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Far West Capital

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Far West Capital
Company typeprivately held
Industryfinance
Founded2007
FounderDon Stricklin
Cole Harmonson
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
Area served
Austin
Houston
Dallas
El Paso, Texas
Phoenix, Arizona
Servicesfactoring of accounts receivable
asset-based lending
purchase order financing
inventory financing
transportation financing
Number of employees
25
Websitefarwestcapital.com

Far West Capital is a custom financing company[1] The company has offices in Austin, Houston, Dallas, El Paso, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona.[2] operating as a subsidiary of Houston-based Advantage Business Capital.[3]

Services

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Far West Capital provides factoring of accounts receivable, asset-based lending, purchase order financing, inventory financing and transportation financing. The company services clients from various industries, including manufacturing, construction, wholesalers/distributors,[4] B2B services providers, high-tech,[5] bio-technology, staffing and transportation.[6]

History

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Far West Capital was founded in 2007 by Don Stricklin and Cole Harmonson in Austin, Texas.[7] Since its inception, the company has grown and expanded its offices to Houston, Texas, Dallas, Texas, El Paso, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. The company employs 25 employees and has served more than 200 clients, with an annual growth of 20% each year.[4]

Far West Capital provided $300 million in financing in 2011,[4] $500 million in financing in 2012 and has projected $600 million in financing in 2013.[citation needed]

Far West Capital was acquired by Advantage Business Capital in June 2018.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Russakoff, Rich (January 10, 2013). "Who's got your back?". Moneywatch. CBS News. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  2. ^ Gonzales, Angela (June 3, 2013). "Far West Capital expands into Phoenix". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  3. ^ a b n.a. (5 June 2018). "Advantage Business Capital Acquires Far West Capital". ABFJournal.
  4. ^ a b c Jeffrey, James. "Austin startup uses factoring to fund growth". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. ^ Calnan, Christopher. "Xplore Technologies lands $8.5M funding agreement". Austin Business Journal.
  6. ^ "About Far West Capital". Far West Capital. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26.
  7. ^ "Management Team". Far West Capital. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26.
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