Forms of Short-term Financing/Activities

Unit 7.1-Forms of Short-term Financing 

Introduction | Preparing to Borrow | Vendor Financing | Documentary Collections | Bank Check | Personal Resources | Bank Financing | Export Credit Insurance | Guarantees | Ex-Im Bank Financing | SBA | Equity Investment | Earnings Requirments | Working Capital | Collateral | Resource Management | Primary Differences | Factoring | Forfaiting | Summary | Resources | Activities | Assessment

Activity

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Take the following financing options and group them together in similar risk groups and then rate them according to risk level starting with the highest risk for the seller moving to the lowest risk. This particular risk rating will correspond to the lowest risk for the buyer moving to the highest risk to the buyer.

HIGHEST RISK ------------------------> LOWEST RISK
SELLER LOWEST RISK <------------------------ BUYER HIGHEST RISK


Bankers acceptances
Bank financing
Commercial Letter of Credit
Documentary collections
Ex-Im Bank
Export credit insurance
Factoring
Forfaiting
Personal resources
SBA
Standby letters of credit
Transferable letters of credit
Vendors

After ranking the risk, provide the minimum requirements necessary for the seller to utilize each form of financing and their associated costs.



Answer

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HIGHEST RISK ------------------------> LOWEST RISK
SELLER LOWEST RISK <------------------------ BUYER HIGHEST RISK
Vendors
Personal resources
Bankers acceptances
Ex-Im Bank
Forfaiting
Commercial Letter of Credit
Bank Financing
Transferable letters of credit
SBA
Documentary Collections
Standby letters of credit
Export credit insurance
Factoring