Because Hillsborough is a residential town with strict commercial limits, many local firms are contractors, staffing services, and specialty vendors that invoice larger clients, general contractors, HOAs, or commercial accounts based nearby in Burlingame and San Mateo. When those clients pay slowly, cash stalls even while work continues on the properties near Black Mountain and the Crystal Springs corridor.
A commercial cleaning or security firm covering estates and private schools such as those in North Hillsborough can factor its receivables to make payroll on time. Since factors weigh customer credit, a business with strong clients but thin history may still qualify.