Cash Flow Blog

Tweet In our latest video, Daniel catches up with Michael Ivkovic – Managing Director at Meridian Capital. See video and transcript below. Morning Michael thanks very much for joining us.  Tell us a little bit about Meridian Capital. Well Meridian Capital was incorporated in 2007 with a specific objective to list on the national stock …

Tweet Bill of Lading is a term we throw around often in our office due to our line of business (Trade Finance), recently someone asked me what it was, so i thought I would answer via our blog. A Bill of lading is a legal document between the shipper of a particular good and the …

Tweet For a Trade Finance facility to go ahead, there are a few crucial components you must have in place. As it’s a specialised and potentially risky transaction, it is important that every element is accounted for. I’m not going to discuss all of these elements in today’s blog post but rather discuss one of …

Tweet We visited Neil Cope from Cooee Brands to discuss how perfecting the face of a Teddy bear and tapping into a niche market he created a hugely successful business. See video & transcript below. We are probably one of Australia’s leading toy designers, wholesalers, importers. We manufacturer in over 30 factories in China with …

Tweet Today I sat down with Daniel and asked him a few questions on Trade Finance in particular his tips on preparing for a facility with us.   If I’m an applicant for Trade Finance – as the financier what do you want to hear that gets you excited about a deal and ultimately makes …

Tweet Often in Trade Finance the term Speculative Purchasing comes up. So what is it exactly? I sat down with Daniel and asked him just that!  So Daniel, often i hear the term ‘Speculative Purchasing’. What is it exactly and why is it a big no no in obtaining a Trade Finance facility? Well speculative …

Tweet Recently we headed over to one our clients premises – Australian Cable Trays and asked John Hicks, Managing Director a few questions about his business. See our video and transcripts below.   Thanks for talking to us this morning John, tell us a bit about Australian Cable Trays and what they do. Well Australian …

Tweet Often I receive calls from people wanting to know more information about what it is exactly that AR Cash Flow does, asking questions like how can you help me? What exactly is your product? How does it work? Am I a suitable candidate? As we are a financier, it’s easy to get us confused …

Tweet Recently AR has taken on a few fashion wholesalers as clients. Using our Trade Finance product, see below a case study on how we helped one of them. Client: Australian Fashion Labels/ Facility Type: Trade and Debtor Finance/ Facility Limit: 1,000 000 Background: Started in 2002 Australian Fashion Labels Pty Ltd (“AFL”) has a long history …

Tweet Debtor Finance and Purchase Order Finance are two choices for business owners when they need capital. I came across this graphic which may help you make the decision on which option suits your business capital requirements. The statistics are from the United States however it’s all very relevant to the what AR Cash Flow …

Tweet I was reading an article on successful small business ‘Shoes of Prey’, these guys seem to be onto a good thing. I sat down with Daniel and asked him a few questions about custom ordered goods. Shoes of Prey allows the customer to design their own shoes. Choosing the heel, toe, fabric, color and …

Tweet We recently interviewed David Kenney, Managing Partner at Hall Chadwick and asked him about Hall Chadwick and their established link with China’s biggest domestically owned accounting firm, ShineWing Certified Public Accountants. See youtube clip and transcripts below. [watch more videos here] Dave thanks for talking to us. Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you …

Tweet Today we released our Debtor Finance White paper, a detailed outline of what exactly Debtor Finance is, how it works and what’s required of you should you want to apply for a facility. We put this white paper together as there has been a large amount of inquiry regarding what exactly Debtor Finance is …

Tweet A couple of weeks ago The Australian Securities and Investments Commission Insolvency figures were released. Apparently 9829 companies entered external administration in the 2010-11 financial year – the highest figure since the peak of 10,005 during the global financial crisis. I spoke to Domenic Calabretta, Parnter at Hall Chadwick, and asked him what he thought …

Tweet So in sticking with yesterdays topic of Retail, I thought this was very relevant. I saw on A Current Affair the other night that there is a new player in the Home renovations world, set to rival and out do Bunnings! It’s called ‘Masters’ and is predicted to shake things up with massively competitive pricing, plush …