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Forward Financing
Flexible working capital for SMBs
- 201-500 employees
- B2B
- Investing
- Financial Services
- Financial District, Boston, MA
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Company mission
Forward Financing's mission is to help their people and their customers to achieve their full potential.
60% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
In the US, securing funding through traditional banking channels has always been a lengthy and complicated process, and this has long proved an issue for small businesses. Forward Financing was founded with the intention of offering businesses a faster and more streamlined way of securing funding.
Thanks to Forward Financing's simple application process and dedicated team of account executives, small businesses typically receive the funding they need within 24 hours. This is especially useful to businesses who deal with customers on long payment terms, or who often don't pay on time, allowing them to prevent cashflow gaps. Despite competition from the likes of Klarna and Funding Circle, Forward Financing has served over 30,000 small businesses since 2012.
Forward Financing recently secured a $250 million credit facility that will allow it to offer flexible capital to the small business economy as it recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company is focused on expanding its operations and dramatically increasing its employee headcount.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Wellness reimbursement
- Charitable donation match
- 401k match
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO
- Paid volunteering days
- Annual professional development budget
- Team events and activities
Company values
- People First – We build relationships and support each other
- We Before Me – We prioritize team success over individual success
- Be Candid – We are authentic, honest, and direct
- Do the Right Thing – We act with integrity, and we don’t cut corners
- Continuous Improvement – We push ourselves, never settling for the best we did yesterday
- Be Positive – We are optimistic and assume positive intent
Leadership
Justin Bakes
(CEO)They studied Finance at Boston College before taking an Analyst job at the Citi Group. They moved to UBS shortly after, and were made Associate Director, Madrid in 2005. They were Director of M&A at Watsco.