Geopolitical and economic winds are buffeting all international traders. But small and medium-sized businesses are most vulnerable to the storm.

No part of the supply chain has been sheltered from the series of crises that have struck global businesses over the past two and a half years: raw-material sourcing (war in Ukraine), manufacturing (plant shutdowns due to COVID-19), and distribution (severe congestion at U.S. ports, hampering the movement of finished goods to market). Now throw in soaring oil prices, inflation and interest rates, and you have a “perfect” storm that has forced many enterprises into survival mode. SMBs, though, are especially susceptible to the headwinds. On this episode, we discuss their plight with Pushkar Mukewar, chief executive officer and co-founder of Drip Capital. He talks about how smaller traders are struggling with access to capital and trade finance, as well as the options and opportunities that exist for them in these most difficult of times. Hosted by Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief of SupplyChainBrain.

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A Drip Capital blog post on commodity trade finance.