National InvoiceFactoring
Purchase Order Financing in Locust Point business financing

Port & logistics district · Baltimore, MD

Purchase Order Financing in Locust Point

Fund your suppliers and fulfill large orders without draining cash.

  • Serving Locust Point and all of Baltimore
  • Up to 100% of supplier costs advanced, 5–10 business days for first deal
  • Specialists in import/export receivables
  • Approval based on your customers' credit
Advance
Up to 100% of supplier costs
Cost
1.5%–6% per 30 days
Funding
5–10 business days for first deal

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No obligation. No impact on your credit.

PO Financing for Locust Point businesses

Locust Point sits inside one of Baltimore's working commercial districts. A peninsula on Baltimore's inner harbor with marine terminals, warehouses and cargo-handling businesses, where drayage carriers and freight services invoice shippers and ocean lines weeks after containers move. We fund companies there with purchase order financing, typically 5–10 business days for first deal.

Import & Export is among the sectors most active here, and it is a textbook case for PO financing: customers pay in 60–120 days including transit, while wages and suppliers do not wait. Trade-focused PO financing issues LCs or wires to foreign suppliers, then converts to AR financing on delivery.

We work across Baltimore and the rest of Maryland, so a facility set up for your Locust Point operation covers additional locations without a new application.

How it works in Locust Point

  1. 1.Win the order. You receive a purchase order from a creditworthy commercial or government customer.
  2. 2.We pay your supplier. We issue payment or a letter of credit directly to your supplier for up to 100% of the cost.
  3. 3.Goods are delivered. Your supplier ships to your customer, and you invoice upon delivery.
  4. 4.Settle and keep the margin. Your customer pays, we deduct our fees, and you keep the profit.

Why Locust Point companies choose National Invoice Factoring

  • Accept orders far larger than your cash on hand
  • Up to 100% of supplier costs covered
  • Domestic and overseas suppliers, including letters of credit
  • Pairs seamlessly with AR financing on delivery
  • Approval based on the transaction, not your balance sheet
  • No equity dilution

Who qualifies

  • You resell finished goods (no heavy in-house manufacturing)
  • Confirmed, non-cancellable PO from a creditworthy customer
  • Gross margin of roughly 15% or more on the deal
  • Reliable supplier with a delivery track record

What Locust Point businesses need to apply

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

  • The confirmed, non-cancellable purchase order from your customer
  • Your supplier's quote or pro-forma invoice
  • A cost breakdown showing your gross margin on the deal
  • Articles of incorporation and your EIN
  • Supplier references or a delivery track record

Locust Point sectors

Industries we fund in Locust Point

These are the sectors most active in this port & logistics district, and the ones whose customers pay on the longest terms.

Import & Export invoice financing

Import & Export

Paid in 60–120 days including transit

Overseas suppliers want payment or letters of credit before goods ship, and transit adds weeks before you can invoice.

Trade-focused PO financing issues LCs or wires to foreign suppliers, then converts to AR financing on delivery.

  • Letters of credit
  • Supplier wires
  • Freight & duties
Import/Export financing
Trucking & Freight invoice financing

Trucking & Freight

Paid in 30–60 days from brokers and shippers

Fuel, insurance, maintenance and driver pay are due every week, but brokers and shippers pay in 30 to 60 days.

Freight factoring turns each delivered load into cash — often the same day you upload the rate confirmation and signed BOL.

  • Fuel advances
  • Driver payroll
  • Truck repairs
Trucking financing
Wholesale & Distribution invoice 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

Worked example

What PO financing costs in Locust Point

A $200,000 customer order with $150,000 in supplier cost, financed at 3% per 30 days and completed in 60 days.

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

Customer order$200,000
Supplier cost funded$150,000
Your gross margin$50,000
Financing cost over 60 days$9,000
Net margin to you$41,000

You keep $41,000 on an order you could not otherwise have accepted.

Compare your options

PO Financing or AR Financing for your Locust Point business?

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

PO FinancingAR Financing
AdvanceUp to 100% of supplier costs80%–95% of invoice value
Typical cost1.5%–6% per 30 days0.75%–3% per 30 days
Funding speed5–10 business days for first deal24–48 hours after approval
Best forDistributors, wholesalers, importers and resellers with confirmed POsB2B companies with creditworthy customers on 30–90 day terms
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Importer doubles container volume

Import/Export scenario

Importer doubles container volume

Challenge
Overseas suppliers required payment before shipment, and transit added weeks before invoicing.
Solution
Trade PO financing wired suppliers directly, then rolled into AR financing on delivery.
Outcome
Container volume doubled without new equity.

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
01

Apply in 10 minutes

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

Approval in 24–72 hours
02

Approval in 24–72 hours

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

Funded by wire or ACH
03

Funded by wire or ACH

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

Baltimore districts

PO Financing in other Baltimore districts

We cover every commercial district in Baltimore. Pick the one closest to your operation.

Neighborhood

Canton

A harbor-front Baltimore neighborhood where remaining industrial and marine terminal uses sit beside offices and retail, and contractors and distributors invoice commercial customers on terms rather than on completion.

Industrial district

Carroll-Camden Industrial Area

A rail-served industrial zone southwest of downtown Baltimore with warehouses, fabricators and food distributors whose wholesale and institutional buyers settle invoices well after delivery is complete.

Industrial district

Curtis Bay

A heavy industrial waterfront in south Baltimore with bulk cargo piers, chemical plants and fuel terminals, where contractors and transport firms bill industrial customers on long settlement schedules.

Business district

Downtown Baltimore

Baltimore's central business district of office towers, courts and government agencies, where staffing, security and janitorial contractors bill corporate and public clients on terms that run a month or more.

Industrial district

Fairfield

An industrial peninsula along the Patapsco in south Baltimore holding petroleum terminals, auto processing and marine service yards whose customers are large shippers paying on extended invoice terms.

Business district

Harbor East

A newer waterfront office and retail district east of the Inner Harbor housing financial, legal and corporate tenants whose vendors and staffing suppliers wait through corporate accounts-payable cycles.

Suburban business park

Hunt Valley

A north Baltimore County business park along Interstate 83 where defense electronics, media operations, laboratory suppliers and distribution tenants cluster near Shawan Road, invoicing federal programs and corporate accounts on extended terms.

Business district

Inner Harbor

A waterfront office, hospitality and attraction district at the head of the Patapsco, where facility-services and supply vendors invoice building operators and institutions on standard commercial terms.

Neighborhood

Mount Vernon

A historic Baltimore neighborhood of converted townhouse offices, nonprofits and cultural institutions, where small professional and service firms invoice grant-funded and institutional clients that pay on slow approval cycles.

Commercial corridor

Pulaski Highway Corridor

A truck-oriented commercial and industrial strip running northeast from Baltimore along US 40, lined with distributors, truck services and contractors that bill fleets and builders on open account.

Port & logistics district

Sparrows Point

A deepwater industrial peninsula southeast of the city where terminal operators, warehousing, steel handling and heavy construction have redeveloped the former mill site, invoicing shippers, manufacturers and developers on long net terms.

Baltimore metro

Towns and suburbs we fund around Baltimore

We serve the whole Baltimore metro, not just the city limits — including the towns below.

Satellite town

Bel Air

The Harford County seat northeast of the metro where defense and test-range support firms, machine shops, construction trades and professional practices serve the proving ground and regional builders, invoicing federal programs on slow terms.

Suburb

Catonsville

A southwestern suburb along the Baltimore National Pike where professional practices, IT consultancies, medical offices and building contractors serve campus and corporate clients, invoicing institutions and insurers on terms past the service month.

Suburb

Columbia

A planned Howard County suburb between the two cities where defense and cyber contractors, technology firms, healthcare groups and their staffing and facility vendors invoice federal programs and enterprise clients on long procurement cycles.

Suburb

Dundalk

A working waterfront suburb southeast of the city where port-related trucking, steel handling, marine services and industrial contractors work between Merritt Boulevard and the Patapsco, invoicing terminal operators and shippers on net terms.

Suburb

Elkridge

A Howard County warehouse suburb along US Route 1 where distribution operators, freight carriers, building-supply yards and industrial contractors serve the Interstate 95 corridor, invoicing shippers and contractors on terms that run past delivery.

Suburb

Ellicott City

A Howard County suburb west of the city where engineering consultancies, IT services firms, specialty contractors and professional practices serve federal and corporate clients from offices along US Route 40, invoicing on extended terms.

Suburb

Essex

An eastern Baltimore County suburb near Martin State Airport where aviation maintenance, metal fabrication, marine services and trade contractors work along Eastern Avenue, billing operators, primes and distributors on extended payment terms.

Suburb

Glen Burnie

An Anne Arundel suburb along the Ritchie Highway where auto services, wholesale distribution, construction trades and marine suppliers serve the corridor between the city and the bay, billing dealers, builders and shippers on net terms.

Suburb

Jessup

A Howard County logistics suburb of cold storage, produce terminals and distribution buildings along Dorsey Run Road, where carriers, food wholesalers and warehouse staffing agencies bill grocers and shippers on standard net terms.

Suburb

Linthicum

An airport-adjacent Anne Arundel suburb where defense electronics, air-cargo handling, freight forwarding and government IT firms work near the parkway, invoicing federal programs, airlines and prime contractors on long payment schedules.

Suburb

Middle River

An eastern Baltimore County suburb with an aviation and metalworking heritage along Eastern Boulevard, where machine shops, marine services, contractors and distributors invoice manufacturers, boat operators and primes on extended net terms.

Suburb

Owings Mills

A northwest suburb of office campuses and distribution buildings along Interstate 795 where financial back-office operations, technology vendors, security and janitorial contractors invoice corporate and institutional clients on long procurement terms.

Suburb

Parkville

A northeast suburb along Harford Road where home-service companies, auto and equipment services, small distributors and trade contractors serve the beltway corridor, billing property managers, fleets and general contractors on monthly terms.

Suburb

Pikesville

A northwest suburb along Reisterstown Road where professional offices, healthcare practices, insurance and staffing firms and commercial contractors serve institutional clients and corporate tenants, invoicing payers on terms that trail the work by weeks.

Suburb

Randallstown

A northwest suburb along Liberty Road where home-health agencies, janitorial and security contractors, trucking operators and building trades serve regional health systems and property owners, invoicing institutional payers on extended terms.

Suburb

Towson

The Baltimore County seat north of the city where legal, accounting and professional practices, healthcare providers and campus service contractors work along York Road, billing institutional and insurance payers on cycles running past the month.

Suburb

White Marsh

A northeastern suburb of distribution buildings and retail along Interstate 95 where warehouse operators, trucking firms, facility contractors and staffing agencies serve chains and shippers, invoicing corporate accounts on terms past the month.

Suburb

Woodlawn

A western suburb built around large federal campuses along Security Boulevard, where government contractors, IT staffing firms, security services and facility maintenance companies invoice agencies and prime contractors on slow federal payment cycles.

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Maryland guide

Factoring & AR Financing in Baltimore, MD

How Baltimore businesses use invoice factoring, AR financing and PO financing to get paid faster — local industries, costs and how to apply.

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PO Financing in Locust Point: FAQs

Yes. Locust Point falls inside our Baltimore, MD service area, and we fund companies anywhere in Maryland. The application, verification and funding all happen online and by phone.

Other programs

Other ways to fund an Locust Point business

Every program below covers Locust Point too — they differ in when they apply and what they fund.

Accounts Receivable Financing in Locust Point

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

Advance
80%–95% of invoice value
Cost
0.75%–3% per 30 days
Funding
24–48 hours after approval
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Invoice Factoring in Locust Point

Sell your invoices, get paid today, and let us handle collections.

Advance
Up to 95% upfront
Cost
1%–3.5% per 30 days
Funding
Same day to 24 hours
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Freight Factoring in Locust Point

Get paid for every delivered load today — not in 30 to 60 days.

Advance
Up to 97% of the load
Cost
1.5%–4% flat per load
Funding
Same day after delivery
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