Small Business

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©iStock/Rawpixel Ltd. How do you finance an international business?  Let me count the ways but this webinar, delivered by the famous Dr. Kati Suominen, covers nearly all your options and it's free.  Yes, you read that right.  Here's what you will learn: Export credit insurance: Getting paid from a foreign buyer Export working capital: Getting money to fulfill international orders Factoring: Getting advance payment for your foreign A/R Buyer finance: Finding money for your foreign buyer to buy from you Growth capital: Getting long-term debt or equity to scale production and international sales Go here to view the webinar . You can also access Kati’s accompanying PowerPoint here .

©Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global.  All rights reserved. What payment and financing issues do you need to consider when exporting?  What are key financial instruments you ought to know of?  Where do you go to secure these instruments?  And what are other special considerations for fueling your international growth with growth capital?   WEGG has got your back. Join the webinar on Wednesday, February 3rd at 10:00 a.m. Central time to hear Kati Suominen , who just returned from Davos, address these questions and more with her presentation, " Financing Your International Business:  Plan Early and Smart ."  The WEGG webinar is no charge but registration is required.  I'll be on the webinar.   See you there.   Register here.

Screenshot courtesy:   Public Good For those who are interested in supporting the growth of women business owners and entrepreneurs, be sure to donate before the year-end to Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (WEGG), a 501(c)3 nonprofit which educates women business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide on how to go global so they can run healthier businesses and create a new future for themselves, their families and their community. There are a variety of ways in which you can contribute: PayPal  Smile Amazon Public Good Full disclosure:  Laurel Delaney, creator of the Global Small Business Blog , is also the Executive Director of WEGG . Thanks for your support.  Your contribution allows WEGG to create high-impact educational programming that helps women business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide grow globally, increase their revenue, create jobs, and make an even more impactful contribution to their families and the economy.

©Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global.  All rights reserved. Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (WEGG) , a newly minted 501c(3) organization, has been launched and is committed to helping women-owned and women-led businesses increase their access to knowledge about exporting their products or services, grow their revenue, create jobs, and make an even more impactful contribution to their families and the economy. Read the news:   New Education-based Nonprofit to Help Women Business Owners Export Visit WEGG: http://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2015/11/18/spread-the-good-word-wegg-is-set-to-help-women-business-owners-export/ . Full disclosure:  Laurel Delaney, the creator of the Global Small Business Blog , is the Executive Director of WEGG.