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How recruitment finance can accelerate agency growth
In the highly competitive world of recruitment, cash flow plays a crucial role in the success and growth of employment businesses. But managing it effectively can be challenging at all stages of an agency’s growth journey. Startup agencies may struggle to cover overheads while they are still in the process of building their client base, while more established businesses face cash flow pressures resulting from contractor wages, lengthy payment terms and late paying clients.
As well as payment delays, agencies may be impacted by irregular payment terms, upfront costs and seasonal demand, all of which serve as barriers to healthy cash flow.
Invoice finance, more specifically recruitment finance, is one effective solution that recruitment agencies may consider to smooth out cash flow and accelerate growth – here’s how:
Invoice finance Vs Recruitment finance
Invoice finance allows businesses to access the value of their outstanding invoices before their client has made the payment. It provides a way for businesses to improve cash flow by bridging the gap between invoicing and receiving payment.
Unlike business loans, invoice finance is not a form of debt. The business is simply receiving an advance on funds that it is already owed. This means there is no impact on the company’s balance sheet, and lets them avoid taking on additional debt.
What is recruitment finance?
Businesses across many industries use invoice finance to strengthen cash flow. However traditional invoice finance was not built to serve the specific needs of the recruitment industry. Some finance providers may not fully understand the complexities of recruitment or be flexible enough to adapt to the industry’s unique challenges.
Recruitment finance, on the other hand, is tailored to the recruitment industry and provides a complete package of finance and back office administration.
As well as payment, a contractor workforce requires organisation in terms of raising agreements and supporting timesheets. Specialist recruitment finance is an ideal solution for businesses that pay to credit terms and need support with both working capital and back office infrastructure.
At a glance – benefits of recruitment finance:
- Boost cashflow without taking on debt
- Pay wages and upfront expenses
- Get more time and resource to focus on your business
- Minimise late payment and bad debt
- Realise opportunities and drive growth.
Recruitment finance is a powerful financial tool that can significantly benefit recruitment agencies by addressing cash flow challenges and driving business growth. By smoothing out cash flow, unlocking funds for expansion and enabling a focus on growth, recruitment finance empowers agencies and consultancies to thrive in a highly-competitive industry.
As recruitment agencies continue to navigate the dynamic landscape of the labour market, harnessing the power of recruitment finance can be a game-changer in achieving financial stability and achieving their growth ambitions.
Ask the recruitment finance experts
Liquid Link is finance division of Liquid Friday. W
We fully understand the ever-increasing cash flow demands of the recruitment industry – contractor wage payments, back office administration and other business pressures. Liquid Link offers factoring and recruitment finance which effectively remove these barriers to growth. Our flexible funding options combine a cash facility with back office, allowing recruitment agencies to bolt on and off functions as and when they need them.