715</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcashflow.com.au/blog/community-banks-community-batts/2715#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Starr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chirp! Time to Flee the Coop! Small Business Need to Seek Help Elswhere! Banks don’t want to play in the segment, because it’s high maintenance and low return. They’ll stick with home loans. Talking about which, it’s soon going to be even harder to borrow against your home, the traditional fallback for small business...
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		<title>How do you finance government contracts that have progressive payments?</title>
		<link>http://www.arcashflow.com.au/blog/finance-government-contracts-progressive-payments/2707</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Dunsford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Progress Payment Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many businesses the dream is to win a contract to supply either local, state or federal government. When you tender for these contracts you are asked to provide evidence that you can fulfill that contract. This evidence is in the form of financials. In many cases SME's financials are not strong enough to support one of these sought after government contracts. The end result is that these contracts go to larger contractors who then sub it out to the little guys.
This has been a massive thorn in the side of growth for SMEs.........until now.]]></description>
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		<title>Why SMEs Have To Look Outside The Box For Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.arcashflow.com.au/blog/smes-box-funding/2693</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Starr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[factoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inventory finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purchase order finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock purchasing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It's time for business owners to venture outside the banks...Pre-election time in Australia. A sit and wait time for business. Both sides talking a big game. But what will come of it? Probably not much. Things will almost certainly settle-down a bit. There may be an increase in projects related to infrastructure, but the outlook, particularly for SMEs, is not rosy.]]></description>
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