A private-label, turnkey credit card program, ProPower is designed to provide Distributors with a vital value-add for their customers – satisfaction of their ongoing purchasing needs within an established credit limit. The Distributor receives the sale proceeds up front, and their customers are provided with a variety of payment options. ProPower allows Distributors and their customers the opportunity to conduct business with greater financial flexibility.
Distributor Benefits
- Immediate improvement of cash flow, with typical funding of sales within 24 hours.
- Decreased exposure to bad debt and increased bottom-line profits.
- Deferred-billing opportunities that can help solidify customer relationships.
- Outsourcing of billing and collections, which decreases operating expenses and reduces staffing requirements.
- Transferring of the collections task to FMSI allows the Distributor to build better relationships with the customers, resulting in increased sales.
- Enhanced customer loyalty and building of repeat business with the ProPoints program.
- Increased sales by expansion of the market base to those customers with unproven or less-than-desirable credit.
- Online access to customer accounts and detailed executive reports.
- Potential expansion of customer credit limits with no additional risk to the Distributor.
- Reduction of the Distributor’s DSO and the cost to carry those receivables.
Customer Benefits
- Flexible monthly payment options to help manage cash flow.
- Increased business credit, which allows business owners to save personal credit resources for personal needs. This is particularly helpful in providing working capital for customers without a banking relationship.
- Generous credit limits that are designed to meet purchasing needs within financial capabilities.
- Customers have up to 52 days to make payments, without incurring finance charges.
- Free travel and merchandise rewards for using the Wholesaler’s ProPower Program (through participating Members).
- Informative monthly statements with online access, that track purchases, improve efficiency, allocate job costs, and help control expenses. Customers have the option of having the statements mailed, emailed, or faxed.
- Access to account balance, history, available credit and account statements, as well as the ability to authorize payments through 24/7 internet access.
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