Death and Taxes: Navigating out of arrears and unlocking working capital

Nothing is more certain than having the ATO come collecting on your back taxes. Manage it correctly, face a hefty payment or worse, liquidation. You’ve used the tax office as your line of credit long enough “the jig is up”. It’s common for businesses to avoid alternative funding solutions or they believe it is too […]

What is multi-jurisdictional financing & why is it so hard to find?

You or your client has just secured foreign buyers and about to experience international sales growth. The problem: You’ve got strong buyers wanting your products and funding the growth will starve your business of working capital to procure the goods. What is multi-jurisdictional financing? Simply, it’s pertaining to more than one jurisdiction (WIKI). Not so […]

Private equity firms bridging capital gaps to fuel their portfolio companies

Multi-layered capital structures can often be outstripped when a portfolio company is presented with large sales opportunities. Equity firms can add tremendous value to their investment if they are able to source funding for clients to execute and deliver new orders. – Better still, source funding without diluting any further equity or pledging further security […]

Avoiding the supply chain squeeze when dealing with large retailers

Breaking into a corporate retailer can be a game-changing turning point for your business. Blood, sweat, and tears are often shed while developing your product and getting it to market. At last, you have your chance to sell volume. Before you start ordering single malt whiskeys (We like Balvenie 50-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, fetching […]

Bonded Warehousing: How to finance locked up inventory

Importers and exporters often avoid paying excise, taxes, and duties by using a third-party “bonded warehouse”. “A bonded warehouse, or bond, is a building or other secured area in which dutiable goods may be stored, manipulated, or undergo manufacturing operations without payment of duty. It may be managed by the state or by private enterprise.” […]

The strategy of funding startups with trade finance

Kicking off a new business, often because of securing either a distribution deal or orders from a large corporate can be exhilarating. If you haven’t imported or manufactured before and are about to cut your teeth negotiating with large corporate buyer terms, the waters can suddenly become murky. When we first deal with new businesses […]