A lease is in essence an extended rental agreement under which the owner of the equipment allows the user to operate or otherwise make use of the equipment in exchange for periodic lease payments. In ...

When your business needs equipment but you don’t have the cash to buy it outright, you have two options: leasing or financing. Either option provides a means to get what you need–whether it be ...

Whether it’s a kitchen appliance, HVAC unit, office computer or semi-truck, the right equipment can be crucial for the success of your small business. Paying for that equipment up front may be out of ...

The equipment finance industry has maintained confidence for six consecutive months, says the Equipment Leasing & Finance ...

This article was written exclusively for ForConstructionPros by Balboa Capital, a nationwide provider of small business loans. Many construction company owners finance equipment, but not all of them ...

Total NBV among surveyed ELFA member companies was $10.5 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same amount as in the prior month. Year-to-date NBV contracted by 1.4% relative to the same period ...

Like businesses of all types and sizes, many healthcare organizations put off the purchase of new equipment during the recent economic downturn due to budget constraints, uncertainty around healthcare ...

Most years when we tackle this special issue on leasing, we lead with an article on “operating” leasing. We do this because many of our readers are operating lessors or operating lessees or work for ...

I recently read an article in Forbes that promoted leasing iPads rather than buying them outright. This article made me think of all the times when I have heard similar arguments about the virtues of ...

Some of the equipment vital to business operations is painfully expensive. For a startup business in particular, the idea of affording necessary equipment can feel like mission impossible. At the same ...

Equipment leasing companies all too often find themselves in a quandary when they seek funding sources to finance their leases or expand their businesses. Although these companies often have the same ...