Online event
How do you know you will get paid by your overseas buyer?
Wednesday 10 June at 2:00PM
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Learn how to protect your business from bad debt and grow safely at home and overseas using insurance-backed and government-supported solutions.
What you’ll learn
- How to take advantage of business growth opportunities whilst minimising the risks
- A full understanding of how trade credit insurance protection works
- How to manage the risks that businesses face trading domestically and overseas
Description
Late and unpaid invoices aren’t just an inconvenience, they can threaten cash flow, stall growth, and in some cases, push otherwise healthy businesses into distress. With insolvencies continuing to rise and SMEs shouldering the greatest burden of bad debt, protecting your business has never been more critical.
This webinar explores how businesses can safeguard themselves against non-payment, understand the true impact of bad debt, and still seize opportunities to grow with confidence. We’ll look at both domestic and international trading, outlining how private credit insurers can support sustainable growth, and how government-backed solutions can help you build new relationships with overseas buyers while keeping risk to a minimum.
With new UK legislation set to crack down on late payments by large buyers, domestic trading may become more predictable - but overseas payments remain a different challenge altogether. Join us to learn how to protect your cash flow, trade with confidence, and grow without exposing your business to unnecessary risk.
Speakers
Amy Clarke
Co-Head Trade and Structured Finance Underwriting, UK Export Finance
Amy Clarke is Head of Short-Term Business in UK Export Finance, where we provide billions in loan or bond guarantees and nonpayment insurance for UK businesses, in order that they can export. Before coming to UKEF, Amy worked as an underwriter for private political risk and credit insurance companies in the City of London.
Andrea Walker
Co-Head Trade and Structured Finance Underwriting, UK Export Finance
Andrea Walker is Head of Trade and Structured Finance Underwriting at UKEF, where she leads the underwriting team covering the bank supported schemes and credit insurance. With more than 30 years of experience in trade finance, she brings deep sector expertise developed through senior banking roles, serving SME and mid-market clients. During her eight years at UKEF, including a previous role as Export Finance Manager, Andrea has played a key role in helping businesses across a wide range of industries access the finance needed to scale, compete internationally, and deliver sustainable growth.