TRADE SHOWS

Online Trade Show Balluun Partners With Merchant Factors

Social-commerce site Balluun and Merchant Factors Corp. have struck a partnership that will give Balluun members access to Merchant’s factoring services.

“At Balluun, we’ve built a solid online platform serving the needs of thousands of innovative global brands and retailers who connect, collaborate and conduct business around the clock,” said Peter Koch, chief executive officer of Foster City, Calif.–based Balluun. “Our members use Balluun’s rich functionalities to continually grow in size and take their business to the next level. Partnership with a reputable brand such as Merchant Factors allows us to offer powerful transaction capabilities to our existing members while opening our platform to larger businesses that want to expand their business reach.”

Founded in 2009 by brothers Peter and Karl Koch, Balluun is a social-commerce platform with a membership network of more than 10,000 fashion designers and retailers around the world. Balluun operates as an online trade show where business can network, transact and collaborate. For more information, visit www.balluun.com.

Based in Los Angeles and New York, Merchant Factors offers a range of financial services to small- and middle-market companies, including accounts/receivables lending, credit protection and letters of credit. For more information, visit www.merchantfactors.com