Navigating Global Markets: A Guide for UK Businesses to Thrive when Exporting Internationally
As businesses in the UK increasingly look to international markets for growth, the potential for success is clear. New data published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) highlights the UK’s impressive leap to become the fourth largest exporter in the world, surpassing France, the Netherlands, and Japan. This underscores the resilience […]
Brexit: New Rules When Exporting: What Your Business Needs to Know
While the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU) has been unfolding for years, businesses are still adapting to the practical implications of this seismic shift. One of the areas most impacted is exports, in particular, businesses that export. For businesses aiming to maintain a competitive edge, understanding these changes is important – but […]
Accelerated Payments hits $1 Billion funding milestone
Accelerated Payments can today announce that we have advanced an astounding €1 billion worth of invoice financing, shortly after celebrating our fifth anniversary. The €1 billion milestone comes as we triple our workforce and extend global reach, with offices in Europe, the UK, Canada and the USA. The total also highlights the massive liquidity […]
How to survive long payment terms as your business grows
Many Small and Mid-Corporates across the globe continue to struggle with late payments for invoices that are due in 30 days. Unfortunately, the problem is even bigger for many companies where the terms of payments stretch for up to three months. The ‘knock-on’ effect of long payment terms can be catastrophic for businesses even when […]
SMBs exporting: how Brokers and Receivables Financing providers can help
For Accelerated Payments collaboration is key when it comes to doing business. With the right partners, a business can go further and help more. This is why we work so closely with our brokers. Brokers are key to helping us to provide liquidity to SMEs exporting and looking to scale up their business. By collaborating […]
Ready, set, grow – how export financing can turbocharge global expansion for SMBs
What the post-covid, post-Brexit era has made clear is that traditional financial institutions are not the best equipped institutions to support growing companies during a crisis – let alone global expansion. Banks – whether they like to or not – simply don’t have the risk appetite to offer adequate levels of financing and often the […]
Time out with… Head of North America, Neil McMillan
In Accelerated Payments latest Time Out With… we caught up with Neil McMillan, who started his finance career in Glasgow, Scotland. Neil took his career to England, then eventually to New Zealand and Australia before moving to Canada. Neil’s career has taken him pretty much around the globe. What attracted you to join Accelerated Payments […]
Ian Duffy: A Global Perspective. How growing businesses can manage liquidity during times of crisis
We know that SMEs have been facing an extremely challenging time over the past few years. Obstacles include Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ensuing supply chain crises. In this blog, AP spoke with CEO, Ian Duffy as we discuss the global impact of how these crises are hitting SMEs and how companies around the […]
Could new covid-19 worries spell more troubles for scaling businesses?
Accelerated Payments spoke with our Head of North America, Neil McMillan to get his views. By many accounts, the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over. However, for businesses – especially scaling businesses with plans to grow – the full impact of the pandemic continues to be felt. Right now, not only are there ongoing […]
Time out with… Weiqing Li
Tell me a bit about yourself My name is Weiqing Li, and I am from North China. I first came to Ireland 8 years ago as part of a study programme. About 30 of us were in that course and 10 of us are still in Ireland today. We studied three years in China, and […]
