Julian Straker and Paul Herring founded Just Factoring to add value, simplify and provide alternatives for businesses searching for funding.
Julian has been involved in business finance and factoring since 1985 including gaining very useful experience with four years spent working for one of the UK’s leading professional services practices, AIM listed Begbies Traynor Group. With extensive knowledge and understanding of asset based lending, he has seen the commercial finance industry change into the competitive and diverse market it is today.
Knowing the lenders is critical and Julian has an extensive network of contacts within lenders, large & small. He has advised and helped hundreds of companies from start-ups to established businesses secure the right funding with the best provider with many funding relationships exceeding 10 years.
Paul has worked extensively with private investors, restructuring businesses, developing new products and acquiring new customers. He has firsthand experience and understanding of how cash flow impacts on a company’s survival or growth strategies.
In addition to Just Factoring Paul is the Managing Director of an Outsourced Sales company, generating B2B sales leads and opportunities for clients such as BOC and Travelodge. CRM systems developed here have been adopted by Just Factoring to maintain and review the key providers of invoice finance and asset based lending.