What are the advantages of Export Finance?
Export Finance is a great tool that can help your business to release working capital from its overseas transactions. Export finance is a key competitive factor for exporters and may increase their opportunities of signing a contract. It can provide several advantages for both the SME exporter and the importers which are explored below. Advantages […]
60 Seconds On… Working Capital
Working Capital: A Quick Summary A business’s working capital (WC) reflects the amount of cash it has at its disposal and can deploy almost immediately. Working capital is critical for any business. It is used to keep a business operating smoothly and meet all of its financial obligations within the coming year. This includes paying […]
Dispelling 5 Common Invoice Finance Myths
Introduced over 4,000 years ago, when King Hammurabi ruled over Mesopotamia, invoice finance is one of the oldest forms of commercial finance. The modern-day version of invoice financing can be traced back to the 1300s when money in Italy was offered against payment and delivery of grain. Fast forward to 2019 and the estimated volume of invoice finance […]
Invoice Finance: choosing the right provider when you’re a fast-growing tech company
Fast growing businesses can often struggle to raise enough finance to keep up with their demand for working capital. The situation, sometimes referred to as over trading, occurs when a company is taking on new business faster than it can afford to fund that business. It’s a cash flow issue made even worse by late […]
Using Invoice Finance to Manage your Cash Flow
Managing cash flow can be frustrating, time consuming, and an expensive problem for any business at the best of times. Now with many businesses struggling to meet working capital challenges due to Covid 19 – unexpected costs, late payments and international borders – the problem just got bigger. During growth, businesses are inevitably left short […]
How Export Finance works: a basic guide
You’ve won a big deal, a new client or are going through a period of growth? These all sound like good news! But, have you thought about the impact on your cash flow, particularly if these customers are overseas? What with added time, credit checks, shipping… the list goes on. Export finance has been created […]