By Michelle Myers, SVP, Sales & Marketing at Faccorp International There’s an interesting contradiction playing out in today’s capital markets. Private equity firms are sitting on trillions of dollars in dry powder, yet distributions are down, holding periods are getting longer, and more capital is tied up in aging investments than usual. On paper, there’s...Continue Reading

The Working Capital Report Michelle MyersSVP, Sales & Marketing at Faccorp International Originally posted on LinkedIn · September 22, 2026 The Fed raised rates last week, and prime moved to 7.00%. For business owners, that means one more expense competing for cash. But here’s the interesting part: business is still growing. More orders mean more...Continue Reading

By Michelle Myers, SVP, Sales & Marketing at Faccorp International Most of the conversation around tightening bank credit focuses on retrenchment — banks pulling back, credit boxes narrowing, fewer approvals. That’s real, but it’s only half the story. The more interesting part is the gap it leaves behind, and who’s positioned to fill it. Falling...Continue Reading

Faccorp Perspectives · From Our Team Michelle MyersSVP, Sales & Marketing at Faccorp International Originally posted on LinkedIn · September 14, 2026 The Fed’s latest numbers show business lending picked up in August. That’s encouraging…but it doesn’t help much when you’ve landed a bigger contract and need to make payroll before your customer pays. A...Continue Reading

Faccorp Perspectives · From Our Team Michelle MyersSVP, Sales & Marketing at Faccorp International Originally posted on LinkedIn · September 2, 2026 Tariffs. Trade negotiations. Supply-chain disruptions. It’s easy to hear those stories on the news and think they’re happening somewhere else. Until they show up in your business. When It Shows Up in Your...Continue Reading

Faccorp Perspectives · From Our Team Michelle MyersSVP, Sales & Marketing at Faccorp International Originally posted on LinkedIn · August 31, 2026 If you’re a business owner trying to read the economy right now, you’re getting a lot of mixed signals. The economy is growing…but more slowly. Consumers are spending…but they’re cautious. Costs are still...Continue Reading

Faccorp Perspectives · From Our Team Michelle MyersSVP, Sales & Marketing at Faccorp International Originally posted on LinkedIn · August 17, 2026 One number from the Federal Reserve’s latest data was enough to catch our attention. Commercial and industrial (C&I) lending contracted in July, after posting strong growth earlier in the year. At the same...Continue Reading

Faccorp Perspectives · From Our Team Michelle MyersSVP, Sales & Marketing at Faccorp International Originally posted on LinkedIn · August 12, 2026 We talk often about borrower education — making sure a business owner actually understands how a financing structure works before they commit to it. There’s another piece that gets less attention but matters...Continue Reading