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October 29, 2026

The Cash Conversion Cycle: How to Fund Growth Without Running Out of Cash

Lessons on why profit and cash drift apart, why a big retail listing lengthens your cash conversion cycle, and why relying on one source of funding is risky. Insights on calculating your cash conversion cycle, three ways to shorten it, and when working capital finance makes more sense than equity.

October 22, 2026

How businesses can prepare to expand into a new market

Five lessons from our finance leaders lunch with ShipBob and A2X on funding stock, getting tax and systems right, as well as knowing when to make the move abroad

What is a revolving credit facility? Everything you need to know

This guide covers what a revolving credit facility is, how it works in practice, the key benefits, the scenarios where it makes sense, and where it does not suit.

Invoice financing for consumer brands: What it is and when it makes sense

Invoice finance turns unpaid retail and wholesale invoices into working capital fast. See how consumer brands use it to close the cashflow gap and fund growth.

Where finance meets marketing: The metrics that create outlier successes

We've partnered with the team at Social Nucleus to delve into the intersection between marketing and finance. We cover contribution margin, payback period, working capital, incremental CAC, and the reframe that changes how the best operators approach scaling spend.

Invoice factoring vs. invoice discounting: What's the difference and which is right for your business?

Invoice factoring and invoice discounting both unlock cash from unpaid invoices, but they work very differently. Learn the key differences, pros, cons, and when each option makes sense for your business.

Inventory Financing for Consumer Brands: When You Need It and What It Unlocks

December 1, 2025

How Triffin fuelled record Black Friday growth across consumer brands

This year, our customers had a very successful Black Friday season.

November 12, 2025

How founders can prepare for Black Friday

5 strategies for consumer brand founders to maximise BFCM sales, protect margins and keep cash flow strong through this peak season

October 31, 2025

Froda and Triffin join forces to unlock £100 million for UK consumer brands

Embedded finance player Froda, today announced a new partnership with Triffin, the UK-based AI finance platform for modern consumer brands.

October 3, 2025

7 cash flow strategies for scaling consumer brands

Discover seven proven cash flow strategies for scaling UK consumer brands, including how to manage working capital, tighten your cash conversion cycle, and prevent cash crises before they derail growth.

September 3, 2025

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August 18, 2025

Silent Killers of Brand Growth: How CAC and Margin Decisions Impact Cash Flow at Scaling Consumer Brands

For many consumer brands, the moment growth feels most promising is also the moment cash flow starts to quietly deteriorate. Revenue is up. New stockists are confirmed. The marketing dashboard looks healthy. And yet the bank account tells a different story.

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Debt vs. equity for consumer brands: A founder's guide to smarter funding decisions

How consumer brands can choose between debt and equity funding. When each makes sense, what equity investors look for, and how to build a smarter capital structure.

Customer stories

How Klira Skin raised three rounds of funding to disrupt prescriptive skincare

Discover how Klira Skin raised three funding rounds, built financial confidence with Triffin, and scaled prescriptive skincare towards global expansion.

Cash Flow Planning for Consumer Brands: Navigating Seasonality

Seasonality is one of the most predictable forces in consumer commerce - and one of the most financially damaging when consumer brands are unprepared for it. Demand peaks and troughs follow patterns that repeat year after year. The calendar is not the problem. The problem is how consumer brands build their cash flow planning around it.

February 24, 2025

Customer stories

Bootstrapping Growth: The Adaptolatte story behind a fast rising mushroom coffee brand

Read how Adaptolatte's founders Sean and Sophie bootstrapped their mushroom coffee brand into a global business by cleverly leveraging credit and cash flow.

December 19, 2024

Customer stories

Elle Sera: Building a profit-first Wellness Brand

Discover how profit-first thinking, bold creativity, and financial clarity helped Elissa, founder of Elle Sera turn a lockdown idea into a business on the shelves at Selfridges in 90 days.

November 20, 2024

Take control of your margins, cash flow & growth

Fresh features rolled out to help founders see what’s working, stop wasting cash, and make decisions fast.

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