Re: [Nolug] Flex/AIR Developer Wanted

From: Jonathan Roberts <gremln007_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:39:22 -0500
Message-ID: <t2lfcbad9f31004211039jcee1c94exd9901a1c369b3c80@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the great explanation, Chris! Very interesting indeed. Similar
to what banks have always done but probably more accessible and it
definitely sounds innovative.

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Chris Johnston <cmjohnston@gmail.com>wrote:

> What they have done is create a market for your receivable accounts. If you
> run a small business, and do business with larger businesses, that pay
> sometimes 90 days out from when you invoice them, you now have a solution to
> get your money sooner. You submit your receivable to their marketplace where
> companies bid on paying you now for your future receivable. You accept the
> bid that works best for you. You get your money now to use in your business.
> RX makes money in fees just like a stock broker and the company winning the
> bid is paying you a little less now than you would have received in the
> future as their profit for doing this.
>
> The cost of money to you here is, in most cases, less than going through
> than a bank and probably quicker. What they have done here is truly
> innovative and companies across America realize it and are using the
> exchange everyday.
>
> It is the exact opposite of what you discovered "slicing and dicing"
> through the marketing. Small contractor X selling his receivable from GE
> that won't come for 120 days for, say a %5 discount for payment now , is far
> different than the small collection company you portray them as. I don't
> meant to piss anyone off but it might be beneficial to do more research
> before tearing the down the companies that are helping to build the tech
> economy in New Orleans.
>
> Christopher Johnston
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>wrote:
>
>> On 2010-04-20 14:36, Mike Walker wrote:
>>
>>> exciting things going on at the Receivables Exchange. I joined a few
>>>
>>
>> After reading the web site and slicing through the marketing, it seems
>> that what RX does is broker uncollectable debt from small businesses to
>> scavenger collectors, probably at a steep discount.
>>
>> Doesn't sound as glamorous as "Receivables Exchange", but someone's got to
>> do it...
>>
>>
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