How quickly can a Distillery District business be funded?

Most Lexington-Fayette applicants are approved in 2–3 business days. Once your account is live, invoices are funded 24–48 hours after approval.

What does accounts receivable financing cost in Distillery District?

Typically 0.75%–3% per 30 days, with 80%–95% of invoice value advanced. Location doesn't change pricing — your rate is set by monthly volume, your customers' credit and how quickly they pay.

Which Distillery District businesses use AR financing most?

Around Distillery District we see the most demand from food & bev, distribution, construction companies, plus professional services firms and B2B suppliers billing on net-30 to net-90 terms.

Do I need an office in Distillery District to qualify?

No. What matters is that your business is US-registered and invoices creditworthy commercial or government customers. Home-based and mobile operators across Lexington-Fayette qualify on the same basis.

Can I finance invoices to customers outside Kentucky?

Yes. Your customers can be anywhere in the United States — several of our Kentucky clients invoice nationally. We assess each customer's credit, not their location.

Commercial corridor · Lexington-Fayette, KY

Accounts Receivable Financing in Distillery District

Turn unpaid invoices into working capital in as little as 24 hours.

Serving Distillery District and all of Lexington-Fayette
80%–95% of invoice value advanced, 24–48 hours after approval
Specialists in food & bev receivables
Approval based on your customers' credit

Advance: 80%–95% of invoice value
Cost: 0.75%–3% per 30 days
Funding: 24–48 hours after approval

AR Financing for Distillery District businesses

If your business runs out of Distillery District, accounts receivable financing turns the invoices you've already issued into working capital. A redeveloped industrial strip along Manchester Street west of downtown Lexington built from former distillery and warehouse buildings, housing beverage producers, food businesses and contractors that bill wholesale accounts on terms.

Food & Beverage Distribution is among the sectors most active here, and it is a textbook case for AR financing: customers pay in 21–45 days from grocers and foodservice, while wages and suppliers do not wait. Food factoring advances on grocery and foodservice invoices; PO financing can fund large seasonal buys.

We work across Lexington-Fayette and the rest of Kentucky, so a facility set up for your Distillery District operation covers additional locations without a new application.

How it works in Distillery District

1.Deliver and invoice. You complete the work or ship the goods and invoice your customer as usual.
2.Submit the invoice. Upload invoices through our portal. We verify them with your customer.
3.Receive your advance. We wire 80%–95% of the invoice value to your account, typically within 24 hours.
4.Get the rebate. When your customer pays, we release the remaining balance minus our fee.

Why Distillery District companies choose National Invoice Factoring

No real-estate collateral or personal-asset pledges required
Facility grows automatically as your sales grow
Approval based on your customers' credit, not just yours
Recourse and non-recourse options
Credit checks and collections support included
Doesn't add long-term debt to your balance sheet

Who qualifies

You sell to other businesses or government agencies (B2B / B2G)
Invoices are for completed work or delivered goods
Customers have reasonable commercial credit
No unresolved tax liens that prevent a first-position UCC filing

What Distillery District businesses need to apply

Applying takes about ten minutes. Most Distillery District companies already have everything on this list, and nothing here affects your personal credit score.

An accounts receivable aging report
A sample invoice and the matching purchase order or contract
A list of the customers you want to finance
Articles of incorporation and your EIN
A voided business check and photo ID for each owner

Distillery District at a glance

District	Distillery District
Type	Commercial corridor
City	Lexington-Fayette, KY
Service	Accounts Receivable Financing
Advance	80%–95% of invoice value
Funding	24–48 hours after approval

Around Distillery District

Manchester Street
Town Branch
Oliver Lewis Way

Talk to a funding advisor

Find out what you qualify for in Distillery District

A short conversation is enough to size a facility. No obligation, and no impact on your credit.

(929) 658-8087

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Distillery District sectors

Industries we fund in Distillery District

These are the sectors most active in this commercial corridor, and the ones whose customers pay on the longest terms.

Food & Beverage Distribution

Paid in 21–45 days from grocers and foodservice

Perishable goods move fast but grocers and foodservice buyers still pay on terms, creating constant cash pressure.

Food factoring advances on grocery and foodservice invoices; PO financing can fund large seasonal buys.

Produce & protein purchases
Cold-chain logistics
Grocery chain orders

Food & Bev financing

Wholesale & Distribution

Paid in 30–60 days from retailers and resellers

Distributors buy inventory upfront and extend credit to retailers, squeezing cash between both ends.

A combined PO + AR facility funds supplier purchases and then advances on the resulting invoices.

Inventory buys
Supplier deposits
Large retail orders

Distribution financing

Construction & Contractors

Paid in 45–90 days, often with retainage

Progress billing, retainage and pay-when-paid clauses leave subcontractors carrying labor and materials for months.

Construction factoring advances against approved progress billings so you can staff and supply the next phase.

Materials
Crew payroll
Bonding capacity

Construction financing

Worked example

What AR financing costs in Distillery District

A $100,000 invoice financed at a 90% advance and 1.5% per 30 days, paid by the customer on day 30.

Illustrative figures. Your advance rate and fee are confirmed in a written term sheet before you sign anything.

Invoice amount	$100,000
Advance rate	90%
Paid to you upfront	$90,000
Fee at 1.5% for 30 days	$1,500
Reserve released on payment	$8,500

You receive $98,500 of the $100,000 invoice, at a total cost of $1,500.

Compare your options

AR Financing or PO Financing for your Distillery District business?

Both turn future customer payments into cash today. They differ in when they apply, what they fund and what they cost.

	AR Financing	PO Financing
Advance	80%–95% of invoice value	Up to 100% of supplier costs
Typical cost	0.75%–3% per 30 days	1.5%–6% per 30 days
Funding speed	24–48 hours after approval	5–10 business days for first deal
Best for	B2B companies with creditworthy customers on 30–90 day terms	Distributors, wholesalers, importers and resellers with confirmed POs

Read the full comparison

Food & Bev scenario

Food distributor funds a seasonal grocery buy

Challenge: Grocery chains paid in 30 to 45 days while protein and produce had to be bought upfront.
Solution: Food factoring on grocery invoices, with PO financing for the seasonal buy.
Outcome: Filled the seasonal program and protected margin on cold-chain logistics.

Illustrative example based on a typical client situation, not a specific named client.

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How it works

From application to funding in three steps

Apply in 10 minutes

Share basic company info and a recent AR aging or purchase order.

Approval in 24–72 hours

We verify your customers and send a clear term sheet — every fee disclosed.

Funded by wire or ACH

Receive your advance, typically within 24 hours of submitting invoices.

Lexington-Fayette districts

AR Financing in other Lexington-Fayette districts

We cover every commercial district in Lexington-Fayette. Pick the one closest to your operation.

Industrial district

Blue Grass Airport Area

The air-cargo and industrial zone west of Lexington along Versailles Road around the regional airport, where freight handlers, equipment services and manufacturers bill shippers and corporate accounts after delivery.

Neighborhood

Chevy Chase

An established district near the university with medical and professional offices above neighborhood retail, where practices and service firms bill insurers and institutional clients on monthly terms.

Suburban business park

Coldstream Research Campus

A university-affiliated research and office park on Lexington's north side near the interstates, housing engineering, laboratory and technology firms whose corporate and government customers pay on long contract cycles.

Business district

Downtown Lexington

Lexington's central office core around Main and Vine streets, holding banks, law firms, state and county offices and corporate tenants whose janitorial, security and staffing vendors bill on monthly commercial cycles.

Commercial corridor

Hamburg

A large retail, office and medical area in northeast Lexington near Interstate 75 and Man o' War Boulevard, supported by janitorial, security and construction contractors that invoice property managers and health systems.

Industrial district

Leestown Road Corridor

A northwest industrial corridor of warehouses, distilling warehouses and fabrication shops, where producers and freight operators invoice regional distributors and manufacturers on standard trade terms.

Commercial corridor

Man o' War Boulevard Corridor

A ring-road corridor through south Lexington lined with medical offices, business parks and supply firms, where practices and contractors bill insurers and corporate customers on long cycles.

Commercial corridor

Nicholasville Road Corridor

Lexington's busiest commercial corridor running south from downtown, lined with retail centers, medical offices, auto trades and service contractors whose commercial and institutional customers settle invoices on monthly terms.

Business district

UK Medical Center District

The academic medical campus south of downtown Lexington with teaching hospitals and clinics, drawing nurse staffing agencies, clinical suppliers and facility contractors that bill university and hospital systems on long cycles.

Commercial corridor

Versailles Road Corridor

A west side corridor running toward the airport with equipment dealers, supply houses and service businesses that extend terms to contractors, farms and fleet customers across the region.

Industrial district

Winchester Road Corridor

An industrial and distribution corridor running northeast from Lexington along US-60, holding manufacturers, warehouses, building suppliers and trucking firms that ship to commercial buyers on standard net terms.

Lexington-Fayette metro

Towns and suburbs we fund around Lexington-Fayette

We serve the whole Lexington-Fayette metro, not just the city limits — including the towns below.

Satellite town

Berea

A craft and college town on the interstate south of Lexington with furniture makers, fabricators and specialty producers shipping to galleries and wholesale buyers that pay after delivery.

Satellite town

Carlisle

A Nicholas County seat northeast of Lexington where agricultural haulers, equipment shops and construction crews serve farms and local agencies that pay on cycles measured in weeks.

Satellite town

Cynthiana

A Harrison County seat north of Lexington with manufacturing plants and farm supply businesses, where producers, haulers and service contractors invoice regional customers weeks after delivery.

Satellite town

Danville

A Boyle County city south of Lexington with a hospital, college and industrial park, where medical practices, staffing agencies and manufacturers bill insurers and corporate customers on long cycles.

Satellite town

Frankfort

The state capital west of Lexington where government vendors, IT resellers, security firms and janitorial contractors serve agencies that process payments through long appropriation and approval cycles.

Satellite town

Georgetown

A Scott County city north of Lexington anchored by vehicle assembly and supplier plants, where tier suppliers, logistics firms and staffing agencies invoice manufacturers on long payment cycles.

Satellite town

Harrodsburg

A Mercer County town southwest of Lexington with metal and electronics plants, where contract manufacturers and industrial-service firms invoice national customers on purchase-order terms set by procurement.

Satellite town

Lancaster

A Garrard County town south of Lexington with farm services, small plants and building trades that bill growers, developers and public agencies long after the work is finished.

Satellite town

Lawrenceburg

An Anderson County town west of Lexington with distilling, bottling and warehouse operations, where suppliers, haulers and maintenance contractors bill producers on terms that run past delivery.

Satellite town

Midway

A small Woodford County rail town between Lexington and Frankfort with horse farms and an industrial park, where suppliers and contractors bill farms and plants on monthly terms.

Satellite town

Mount Sterling

A Montgomery County city east of Lexington with industrial parks along Interstate 64, where metal fabricators, plastics plants and freight operators invoice manufacturers on extended terms.

Suburb

Nicholasville

A fast-growing Jessamine County city just south of Lexington with industrial parks and medical offices, where manufacturers and staffing agencies bill regional customers on extended purchase-order terms.

Satellite town

Paris

A Bourbon County seat northeast of Lexington surrounded by horse farms and distilling, where feed suppliers, trucking operators and trade contractors bill farms and warehouses monthly.

Satellite town

Richmond

A Madison County university city south of Lexington with industrial parks and defense-related work, where manufacturers, staffing firms and contractors bill institutional customers on slow cycles.

Satellite town

Stanford

A Lincoln County seat south of Lexington where agricultural suppliers, small fabricators and building contractors serve farms and county agencies that settle invoices on monthly approval cycles.

Satellite town

Versailles

A Woodford County town west of Lexington with horse farms, distilling operations and light manufacturing, where suppliers and contractors bill institutional and corporate buyers after delivery.

Satellite town

Wilmore

A small Jessamine County college town south of Lexington where food service, facilities and construction contractors bill campus and institutional customers that pay on academic billing schedules.

Satellite town

Winchester

A Clark County city east of Lexington with food processing and metal plants along the interstate, where producers and service contractors invoice national customers on net payment terms.

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Kentucky guide

AR Financing in Kentucky: 2026 Owner's Guide

How Kentucky businesses use accounts receivable financing to fix cash flow — costs, requirements, top industries and how to get funded in 24–48 hours.

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AR Financing in Distillery District: FAQs

Yes. Distillery District falls inside our Lexington-Fayette, KY service area, and we fund companies anywhere in Kentucky. The application, verification and funding all happen online and by phone.