The Benefits of Leasing

By now you realize that a Signs Plus LED sign will make your business more profitable. However, you may still be wondering, "Can we afford it right now?"

LEASING IS THE SOLUTION!

Leasing is one of the fastest-growing ways to finance equipment in business today. A recent Gallup survey found that 80% of U.S. businesses lease a portion of their equipment. The list of companies leasing ranges from Fortune 500 companies to the family store. A growing business is apt to face the dilemma of limited cash flow and the need to add equipment. Leasing can put that equipment to work for you without a major capital investment and with real cash-flow advantages.

- Low Monthly Payments
Your monthly lease payment will usually be lower than the payment required by other methods of financing. You can actually afford more of the best with leasing.

- Acquire Equipment Without Tying Up Capital
Where other types of financing require a hefty down payment, leasing is 100% financing. Most lease agreements require an advance of only one or two monthly payments. Leasing puts the equipment to work immediately, at a minimal up-front cost.

- Protected Lines of Credit
Lease payments have no impact on your credit lines with your banks. Your borrowing power is preserved for other business opportunities.

- Eliminate Obsolescence
"The newest innovation" doesn't stay new. Leasing gives you today's best technology and then allows you to upgrade when the signage has outlived its advantage or, if you simply want to upgrade your signage before the term has expired, you may do that well. You can eliminate the hassle of trying to sell your sign package at a depreciated value.

- No "Hidden Costs"
Leasing gives you more than just the sign package. It also can cover the cost of delivery and installation. Your lease includes everything it takes to actually put the signage up.

- Tax Advantages
Purchases are made with after-tax dollars. Your lease payments are usually considered a pre-tax business expense and as such may reduce your taxes.

- Accounting
Lease payments are little more than a line-item in your monthly cost of operations - a minimal bookkeeping effort that frees you from time-consuming depreciation schedules.

- Fixed Payment
Remember 1980, when interest rates sky rocketed from 9% to 21.5% in a single year?Unlike bank lines of credit, with variable rates, lease payments are fixed - no matter what happens to the market tomorrow.

- Good Business Sense
A properly tailored lease program gives you the benefit of having the equipment you need without all the risk and financial pressures.
- Leasing minimizes the demands on cash flow
- Leasing eliminates investing in obsolescence
- Leasing keeps your bank credit lines open
- Lower interest leases (savings typically are 1 to 2 percentage points on
smaller leases, more on larger financings)
- Less dependence on grants and other financing