Funding orders and financing trade

Letters of Credit – Right First Time

Letters of Credit - Right First Time

How to benefit from Letters of Credit (LC) in six steps. LC’s are like marmite! You either love them or hate them! However, when it comes to International Trade Finance…

Wimbledon 2018

Wimbledon 2018 Today is the day! – tennis’s most prestigious event of the year has finally arrived at All England Club in South West London! The first round has only…

Interview with Sheetal Surti – 1 year on..

Interview with Sheetal Surti - 1 year on..28.06.2018

When you were younger what did you want to do when you grew up? I really wanted to be a fashion designer or a photographer.  Unfortunately, back in the day,…

Trade and Export Finance Conference

Trade and Export Finance Conference - London13.06.2018

Last Thursday, the 6th of June 2018, four of TAEFL team attended the fifth Trade Finance Conference in Bishopsgate London. As usual, it was a great day – Peter and…

Great Midlands Fun Run, 2018 -the highlights!!

Fun Run Highlights06.06.2018

Firstly, thanks to everyone who took part on Sunday, making the day fun and helping to raise funds for the Anthony Nolan Trust. Secondly, thank you to everyone who has…

Great Midlands Fun Run

Pre-run jitters at team TAEFL01.06.2018

It’s the 1st of June and there’s a mix of excitement and trepidation in the TAEFL Camp! It’s the 6th time that we’ve taken part in the Great Midlands Fun…

Did you know about TAEFL Club?

Did you know about TAEFL Club?

At TAEFL, there’s nothing more satisfying than witnessing our client’s success; it makes us feel that we have accomplished something. Since our initiation in 2008, we have continuously been looking…

We’re attending the GTR conference!!

Global Trade Review10.05.2018

We’re attending the GTR conference!! Yet for another year, the TAEFL team will be joining the annual Global Trade Review (GTR) Conference in London in June! This conference is an…

April Showers Bring May Flowers!

April Showers Bring May Flowers!25.04.2018

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “April Showers Bring May Flowers”! It is said to give a rainy day a silver lining. It can also mean metaphorically, that a period of…

TAEFL takes on the Great Midlands Fun Run to help cure blood cancer

TAEFL takes on the Great Midlands Fun Run to help cure blood cancer19.04.2018

Trade and Export Finance Group from Birmingham are taking on the Great Midlands Fun Run at the Royal Sutton Coldfield on the 3rd of June 2018 for blood cancer charity…

Eggcellent Easter at work

Eggcellent Easter at work

The TAEFL family is very multicultural, therefore this year we decided to celebrate Easter differently.  As the saying goes .. “Good things come to those who wait!” – we celebrated…

How to Present a Request for Finance to TAEFL

How to Present a Request for Finance to TAEFL

At TAEFL, we are passionate about supporting SME’s, and if you have a confirmed order from a credit worthy buyer we are confident we can provide the funding. To give you…

It’s the ‘luck’ of the Irish, or is it? ☘

It’s the ‘luck’ of the Irish, or is it? ☘

What a week to be Irish?? The tricolour has been flown with pride. Fantastic memories created at Cheltenham with the collection of 17 winners, at Twickenham-winning the 6 Nation’s Rugby…

How it all began…

How it all began - throwback to 2008

In 2008, Mark Runiewicz, an experienced banker was working in Yorkshire Bank, Birmingham and was getting increasingly frustrated at not being able to help as many clients (SME’s) as he…

Getting to know James White

Getting to know James White

We met James a few months ago, when he was introduced to us by his accountant. At TAEFL, we believe in new talents and we support SMEs, so we funded…

Business Planning with a Twist!

Business Planning with a Twist

We are really excited about our upcoming exclusive event on Thursday, 16th November 2017 with Blind Dave Heeley, entitled, ‘Business Planning with a Twist’. Having noticed recently that some of…

Team Social

07.08.2017

On Friday 28th July, TAEFL had their social outing welcoming new members Sheetal, Rachel and Kirsten. Sheetal joined us on 5th June following a successful career in banking with Clydesdale…

Meet Nick Carter

20.07.2017

Meet Nick Carter (our business management consultant) 1. Tell us a little about your career so far I started work as an Assistant Accountant for a family controlled engineering consumables…

The Annual GTR UK Trade and Export Conference

05.07.2017

The Annual GTR UK Trade and Export Conference For the fourth year running, the Global Trade Review (GTR) hosted its annual UK Trade & Export Finance Conference in London in…

‘Overcoming challenges and inspiring success’

20.06.2017

‘Overcoming challenges and inspiring success’ Trade and Export Finance (TAEFL) work with a network of introducers who are from a large variety of different companies across Birmingham and the UK….

Great Midlands Fun Run 2017

15.05.2017

TAEFL needs your support for a very good cause In keeping with tradition, the Trade and Export Finance team has registered again for the Great Midlands Fun Run on the…

How to romance your banker

Establishing a long & happy relationship with your Bank Get to know your banking contacts View your banking contacts as friends. Invest some time in getting to know them as…

Catching up on events

15.04.2017

A snapshot of what we’ve been up to the last two months… St Patrick’s Day – 17/3/17 On the 17th of March, the TAEFL team were down in London to…

Quarter century supporting SMEs

13.04.2017

An invaluable fund of knowledge about SMEs We asked Phil Hyde, our Banking specialist, to talk about his recent career change. What did you want to do when you were little? My…

International Trade post Brexit

13.04.2017

Now that the letter has been signed and delivered On the 29th of March 2017 Theresa May triggered Article 50, which means the process for the departure of the UK…

R&D Grants and Tax Incentives

13.04.2017

Reducing costs for innovators with Government aid  Driving Research and Development (R+D) is evidently valued by government as demonstrated within the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. The government already provides tax…

Springcleaning business finance

Spring cleaning your business with TAEFL Hurray! It’s spring, the days are getting longer, a little warmer, the daffodils are blooming, the lambs are bouncing in the fields and generally…

Make it a very special day

A Happy St Patrick’s Day (17 March) to all our readers! This year on St Patrick’s Day, Trade and Export Finance (TAEFL) is joining up with one of its strategic…

Viewpoint on the Midlands

17.02.2017

Midlands companies have edge over rest of the UK The last 12 months have been turbulent for the UK economy, not to mention the rest of the world. You only…

Article 50 and Sterling

17.02.2017

What could Article 50 mean for Sterling? We asked Paul Reilly of Clear Treasury for his view of the implications of Article 50 for the UK business community. As we…

Breast Cancer Care

Turning negatives into positives TAEFL Director Mary McErlain takes a very personal and heartfelt view of 2016. Looking back on 2016, I could say it was a very difficult year for…

Funding for business

Five ways to be a pro at getting business finance We spoke to James Sinclair, a commercial finance expert at Trade Finance Global. Given the complexities and massive changes in the…

Christmas Crossword 2016

04.12.2016

You have until 3 January 2017 to complete this crossword and email it to chloe@taefl.co.uk. Correct entries will be placed in a draw to select the winner of a £20…

Building on a holistic approach

03.12.2016

Over the last 6 months, TAEFL has added two new aspects to the business to develop and provide a more rounded and secure approach to trade finance. As we reported…

2016 – A year in brief

03.12.2016

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Keeping up the pace

Ben Richards on becoming a long distance runner I always thought that when I added ‘Do a Fun Run’ to my bucket list some time ago, it would be one of…

Half full or half empty?

A successful business requires a blend of personalities If you are looking for a single pointer to someone’s personality, there is a simple question – “Do you believe that your…

On with the (road) show!

11.10.2016

Expert advice on exporting in a city near you  . . . Exporting into a new country can be a tricky business. There may be different laws, regulations, protocols and…

TAEFL shipping department

11.10.2016

Taking the strain out of importing and exporting In June 2016, Trade and Export Finance Ltd joined forces with Dave Nisbet of DMN International to create TAEFL’s own shipping department….

Energy drink takes off worldwide

11.10.2016

Funding for drinks company in highly competitive market Patent Office shelves are full of the good ideas which have come to grief because they lacked either the funding or a marketplace…

Strategic partnerships with TAEFL

11.10.2016

Relationships extend range of TAEFL services Trade and Export Finance does what its name suggests. It provides trade finance to companies wanting to import and export goods, using a variety…

Meet Jonathan Strassberg

11.10.2016

Achieving full potential with post Brexit exporting We met Jonathan Strassberg, a lawyer who is using his extensive experience on both sides of the Atlantic to help UK companies overcome the…

Maximising mobility options

12.09.2016

TAEFL agreed to fund the purchase of aids for leasing Although mobility difficulties make it tougher to get around, transport has been getting more accessible for disabled and elderly people…

Crisis at Hanjin Shipping

10.09.2016

TAEFL Shipping Department examines an industry all at sea The shipping industry was rocked on the last day of August with the news that the world’s seventh largest container line,…

£1M TAEFL tooling fund launched

10.09.2016

Help for SMEs to meet orders held back by tooling costs Preparing to fund a capital investment is a challenge for any SME. When a significant amount of that investment is required…

The world of interiors

09.09.2016

Premium marques require amazing attention to detail There are countless different interpretations of the word ‘quality’ in motor car design. Whether it is the power of the engine, handling ability on…

Communicating beyond Dover

The advantages of speaking a second language The majority of people in the UK cannot speak a second language, while most Europeans are fluent in at least one language other…

Off for your Summer Holidays?

27.07.2016

We contrast the UK, China and Italy as places to do business Dominating international news last month was the UK referendum.  As the vote drew nearer, and the outcome became…

Making a strong case for economists

27.07.2016

Hussien Manji demonstrates his passion for funding the SME Hussien Manji joined TAEFL early in 2016 and has now progressed to an account manager role with UK EXIM, a sister company…

Keeping ahead of the curve

29.06.2016

Leveraging the benefits of a UK exit from Brussels Britain’s exit from the EU has left many business leaders feeling uncertain about the future. Will we actually leave? Will those…

Great Midlands Fun Run 2016

Discovering that Fun Runs can have killer hills . . . Katie Mawdsley reports on the recent Great Midlands Fun Run 2016 Six months ago, I went to Lanzarote with my…

Funding advanced engineering

25.06.2016

Enabling makers of engineering tool to fund early orders With its chequered history, the automotive manufacturing sector in the UK has provided grist to the mill of academic researchers, and accounts…

Building on a tight budget

24.06.2016

Funds help realise the potential of ingenious invention ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ is a platitude which found its way into Victorian commonplace books and sewing samplers. It is…

Ben Richards, Account Manager

24.06.2016

Exploring the contrast between corporate and SME employer Perceived wisdom in the business community used to be that small companies were simply large companies which had not grown into their…

Informed Funding at TAEFL seminar

25.05.2016

Informed Funding creates level playing field for finance Taking any game-changing decision on the strength of incomplete or flawed information is a recipe for disaster.  When the decisions are being…

Having fun while supporting charity

Supporting business and supporting lives Trade & Export Finance Ltd is an organisation which contributes in no small measure to the economy through business growth and job creation. In addition…

£74k moves invention into production

25.05.2016

Innovation jeopardised by a lack of funding  Most of us have at least one good business idea in our lifetime. It can be something relatively simple such as changing the…

£150k assists luxury goods designer

25.05.2016

Manufacturing in Far East requires up-front funding You know when a car manufacturer is struggling to promote a cheap-and-cheerful box on wheels. Its sparse features and unimpressive performance are unlikely…

ArmadilloLED attributes success to TAEFL

13.05.2016

Two easy options for listening  Click here for a compact 3 minute focus on Armadillo and its testimonial on the support it has received from Trade & Export Finance Ltd…

Scrutinising export paper trail

23.04.2016

Freight forwarding is a game in two halves Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s is an expression so rooted in history that we continue to use it even though…

Video screen technology

23.04.2016

Lower costs open up new markets for LED screens In the space of three decades, our lives have been impacted upon by technology to a greater extent than at any…

Going Global event at ExCeL

23.04.2016

Twice-yearly event keeps 3,500 visitors up to speed The highly successful Going Global returns to the ExCeL, in London Docklands, on the 11th and 12th of May. It is a…

Partnership with GetSet for Growth

23.04.2016

TAEFL to fund businesses with recognised growth potential When a local authority decided to run a course on managing small businesses, it published a prospectus which opened with the words…

Charity of the Year: Breast Cancer Care

25.03.2016

Support requires constant  fund-raising Every 10 minutes someone in the UK hears the devastating news that they have breast cancer. The confusion and fear that this causes will be felt not…

Awards highlight client achievements

Ceremony rounds off the 2016 TAEFL Reception We are delighted to report that Trade and Export Finance’s 4th Annual Reception and Awards Ceremony was a great success. The reception kicked…

Client of the Year: Armadillio Marketing

21.03.2016

Armadillo shines a powerful light in the marketplace A client of Trade & Export Finance for almost two years, Armadillo LED has developed a relationship with TAEFL and its associated…

Deal of the Year: Interior Classics

21.03.2016

Specialist property stylist improves work flow Interior Classics (Projects) – ICP for short – was the winner of the Deal of the Year Award. Through the company’s involvement with Trade…

Exporter of the Year – Aviramp

21.03.2016

Design and dedication open up export opportunities Aviramp, an engineering company based in Telford in Shropshire, won the Exporter of the Year award for its success in identifying a business…

Invoice trading improves liquidity

21.03.2016

Reducing the constraints of invoice discounting Selling all your invoices to an invoice discount company is a tried and tested method of bridging the liquidity gap between completing an order and…

2015 International Trade Survey

21.02.2016

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£50K facility brings style to new homes

18.02.2016

Flooring makes all the difference in completing a sale Show a prospective purchaser a new property that is little more than four empty rooms, and the chance of a sale is…

Letter of Credit backs sale to Africa

17.02.2016

TAEFL structures deal to provide finance for UK company Securing a contract to supply electricity generating facilities to an African country would be a feather in the cap of any exporter….

£75k to help PCB maker fund orders

17.02.2016

Quarter century making the building blocks of electronics School science lessons explain that the atom is the smallest viable component of the physical world. Those in the more practical world…

Mastering the job market

Second degree no obstacle in appointment with TAEFL By Chloe Millington After months of searching for my first graduate role, and several disappointments later, I never realised things could happen…

Behind the scenes at Going Global

It takes more than a smiling face to bring a stand to life Pictured above from the left: Victoria Davis and Chloe Millington from TAEFL, Linda Lewis of Share Radio…

The many faces of a cyber attack

Avoid the consequences of cyber attacks  We were very interested to read the report published by Birmingham Chamber of Commerce (BCC) – of which Trade & Export Finance is proud…

Information on a level playing field

21.01.2016

Quality information helps make best funding decisions Taking any game-changing decision on the strength of incomplete or flawed information is a recipe for disaster. When the decisions are being made in…

Social enterprise kept on track

21.01.2016

Community ventures benefit from commercial guidance Enjoying the same protection under the law as a well-managed ‘traditional’ limited company, Community Interest Companies are a recent spin on the theme of…

Funding assists drinks supplier

21.01.2016

TAEFL brings a little sparkle to the health drink sector Patent Office shelves are full of the good ideas which ran out of runway; developments on any number of fronts…

TAEFL advises on re-banking project

21.01.2016

Clothing company adapts to financial climate changes Years on from the financial crisis, there is little talk in the media about banks collapsing and going out of business and leaving customers to…

£1 million Export Fund launched

Additional funding for SMEs who need to finance export sales19.12.2015

Additional funding for SMEs to finance export sales Trade & Export Finance Ltd (TAEFL) has established a new £1 million fund to help SMEs finance the purchase of goods and…

Re-writing the peer-to-peer game plan

30.11.2015

TAEFL specialist partners ArchOver in funding SMEs ArchOver Chairman Brian Basham (left) with CEO Angus Dent in promotional mode Regular readers of the TAEFL newsletter will have noticed an increasing…

Going Global

29.11.2015

Mark Runiewicz of TAEFL is speaking twice The ‘Going Global’ banner above the doors of London Olympia in early December will leave visitors in no doubt that the event is…

CRT – a year on from near oblivion

28.11.2015

Funding and consultancy help complete a Herculean task Quick fix solutions in business mask symptoms rather than get to the root cause of the problem. Increasing an overdraft limit by…

£20k facility for software export

28.11.2015

Flexibility leads to optimal solution for client Pirated copies of software pose a serious threat to the developers whose skills and financial assets are tied up in the products they…

£20k for UK buyer to fund order

28.11.2015

Workwear purchaser uses working capital to import stock Searching the internet for commodity products like toner cartridges or industrial grade light bulbs can prove incredibly frustrating and time-consuming, given the…

£300k guarantee for exporter

28.11.2015

TAEFL provides support for successful UK exporter Reports abound of container ships from the Far East unloading in Britain and returning light. It is clearly wrong to infer from those…

£50k keeps new development in style

28.11.2015

Specialist property stylist can now manage work flow A glance at the food section of the weekend colour supplements reveals just how powerful an incentive quality styling can be to the…

TAEFL demonstrates its consultancy role

28.11.2015

Flexibility leads to optimal solution for client In the eyes of conventional bankers with a box-ticking mentality, flexibility is a sign of weakness. They see rules about to be broken,…

Buzz Interview with Mark Runiewicz

23.11.2015

TAEFL CEO makes the case for financing exports Watch this short video interview with Mark Runiewicz to learn how to get finance for your export growth even if the banks…

Not an oily rag in sight

Apprenticeships have a role in financial services by Katie Binnion I don’t carry an oily rag. I don’t wear overalls. And I don’t lie under a motor car all day…

TAEFL supports UKTI Export Week

12.10.2015

Session on export finance at Aston HQ Financing Exports – When the Computer says “No” Partner Event for UK Trade & Investment’s Export Week   Trade & Export Finance (TAEFL) is supporting…

£50k takes heat out of extinguisher purchase

11.10.2015

Funding enables distributor to seize opportunity Turning a business opportunity into a profitable revenue stream takes rather more than a well-drafted business plan – although that must always be the…

Breakfast briefing

Organising the first of TAEFL’s Breakfast Seminars A blog by Katie Binnion Mark Runiewicz, the CEO of TAEFL, announced that we were going to host regular breakfast seminars and announced…

What seemed like a good idea

Turning a good idea into an Official Opening Katie Binnion, TAEFL The chances are that you have read the piece in our latest newsletter or on the website about the…

Victoria goes out of fashion?

Fashion to Finance A blog by Victoria Davis Walking through the doors on my first day I saw a fresh, bright office space. Without a dress rail, mannequin or tape…

£180k tips balance in company purchase

26.09.2015

Loans complete purchase of engineering company A Head of Sixth Form told pupils applying to university that if they weren’t good enough to read maths or physics, they could always…

Innovative product wins TAEFL support

26.09.2015

TAEFL finances production in China for UK company Re-packaging the DTI as the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills was hailed by sceptics as no more than window–dressing by an…

Trade finance gives UK company lift-off

26.09.2015

Aircraft ramp has huge benefits for less able passengers The air travel sector crosses swords with the special needs community at its peril. A decade ago, one of the low-cost airlines…

£50k imports manufacturing plant

25.09.2015

Computer-driven door manufacturing system from China Numerical Control was hailed as the panacea for the world‘s manufacturing ills when computer technology became cost-effective enough to make a difference in the…

Pockets of conspicuous export success

25.09.2015

£1tn exports too high a target, but SMEs have a role In its recent report on international trade, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) challenged the UK Government’s attempts to double…

Small is Beautiful

23.09.2015

but how well are the needs of the SME being served? In this viewpoint on financing the smaller business, we look at the environment in which the SME has operated…

Checking in at the Arrivals Gate

03.09.2015

From left to right: Ellie Grice, Jana Torcikova and Chloe Millington. The photo was taken by Katie Binnion, an even more recent addition to the TAEFL team Bringing a fresh perspective…

£50,000 for technology transfer

17.08.2015

City software developers able to finance invoices Big Bang shook the City of London to its foundations. On a single day at the end of October 1986, the whole framework…

£25,000 helps social enterprise to trade

Social Enterprise company attracts facilities from TAEFL group03.08.2015

Company attracts facilities from TAEFL group The Big Society was conceived back in 2010 as a broad canvas on which charities, not-for-profit enterprises and individual volunteers would work alongside central…

TAEFL HQ now ‘officially’ open

TAEFL head office now 'officially' open after ribbon-cutting ceremony03.08.2015

Ribbon-cutting ensures that TAEFL Offices open in style There are Openings and there are Official Openings. Trade & Export Finance completed the first of these after Easter, as we reported…