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Program · Vendors

Put a payment next to the price.

Vendor financing lets equipment dealers and manufacturers offer buyers a financing path at the point of sale. The quote conversation gets a monthly number, and the invoice gets paid at funding.

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Vendor program flow: 1 set up the program, 2 quote with a payment, 3 the buyer applies, 4 deliver and get paid.FIG. 1 — VENDOR PROGRAM1SET UP THE PROGRAM2QUOTE WITH A PAYMENT3THE BUYER APPLIES4DELIVER AND GET PAID
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Overview

How vendor financing works

Most commercial equipment is not bought with cash. A dealer who quotes only a price leaves every buyer to go arrange money alone — and some of those buyers stall or go quiet. A vendor financing program keeps the money conversation inside the sale: quote the machine, quote the payment.

The mechanics are plain. Your buyer applies for financing on the equipment you are selling; the buyer's credit is what gets underwritten, not yours. When the deal funds, your invoice is paid and the buyer's payment schedule runs on their side. Your shop stays a seller of equipment — not a carrier of receivables.

Programs are shaped around the equipment line: ticket size, new versus used mix, and the industries you sell into. Setup, documentation flow, and program economics are discussed directly — the right structure depends on how you actually sell.

Process

Step by step

  1. Set up the program

    Walk through your equipment line, typical ticket size, and buyer profile. The documentation flow gets agreed up front, so deals do not improvise later.

  2. Quote with a payment

    Alongside the cash price, hand the buyer a financing path. A monthly number gives a $400,000 machine a place in the buyer's budget.

  3. The buyer applies

    Underwriting looks at the buyer: credit profile, time in business, financials on larger deals. Your part of the file is the quote, the specs, and the invoice.

  4. Deliver and get paid

    When documents are signed and funding conditions are met, the invoice is paid and the buyer's schedule begins. You are out of the transaction; the buyer is in the equipment.

Good fit

When it makes sense

  • Your average ticket is large enough that most buyers finance it rather than write a check.
  • Deals stall between the quote and the purchase order while buyers hunt for money.
  • You want the invoice paid at funding instead of carrying terms on your own balance sheet.
  • Buyers keep asking who finances this kind of equipment — and today you send them away to find out.
  • You sell income-producing equipment with a real resale market: construction, transportation, manufacturing, agriculture.

Eyes open

Worth weighing

  • Financing adds a third party and an approval to your sale. A declined application can still cost the deal — a program widens the funnel, it does not remove credit standards.
  • Your sales team has to learn the mechanics: documentation, funding conditions, what underwriting will ask for. Budget the training time.
  • Payment timing follows the financing calendar — signed documents and satisfied conditions — not your invoice date.
  • Buyers still compare. Your financing option sits next to the buyer's own bank, and it has to stand up on paper.

Questions

Asked and answered

The buyer's. Underwriting reviews the buyer's credit profile, operating history, and — on larger tickets — financial statements. The vendor's part of the file is the quote, the equipment specs, and the invoice.

At funding: after documents are signed and any funding conditions — delivery confirmation, inspection, title work — are satisfied. The invoice is paid directly, and the buyer's payment schedule runs separately. That order of operations is the honest commitment; specific timing depends on the deal.

Program structures vary, and this is exactly the term to nail down in writing before the first deal. Many vendor programs are non-recourse to the vendor after funding; some carry repurchase or remarketing obligations. Read the program agreement — the answer lives there, not in marketing copy.

Commercial equipment that earns income and holds a resale market: machines a lender can value, title, and — if it comes to it — resell. New and used both work. Highly customized or single-purpose equipment is harder to finance and worth discussing early.

Program economics — any fees, subsidized-rate promotions, documentation requirements — are discussed directly during setup. No schedule is published here, because the honest answer depends on ticket size, volume, and equipment type. Expect the full structure in writing before the first transaction.
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Run the numbers. Then decide.

The calculators and the eligibility check show results on the page — no email required, no contact details collected. When the structure makes sense, the application asks for the equipment, the amount, and your timeline. Terms arrive in writing before anything is owed.

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