How Does Factoring Work? Factoring is a transaction in which a business sells its invoices, or receivables, to a third-party financial company known as a âfactor.â The factor then collects payment on those invoices from the businessâs customers. Factoring is known in some industries as âaccounts receivable financing.â. The main reason that companies choose to factor is that they want to receive cash quickly on their receivables, rather than waiting the 30 to 60 days it often takes a customer to pay.
Giraffes ruminate day or night, with periods of sleep in between. Giraffes also rest with their eyes open, standing or lying for three to five minutes at a time. Throughout the night, a giraffe may deeply sleep for five to 10 minutes lying down, yet they rarely sleep more than 20 minutes total per day.
Take a good look at these giraffe nap pics, because you won't often catch a giraffe sleeping. In fact, despite being the tallest animal, giraffes have the shortest sleep requirements of any mammal, sleeping an average of just 30 minutes per day. And when they do sleep, usually it's just for a few minutes; until the 1950s, researchers believed that giraffes don't sleep at all. Show Full Text.