ECONOMIC GAINS OF FACTORING FOR SMALL AND MIDDLE-SIZED ENTERPRISES

In recent years, the factoring as the alternative form of business financing becomes more and more popular. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to remit to increasing importance of this way of financing in the condition of Slovak republic. The aim of the paper is to give some information about the FLUID-WIN project in relation to factoring, too. Factoring is considered one of the alternative ways toward banks loans. These services are offered mainly by banks or by subsidiary corporations of banks, perhaps even by specialized companies called factoring houses. Factoring utilization bring many advantages to entrepreneurs, but primarily, it is the possibility to obtain the financial resources before maturity of a claim.