Introduction to International Trade Finance

This workshop is designed to help make it easier for you to get the financing that you need to take your business global. You will be introduced to the various types of export financing, risk assessment and mitigation techniques, to impress upon you the importance of diversifying your sources of financing, and to provide you with tips on how to prepare and to present that winning financing proposal. A case study, which illustrates export costing, will also be discussed.

Workshop Objectives

• Evaluate how a company’s financial strategy can best secure international trade financing in support of business abroad.
• Develop an international trade finance plan by applying the information from this workshop.
• Access current online information relevant to a business by using the web sites recommended throughout this workshop.