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Unlocking Growth: Funding Seasonal Trends

Monday, September 15, 2025
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Unlocking Growth: Funding Seasonal Trends

EVENT OVERVIEW

BHETA is pleased to invite members to an exclusive live webinar in partnership with Universal Partners, a provider of tailored finance solutions through a network of trusted lending partners.

This practical session is designed for suppliers, distributors and retailers seeking smarter ways to fund operations, manage cash flow, and fuel business growth. You'll hear directly from:

  • Talha Moolla – Strategic Finance Specialist, Universal Partners
  • A guest speaker: David Gilbert- Portfolio Chief Financial Officer, The CFO Centre UK

David is providing part-time CFO services to entrepreneurial and owner-managed businesses with turnovers between £1 million and £50 million, serving companies that may not need or be able to afford a full-time CFO. David has previously worked as CFO/Director of Finance at The White Company, interim CFO and Business Transformation Director at Karen Millen, and CFO at Create Fertility. He is an experienced, commercially minded CFO with a strong track record in fast-growth businesses like The White Company and Create Fertility, as well as turnaround projects in companies such as Karen Millen and Kokoba, specialising in retail sector.

They’ll walk you through the funding landscape, introduce key solutions, and offer insights into how BHETA members can benefit from this partnership.

What You'll Learn:

  • How to access trade and stock finance without tying up cash
  • Making the most of invoice finance to smooth cash flow
  • Funding options for equipment, vehicles, and tech upgrades
  • An overview of commercial mortgages, bridging loans, and development finance
  • How Universal Partners works as a strategic introducer — and what to expect from their lender network

You'll also have the opportunity to take part in a live Q&A session to ask questions specific to your business.

Rythm Jain Saigal, Chief Executive Officer at Avocet Hardware commented: "Working with Universal Partners has been an outstanding experience. Their expertise in spot and forward exchange rate trading has provided us with clear, tailored solutions that genuinely add value to our business. The team is professional, approachable, and proactive in helping us navigate currency markets with confidence. I would highly recommend Universal Partners to any business looking to manage foreign exchange more effectively." David Holmes, Director at The DRH Collection has said: "Like the vast majority of BHETA members we need to buy ForEx on a fairly frequent basis. Also (like most members I imagine) we receive multiple calls and enquiries from ForEx companies trying to promote their services, most of which are nearly identical.

We have worked with Universal now for many years, and have always found them to be very efficient in most everyway. What we especially like is that our main contact has been there since we started working with them, and now knows our business and comes to us with ideas as to how to add as much flexibility as possible. Needless to say we also find then to be very competitive when buying or selling ForEx when compared to others."

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