RESOURCE GUIDE

Finance Resources

Continental Business Credit

  • 21031 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 900
  • Woodland Hills, CA 91364
  • (818) 737-3700 Fax: (877) 646-2497
  • www.cbcredit.com
  • vlionetti@cbcredit.com
  • Contact: Vince Lionetti, Executive VP/Marketing Director, (818) 737-3737
  • Year Established: 1989
  • Apparel-Related Clients: 70%
  • Territory: United States
  • Services: We provide full-service factoring, which includes local credit checking, collections, and accounts-receivable financing. We finance start-ups and provide Chapter 11 acquisition funding.
  • Competitive Edge: Service is our No. 1 priority; clients never get lost in the shuffle. We take the time to evaluate individual needs and provide solutions that produce results on a timely basis.

First Capital Western Region, LLC

  • 601 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3460
  • Los Angeles, CA 90017
  • (213) 412-1540
  • Fax: (213) 412-1541
  • www.FirstCapital.com
  • RGarber@FirstCapital.com
  • Contact: Ron Garber
  • Products and Services: First Captial's Western Region is a specialized commercial finance company positioned to enable entrepreneurs to achieve their goals through working capital lines of credit in the form of factoring agreements and inventory loans. Our team of professionals is committed to understanding your business plan and providing timely and consistent funding decisions. Our size and scope make First Capital the preferred working capital partner—small enough to build deep personal relationships and big enough to deliver the ideal solutions.

Goodman Factors

  • 3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 140
  • Dallas, TX 75234
  • (972) 241-3297 Fax: (972) 243-6285
  • Toll-free (877) 4-GOODMAN
  • www.goodmanfactors.com
  • Contact: Jessie Valdivia or Bret Schuch
  • Products and Services: As the oldest privately held factoring company in the Southwest, Goodman Factors provides recourse and nonrecourse invoice factoring for businesses with monthly sales volumes of $10,000 to $2 million. Services include invoice and cash posting, credit and collection service, and cash advances on invoices upon shipment. Due to its relatively small size and centralized-management philosophy, its clients often deal directly with company management/ownership. Its size also enables it to provide flexible arrangements and quick decisions.

Hana Financial, Inc.

  • 1000 Wilshire Blvd., 20th Fl.
  • Los Angeles, CA 90017
  • (213) 240-1234 Fax: (213) 228-5555
  • www.hanafinancial.com
  • jbahng@hanafinancial.com
  • Contact: John Bahng
  • Products and Services: Established in 1994, Hana Financial is a commercial finance company specializing in traditional factoring, trade finance, and international factoring. Additionally, it provides SBA loans and residential mortgage loans. Hana Financial has successfully transformed itself from a local start-up, primarily serving a niche market of Southern California, to a nationwide firm garnering businesses from all across the nation. It operates in over 28 industries in four countries, with locations in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Chicago, and Denver. It's also a member of Factors Chain International.

Merchant Factors Corp.

  • 800 S. Figueroa St., Suite 730
  • Los Angeles, CA 90017
  • (213) 347-0101 Fax: (213) 347-0202
  • www.merchantfactors.com
  • Contact: Donald Nunnari, regional manager
  • dnunnari@merchantfactors.com
  • Products and Services: Merchant Factors Corp., conveniently located near the garment center, offers traditional non recourse factoring, credit and collection protection, and letters of credit. Our local management team offers very quick responses to all inquiries and flexibility to meet our clients' needs. Established in 1985 with offices in Los Angeles and New York, we pride ourselves on strong client relations.

Rosenthal & Rosenthal

  • 1370 Broadway,
  • New York, NY 10018
  • (212) 356-1400
  • Fax: (212) 356-0910
  • West Coast: 21700 Oxnard St., Suite 1880,
  • Woodland Hills, CA 91367
  • (818) 914-5904
  • Fax: (818) 710-7868
  • www.rosenthalinc.com
  • sbreuer@rosenthalinc.com
  • Contact: Sydnee Breuer
  • Products and Services: Celebrating our 75th year as an independent, family-owned factoring company with a large focus on the apparel industry, Rosenthal & Rosenthal understands our clients' business and is able to cater to the needs of our clients, including prompt turnaround on requests, flexibility in structure, and a user-friendly state-of-the art on-line client system. Services include factoring, credit protection, collection, cash application, lending services, and letters of credit. We were established in 1938, and 75 percent of our clients are apparel-related.

Wells Fargo Capital Finance

  • 333 South Grand Ave., Suite 4150
  • Los Angeles, CA 90071-1504
  • Contact: Wes Takeuchi
  • (213) 443-6030
  • Wes.Takeuchi@wellsfargo.com
  • www.wellsfargocapitalfinance.com
  • Products and Services: Wells Fargo Capital Finance has a large and diversified portfolio of more than 2,300 clients with loans outstanding in excess of $27 billion. We offer traditional asset-based financing, specialized senior secured financing, accounts-receivable financing, purchase-order financing, and supply-chain financing to companies throughout the United States. Our Retail Finance, Trade Capital, and Purchase Order Finance teams have years of experience working with apparel companies. We are part of Wells Fargo & Co., a diversified financial-services company with $1.3 trillion in assets, 9,000 stores, and 12,211 ATMs and the Internet across North America and internationally.