You can now add Sears to the list of long-standing businesses that have been eclipsed by the growing relevance of e-commerce companies now controlling the helm of retail shopping. The 132-year-old retailer filed for bankruptcy this past October as it failed to adapt its business to include a stronger online shopping platform. Sears’ digital deficiency […]
When Tesla’s debt ballooned into the double-digit billions after the company decided to push out more cars despite failing to see any quarterly profit in two years, market analysts grew alarmed about the American carmaker’s financial health and its future. Their misgivings about the company only intensified when it fell short of its production target […]
Emerging markets haven’t lost their luster, and either has the role trade finance plays there. Those are just some of the key takeaways from “The New Emerging Markets” panel that was organized by British American Business and moderated by John Stillwaggon, CEO of the Tradewind USA division. The event took place on September 20 at […]
The world’s first import-themed national exhibition debuted in Shanghai on November 5, 2018 as an active step by China to further open the Chinse market to the international business community and other investors. Tradewind was pleased to participate in the five-day affair, called the China International Import Expo, and separately hosted a dinner on November […]
The recent tug-of-war among nations over who can impose more, and weightier, tariffs has left companies either at an advantage or reconsidering their business strategy. To date, the trade war between the US and China may be the fiercest battle yet between foreign powers to derail the lucrativeness of the other’s exports in the opposer’s […]
When it comes to financing options, sometimes it’s best to take a big picture look at your entire supply chain to determine how far your dollar can go and how many cash flow issues you can solve with a single working capital solution. Supply chain financing offered by some international factoring companies is one means […]
Factoring is a type of financial transaction in which a business sells its invoices to a factoring company at a discount, and the factor, in turn, advances up to 90% of the value of the invoices upon shipping, on day 1, so the business doesn’t have to wait 30, 60, or 90 days to get […]
As a relatively new way to provide businesses with liquidity, full supply chain finance can supplement age-old factoring services by providing cash flow solutions to both a company’s upstream and downstream partners. Whereas factoring focuses on financing the seller alone, supply chain finance caters to the various transactional needs of all parties along the supply […]
Operating on a global scale is much different than running your business domestically. When developing trading partners domestically, determining the creditworthiness of a buyer and their ability to pay is much easier as compared to assessing a foreign entity. Conversely, as an importer of goods, obtaining favorable payment terms from international sellers can be more […]
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