Asset Based Lending Blog/News

September 14, 2018 | Announcement

ETC is proud to sponsor a special happy hour event at The Natural Products Expo in Baltimore this evening. We hope you’ll join us to discuss your eco-friendly business’s needs! Details below.

September 6, 2018 | Small Business, Tips

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital For many years, the gender wage gap has been the topic of numerous discussions, articles and debates. Despite increasing attention on the subject, most business owners genuinely believe that they pay all of their employees fairly and based on merit. Counterintuitive as it may be, the most confident CEOs are […]

September 5, 2018 | Announcement

Valued clients and associates: Please be aware that while our office will be open during the upcoming Jewish holidays, there will be no funding available on Monday, September 10, to our clients who are factored through Milberg. There will be no funding available to our clients factored through Rosenthal & Rosenthal or Milberg on Wednesday, […]

August 30, 2018 | Lending, Tips

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital Recently, the alternative lending industry has expanded immensely, offering small business owners more funding options than have ever been available before. Unfortunately, this also means that scammers offering fake business loans target small business owners with increasing frequency. Without experience, avoiding these scams can be difficult but, fortunately, there are […]

August 20, 2018 | Announcement, Cargo, Government

The Agricultural Marketing Service has released a statement announcing that it plans to raise the “cotton fee” applied to imported cotton goods from $0.011510 to $0.011905 per kilogram. Adjustments to the fee occur regularly to ensure that assessments collected on imported cotton match those paid on domestically produced cotton. The announcement stipulates that the new […]

August 13, 2018 | Announcement, Government

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital The president has released yet another tariff-imposing proclamation. The latest in a series of recently implemented “trade remedy tariffs”, the new proclamation will impose a 50% tariff on steel mill products from Turkey and will take effect immediately. The new tariffs have been incorporated into Section 232 of the Trade […]

August 13, 2018 | Tips, Wholesale

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital If you’re relatively new to the wholesale business, you may find it difficult to navigate peak seasons for wholesale orders. Without ample experience, preparing for these times of year can be a bit of a scramble, but here are a few tips to help you prepare for the busy seasons: […]

August 8, 2018 | Small Business, Tips

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital You’ve done all the grunt work and you’re finally ready to hire people and get your business up and running. But how are you going to distribute your workforce appropriately without any prior experience to determine where employees are needed most? Here are a few tips to help you efficiently […]

August 1, 2018 | Announcement, Retail

ETC Managing Director Mark Bienstock discussed the current state of the retail industry and his thoughts on the future last week with California Apparel News. Click for the full article!

July 17, 2018 | Announcement

We at ETC are pleased to announce that Helen Ku has been promoted to Senior Vice-President and Client Portfolio Manager effective immediately. In addition to her current responsibilities, Helen will have full responsibility for the entire factoring and purchase order financing portfolio of clients. Learn more about our trade finance services here. Contact us for […]