Business Finance FAQs

What is invoice finance? Once I have made contact with Hitachi Capital, how long will it take for someone to see me? What is the process from initial enquiry to funds in my bank account? How long will this process take? Do you fund new start businesses? Do you fund phoenix companies? How much money can I borrow? How much will it cost? Why should I use an invoice finance provider instead of my bank overdraft? Why should I choose Hitachi Capital?

What is invoice factoring? How effective is invoice factoring? How do I transfer from my existing invoice factoring provider? What makes a business suitable for factoring. Can anyone use it? Our company has recently experienced rapid growth. Would invoice factoring be a viable option? Is it possible to terminate an invoice factoring contract prior to the 12 month term? How can we use invoice factoring to finance our staffing agency? Will factoring help to provide the finance to pay our employees on time each month?

What is confidential invoice discounting? How do I transfer from my existing invoice discounting provider? Our company has recently experienced rapid growth. Would invoice discounting be a viable option?

Will you tie me in to a lengthy contract? I'm already using a factoring provider but I’m unhappy and want to switch, can you do this for me? Can I access details of my account in real time? Can I trust you to handle my credit control in a professional manner? Can I use more than one provider simultaneously? Will there be someone managing my account? I export goods and services, will you provide invoice finance on these invoices? I provide goods and services to consumers. Will you fund these invoices? Will I face any issues in receiving the level of funding I need? What if I don’t want my customers to know that I’m using invoice finance?