Working capital financing is essential to any growing business. It helps keep your business current and competitive in your market. If you have commercial real estate or equipment that produces an income for your business, you can obtain working capital financing that can help pay down credit lines or accounts payable, freeing up money for growth opportunities. Before attempting to obtain this type of loan make sure that you have established good business credit scores. These credit scores will make a big difference when the lending institution is determining whether to give your business the money that it needs to succeed.

Working capital is a financial metric which represents operating liquidity available to a business, organization, or other entity, Along with fixed assets such as plant and equipment, working capital is considered a part of operating capital. If current assets are less than current liabilities, an entity has a working capital deficiency, also called a working capital deficit. Net working capital is working capital minus cash (which is a current asset) and minus interest bearing liabilities (i.e. short term debt). It is a derivation of working capital that is commonly used in valuation techniques such as DCFs (Discounted cash flows).

Working capital is used for many different purposes in a small business. It covers the costs of advertising, growth and expansion. It might be used for payroll, inventory purchases, handling debt or funding renovations. Access to working capital as needed could literally mean the difference between success and failure in any business.