Invoice factoring converts unpaid invoices into immediate cash by selling them at a discount to a third-party factoring company. The factor advances most of the invoice value upfront, collects payment directly from your customer, then remits the reserve minus a factoring fee. This is not a loan, so approval hinges on your customers' creditworthiness rather than your own balance sheet. For manufacturers and distributors along Church Street and the Route 63 corridor in Naugatuck, factoring provides liquidity without adding debt or requiring collateral beyond the invoices themselves.