1. You Receive a Confirmed PO
Your customer issues a purchase order with clear quantities, pricing and delivery terms. The stronger the customer's credit, the easier the order is to fund.
Texas Purchase Order Financing
Fund the supplier costs behind a confirmed customer order, deliver the goods, then turn the resulting invoice into cash with factoring.
Fund the order
Purchase Order Financing in Texas
A large purchase order is good news until your supplier wants a deposit or payment in full before it will ship. If the order is bigger than your bank balance, you are stuck: you cannot deliver without paying the supplier, and you cannot get paid without delivering. Purchase order financing closes that gap by covering supplier costs against a confirmed order from a creditworthy customer.
Once the goods are delivered and invoiced, the deal typically rolls into invoice factoring. The invoice is advanced, the PO funding is repaid from that advance or the customer's payment, and you keep the margin. It suits businesses that resell finished goods, such as wholesale distributors and importers and exporters.
- Covers supplier payments on confirmed, non-cancellable customer orders
- Approval leans on your customer's credit and your supplier's reliability
- Lets you accept orders larger than your current working capital
- Pairs with factoring once the goods ship and the invoice exists
- No start-up fees and no month-to-month contracts
How a Purchase Order Deal Usually Moves
Every transaction is structured around the specific order, but most follow the same basic sequence from purchase order to paid invoice.
2. Supplier Costs Are Verified
We review the supplier quote and confirm the supplier can deliver to spec and on schedule, since the whole deal depends on it.
3. The Supplier Gets Paid
Funds typically go directly to the supplier, often by wire or letter of credit, so production or shipment can begin.
4. Goods Are Delivered
The supplier ships to your customer, or to you, and you confirm delivery and acceptance.
5. The Invoice Is Factored
You invoice the customer and the invoice is advanced, which settles the PO funding and releases your share of the profit.
Purchase Order Financing vs. Invoice Factoring
The two products solve different moments in the same sale. PO financing pays for goods you have not yet delivered, while factoring advances cash on an invoice for goods or services already delivered. Many businesses use both on one order.
| Feature | Purchase Order Financing | Invoice Factoring |
|---|---|---|
| When it is used | Before delivery, to pay the supplier that makes or ships the goods. | After delivery, once a valid invoice exists. |
| What it is based on | A confirmed customer purchase order and a verified supplier. | An unpaid invoice owed by a creditworthy customer. |
| Where the money goes | Usually straight to the supplier rather than to you. | Directly to your business account. |
| Best fit | Resellers, distributors and importers of finished goods. | Almost any B2B business that invoices on terms. |
| Typical cost | Usually higher, because the funder carries delivery risk as well as payment risk. | Roughly 1% to 5% of the invoice, quoted up front. |
Use the Order You Already Won as Leverage
Growth often stalls because the cash needed to fulfill an order arrives months after the supplier needs it. A distributor landing its first big retail or industrial account can easily need several times its normal inventory spend in a single month. PO financing lets the customer's commitment, rather than your balance sheet, carry the deal.
It works best when your gross margin is healthy enough to absorb financing costs, the goods are finished products rather than custom manufacturing, and the supplier has a track record of on-time delivery. If you are unsure whether your order fits, contact us with the PO and supplier quote and we will talk through the structure.
- Gross margins that leave room after supplier and financing costs
- Orders from established commercial or government customers
- Suppliers able to deliver to spec and on schedule
What You Need to Apply
Purchase order deals are reviewed transaction by transaction. Having these documents ready speeds up the review.
The Customer Purchase Order
A signed, confirmed PO showing quantities, unit prices, delivery date and payment terms.
The Supplier Quote or Pro Forma
The supplier's pricing and payment terms, so the funding amount can be matched to the order.
Your Margin on the Deal
A simple breakdown showing what the goods cost you and what the customer will pay.
Delivery and Shipping Details
Who ships, from where, and when title passes, which matters for imported goods.
Basic Company Information
Formation documents and an accounts receivable summary. Long credit history and multi-year tax returns are not required.
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