Fund the Orders You Have Waiting

When a big order lands, the cash to fund it is not always in the bank yet. We put capital against your purchase orders, inventory and import-export activity so you can accept the work, pay your suppliers and deliver without draining your cash.

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What This Solves

You win an order, then wait weeks or months to get paid for it. In between, you have to buy raw materials, pay suppliers, run production and ship. That gap between spending money and collecting it is where a lot of growing companies get stuck, especially when a big order lands and the cash to fund it is not yet in the bank.

Trade finance closes that gap. It puts capital against your purchase orders, your inventory and your import and export activity so you can accept the order, pay your suppliers and deliver, without draining your cash or turning good business away.

Broadstone starts with your trade cycle, not a product. We look at how you buy, produce, ship and collect, then structure financing around it and bring in the bank, non-bank lender or specialty provider best suited to the deal. We do not always provide the financing ourselves. Our role is to evaluate the opportunity, structure it and connect you with the right capital source.

How Each Piece Solves the Problem

Most trade finance conversations begin in one of two places. If you have signed orders you cannot fully fund, purchase order financing is usually the starting point. If your capital is tied up in supplier payments and long production runs, supply chain finance may free it faster. Both are described below.

Purchase Order Financing

You have a confirmed order but not enough cash to pay the suppliers needed to fill it. Purchase order financing funds those supplier costs directly, so you can accept large orders without waiting for the revenue to arrive first.

Inventory Financing

Your money is sitting on the shelf as raw materials or finished goods instead of working for you. Inventory financing borrows against that stock, turning it back into cash you can use to buy more, produce more or cover operating costs.

Supply Chain Finance / Reverse Factoring

You want to pay suppliers on time and hold onto your own cash longer, and both goals usually pull against each other. Supply chain finance lets a financing partner pay your suppliers early while you keep your normal payment terms.

Import & Export Financing

Moving goods across borders means paying for production and shipping well before payment clears, often in another currency and under unfamiliar terms. Import and export financing funds those cross-border transactions and bridges the timing gap so a slow-paying overseas order does not stall your operation.

Government-Supported Export Finance

Selling abroad carries risks a lender may hesitate to take on alone, from buyer default to political and payment risk. Government-supported export programs share that risk, which can make financing available on terms that would be hard to get otherwise and help you compete for international orders with confidence.

Our Approach

We are an advisor first. Before we talk about any product, we work to understand how your business actually runs.

Understand the Business

We map your trade cycle, cash-conversion timeline, objectives and constraints, so the solution fits how you buy, produce and get paid.

Structure the Solution

We evaluate the alternatives and structure capital around the specific gap you are trying to close, not around whatever product is easiest to sell.

Execute Across the Capital Markets

We engage the banks, non-bank lenders and specialty providers best suited to the opportunity and manage the process to a workable close.

Have an Order You Can’t Fully Fund?

Whether you are staring at a purchase order that is bigger than your cash on hand, or trying to free up capital tied up in inventory and supplier payments, a short conversation will tell us what is workable. We will walk your trade cycle with you and lay out the realistic options.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Capital decisions often come with questions. Here are answers to common questions about Broadstone’s approach, the solutions we support, and how we work with companies to evaluate and access capital.

Do I have to import or export to use trade finance?

No. While much of trade finance is built for cross-border trade, domestic manufacturers and distributors use purchase order financing, inventory financing and supply chain finance just as often. If you buy, produce and get paid on a delay, these solutions likely apply to you.

Does Broadstone lend the money directly?

Not usually. We are an independent capital advisor. Our role is to evaluate the opportunity, structure it and engage the bank, non-bank lender or specialty provider best suited to it. That independence means we are matching you to the right source rather than selling our own product.

How is purchase order financing different from a line of credit?

A line of credit is general working capital you draw on for any purpose. Purchase order financing is tied to a specific confirmed order and funds the supplier costs to fill it. Companies often use both, and part of our job is helping you decide which fits the situation in front of you.

We are growing fast and our current bank cannot keep up. Can trade finance help?

Often, yes. Rapid growth is exactly what strains a traditional facility, because orders outpace the cash to fund them. Trade finance scales with the orders themselves, and we can bring in providers comfortable with a faster-growing balance sheet.