Vendor Financing 101 by First Star Capital is more than just an educational resource for business financing.  Vendor Financing 101 is a strategic tool box for top performing equipment vendors nationally.  Businesses that sell equipment experience an immediate jump in sales when they implement an effective equipment financing or equipment leasing program.  Business owners and sales people constantly report sizeable increases in their sales volume after implementing an equipment finance program for their customers.  The vendor finance group is the fastest growing division within First Star Capital.
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First Star is a direct lender for business equipment financing and proven national leader in equipment financing and equipment leasing for small to medium sized businesses in a variety of industries.  Vendor Financing 101 provides financing partnership programs to equipment vendors such as manufacturers, distributors, resellers, dealers and retailers.  Companies that are in the business of selling equipment partner with First Star’s vendor finance group to set new sales records.  By offering equipment financing or equipment leasing payment plans our vendor partners substantially grow their sales volume.  Over $285 billion in equipment leasing and equipment financing is done in the US each year. 

According to industry research the top three motivators for equipment financing and equipment leasing are: cash flow optimization, tax advantages and the avoidance of obsolescence.  Equipment vendors choose to align themselves with First Star because we are an established company that has a track record of success.  We are a direct lender with the ability to quickly and efficiently fund new equipment financing requests between $10,000 and $10,000,000.  First Star has been delivering tangible value added financing solutions for years.  Read more >