{"id":25865,"date":"2022-12-08T10:21:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T10:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/uk\/sectors\/haulage-finance-and-hgv-loans\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T14:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:21:25","slug":"haulage-finance-and-hgv-loans","status":"publish","type":"sectors","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/sectors\/haulage-finance-and-hgv-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Haulage finance and HGV loans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25865\" class=\"elementor elementor-25865\" data-elementor-post-type=\"sectors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1917af68 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1917af68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b7d81ec\" data-id=\"4b7d81ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e48221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e48221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Haulage finance and HGV loans<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6ce31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c6ce31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving stuff from A to B is big business. In 2023, the Canadian road freight market is said to be worth more than\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibisworld.com\/canada\/market-size\/long-distance-freight-trucking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$27.7billion<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d56921 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"27d56921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swoopfunding.ca\/stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ed8246c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ed8246c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dfa78d2\" data-id=\"6dfa78d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c87c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"f9c87c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t <div id=\"breadcrumbs-container\" class=\"center\">\n <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><\/p><\/nav> <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7728b2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7728b2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transporting everything from car parts and canned peas to soft drinks and summer shoes, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/947317\/canadian-trucking-industry-total-drivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">324,200 truckers<\/a> and the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0firms they drive for are the lifeblood of our economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, booming as business may be, many haulage businesses still struggle to pay the bills. A difficult mix of slow paying customers, expensive vehicles, rising energy costs, and increasing regulations is creating a cashflow crisis with firms of every size. Fortunately, haulage finance and HGV loans are available to ease the economic pain. Use them to pay for everything from buying trucks and buildings, to paying tax, covering wages, or filling up the tank.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to find out more about affordable haulage finance and HGV loans, and how they can put you and your haulage business firmly in the driving seat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-559843ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"559843ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3802042d\" data-id=\"3802042d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a08e61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a08e61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick and straightforward haulage loans and funding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b89c096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b89c096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian road hauliers operate in an industry where time is money. Waiting for cashflow to improve so you can buy urgently needed parts and equipment or purchase the new vehicles you need is not an option. Waiting means losing out, which is why financing these kinds of needs immediately makes sound business sense. Buy what you need now, pay back over time, keep the pipeline moving.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many types of haulage finance and HGV loans, and they may be arranged quickly and with little fuss. Often, the funds can be in your bank account within 2-3 days of your application. In many cases security is not required, and even if you have poor credit or have been turned down elsewhere, it may still be possible to provide the funding you need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast, affordable, long-term or <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-loans\/short-term-loans\/\">short-term loans<\/a> are available for every type of haulage business:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sole operators<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited Companies<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partnerships<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Franchises<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LLPs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private individuals<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55627b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55627b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6424192\" data-id=\"6424192\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f27267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f27267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What type of funding is available?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece9ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ece9ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For every haulier\u2019s need, there\u2019s a low-cost loan to solve the problem:<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Asset based lending<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding a haulage fleet is expensive, which means buying vehicles with cashflow can be slow and difficult. Speed the process with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-loans\/asset-finance\/asset-based-lending\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asset based lending<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a form of lease that you can use to buy heavy goods vehicles, trailers, loaders, and other types of haulage equipment. Use the purchased item while you pay for it \u2013 with repayment terms from 1 to 5 years. The asset acts as security for the loan.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Invoice finance<\/b><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-loans\/invoice-finance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invoice finance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> unlocks the financial potential of unpaid invoices. Instead of waiting 30, 60, 90 days or more for customers to pay, hauliers can borrow against their <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-glossary\/accounts-receivable\/\">accounts receivable<\/a>. Unlike factoring, where the borrower sells the invoices to the lender, invoice finance allows the haulage business to retain control of their sales ledger. Clients need never know you are borrowing against your unpaid bills. No added security is required.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Funding for premises and expansion<\/b><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-loans\/commercial-mortgages\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial mortgages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are long-term loans used to buy property for your haulage business. Borrow up to 90% of the purchase price, with the property providing security for the loan. Pay the loan back over 1 \u2013 25 years. Alternatively, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">development<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loans<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be used for new construction or the re-development of existing business premises. Pay for extensions, vehicle parking space, retrofitting, refurbishment, etc.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Acquisition of an existing haulage business<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the structure of the target business and what is being bought, (is it just goodwill and contracts? Is property included? Is there a lease to acquire?), haulage firms may use a commercial mortgage, a development loan, or a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-loans\/small-business-loans\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small business loan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to acquire another haulage company. Loans can be paid back over 1 to 25 years. In most cases, no added security is required.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are buying into a franchise operation, specialist <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">franchise finance<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may be the best route to pay the franchise joining fee and setting-up expenses.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Operational costs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cashflow is the engine that drives every haulage business. Expensive vehicles, high maintenance, rising labour costs, heavy regulatory burdens and fees, they all eat into the money stream and sometimes they can bite too hard, leaving your business stuck in first gear and struggling. A <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">revolving credit<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> facility<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may be your answer to this problem. These loans function like a <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-glossary\/overdraft\/\">bank overdraft<\/a>, allowing the borrower to dip into an open credit facility when funds are needed. The borrowing is repaid from incoming business receipts. Security may be required.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Tax loans<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customers who pay too slow can leave your firm covering the outstanding VAT every quarter. Not only can this hurt cashflow it can make you vulnerable to penalties. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VAT loans<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are short term loans to help businesses pay their VAT bill while they wait for customers to pay their outstanding bills. Security may be required.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Working capital finance<\/b><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-loans\/working-capital-loans\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working capital finance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is short-term borrowing used to plug dips in cashflow. Suitable for almost any day-to-day expense. Pay for supplies and services, wages, distribution costs, fuel, maintenance expenditures and more. May be obtained with or without security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-537a10c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"537a10c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b82274d\" data-id=\"4b82274d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-203ec42e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"203ec42e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57a36b8a\" data-id=\"57a36b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2677515c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2677515c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The application process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6b81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df6b81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you apply for any type of business loan, make sure you have the necessary paperwork in order. Having all your ducks in a row will avoid delays and reduce the chance of disappointment.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most recent three-years bank and tax records.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cashflow forecast.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Profit and Loss Statement and recent Balance Sheet.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List of major customers and suppliers.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copies of customer contracts.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List of assets, &#8211; vehicles, equipment, property, inventory.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Top Tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some lenders may ask for a <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/support-for-small-businesses\/what-is-a-personal-guarantee\/\">personal guarantee<\/a> by the business owners or directors to secure the loan. If they do, they will check their personal credit scores. Don\u2019t get caught out by an error on your credit report, always check your business and personal <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/business-glossary\/credit-score\/\">credit scores<\/a> before you apply. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1e372e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b1e372e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swoopfunding.ca\/stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7efbeae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7efbeae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffb1df0\" data-id=\"ffb1df0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be3f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1be3f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to find the right funding for your haulage business<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbd825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efbd825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haulage finance and HGV loans are a niche area, with different rules of application. Borrowers seeking these types of loan may find themselves forever searching and making applications to lender after lender. The delays this can create could harm your business. Instead, working with a broker who can access haulage finance and HGV loans from a wide range of lenders is a better way to go. No more cold calls and endless demands for information. Simply tell us what you need and leave the rest to us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1081889 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1081889\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a670c1b\" data-id=\"a670c1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e1b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64e1b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get started with Swoop's business funding platform<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295dd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295dd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let funding issues put a brake on business. 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He has been active in the marketing, advertising, and publishing industries for more than twenty-five years. Writing for Barclays Bank, Metro Bank, Wells Fargo, ABN Amro, Quidco, Legal and General, Inshur Zego, AIG, Met Life, State Farm, Direct Line, insurers and pension funds, his words have appeared online and in print to inform, entertain and explain the complex world of consumer and business finance and insurance.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <ul class=\"social-links\">\n \n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christopher-godfrey-332198139\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Linkedin\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/icons\/icon-linkedin-min.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"Linkedin\">\n <\/a><\/li>\n \n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancewords.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Website\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/icons\/icon-site-min.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"Website\">\n <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <div class=\"swoop-promise\">\n <p><strong>Swoop promise<\/strong><\/p>\n <p>At Swoop we want to make it easy for SMEs to understand the sometimes overwhelming world of business finance and insurance. Our goal is simple \u2013 to distill complex topics, unravel jargon, offer transparent and impartial information, and empower businesses to make smart financial decisions with confidence.<\/p>\n <p>Find out more about Swoop\u2019s editorial principles by reading our <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ca\/about-swoop\/editorial-policy\/\">editorial policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7e10e e-con-full cta-mobile-fixed elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd7e10e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09fe67 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f09fe67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swoopfunding.ca\/stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET A QUOTE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","business-sectors":[331],"class_list":["post-25865","sectors","type-sectors","status-publish","hentry","business-sectors-business-loans"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","image_blog":"","image_podcast":"","image_banking":"","image_blog_internal":"","image_blog_medium":"","image_single_banking":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Haulage finance and HGV loans Moving stuff from A to B is big business. In 2023, the Canadian road freight market is said to be worth more than\u00a0 $27.7billion. Get a quote Transporting everything from car parts and canned peas to soft drinks and summer shoes, the 324,200 truckers and the\u00a0firms they drive for are the lifeblood of our economy.\u00a0However, booming as business may be, many haulage businesses still struggle to pay the bills. A difficult mix of slow paying customers, expensive vehicles, rising energy costs, and increasing regulations is creating a cashflow crisis with firms of every size. 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