How to export successfully to Canada? - Advice from PrestaFlex

Prestaflex has positioned itself as a strategic financial partner to support companies wishing to export to Canada by obtaining corporate credit solutions, providing a complete range of financial tools tailored to their needs. Here's how these levers - sales and lease back, equipment leasing, supplier credit, factoring and export credit - can help secure and optimize your international development:

Sales and Lease Back

Optimizing cash flow :

Immediate liquidity: This operation involves selling a fixed asset (equipment, real estate, etc.) and then leasing it back. In this way, you free up cash while continuing to operate the asset you need for your production.
Balance sheet strengthening: Converting an asset into working capital enables you to invest in export development without compromising your operations.

Risk management and flexibility:

Business continuity: You retain the use of the asset sold, ensuring business continuity while benefiting from immediate financing.
Optimized financial planning: This approach facilitates cash flow management, a crucial element in supporting your export operations.

Equipment leasing

Access to high-performance equipment:

Financing without major initial investment: Leasing lets you use modern, adapted equipment without tying up a large part of your capital.
Easier renewal: You can regularly update your equipment to stay competitive on the market, while keeping your expenses under control thanks to staggered lease payments.

Tax benefits and predictability:

Budget optimization: Rentals are generally tax-deductible, which improves your tax situation.
Cost predictability: Leasing enables you to better anticipate expenses, thus reinforcing the financial stability you need for export.

Supplier credit

Strengthening commercial relations:

Facilitating procurement: Supplier credit gives you longer payment terms with your suppliers, enabling you to manage your cash flow more effectively.
Improved cash flow: By spreading out the payment of raw materials or finished goods, you have more liquidity to finance your export operations.

Risk management and competitive advantage:

Financial flexibility: This solution helps you negotiate better commercial terms and optimize your procurement costs, an essential advantage for success in the Canadian market.

Factoring

Anticipation of receivables :

Rapid collection of invoices: Factoring transforms your trade receivables into immediate cash, reducing payment times and improving your working capital.
Security against non-payment: The factoring service provider often assumes the risk of your customers' insolvency, reinforcing the stability of your cash flow.

Accelerated growth:

Operational financing: A stronger cash position enables you to seize new export opportunities and invest in your development in the Canadian market.

Export credit

Dedicated support for international operations:

Specific financing: Export credit is specially designed to help companies finance their international business transactions. It often covers production, transport or insurance needs, facilitating access to foreign markets.
Enhanced competitiveness: With this type of credit, you can offer attractive payment terms to your Canadian partners and customers, strengthening your market position.

Support and guarantees:

Insurance against foreign risks: These credits are often accompanied by guarantees and insurance against political and commercial risks, enabling you to export with complete peace of mind.
Flexibility in financing: They offer repayment terms adapted to international business cycles, making it easier for your company to adapt to the demands of the Canadian market.

Worth noting before taking the plunge

By combining these financial solutions, Prestaflex offers a complete package to support your export project to Canada:

Sales and lease back frees up cash by transforming assets into working capital.
Equipment leasing gives you access to modern equipment without tying up capital.
Supplier credit improves your supply management and strengthens your commercial relationships.
Factoring accelerates the collection of your receivables and secures your cash flow.
Export credit provides tailor-made financial support for your international operations, protecting you against export-related risks.

Prestaflex is the ideal partner to optimize your financial structure and secure your export investments, while allowing you to concentrate on developing your business in the Canadian market.

An article submitted by Munur Aslan, Director of PrestaFlex