Insights and a few Treyd Secrets

Straight-talking guides for product brands navigating inventory, cash flow and the realities of scaling. Plus, a few Treyd Secrets.

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The essentials

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Growth & scaling

Product businesses' classic growth problems

Apr 30, 2026 6 min read

Financing options for product businesses: what actually works at scale

Product businesses' financing options

Mar 31, 2026 8 min read

Working capital for product businesses: The practical guide

Working capital

Working capital for Irish product businesses

Mar 13, 2026 8 min read

Growth & scaling

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Growth & scaling

What is overtrading? How to tell if your business is affected

May 19, 2026 5 min read

Growth & scaling

When cash flow holds back growth

May 19, 2026 3 min read

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Growth & Scaling

Cash flow management for scaling product businesses in Ireland

May 19, 2026 5 min read

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Growth & scaling

How landing a big retail deal impacts your cash flow

May 5, 2026 5 min read

Working capital

The 13-week cash flow forecast for product businesses

Working capital

Cash flow forecasting for product brands

Mar 25, 2026 5 min read

Your working capital health check

Working capital

Here are the 5 questions to stress-test your working capital

Mar 24, 2026 4 min read

DSO, DPO and inventory days: the working capital metrics that matter

Working capital

DSO, DPO and inventory days: the working capital metrics that matter

Mar 19, 2026 4 min read

Working capital

Cash conversion cycle – know your number

Mar 18, 2026 3 min read

Financing

Financing tools for product businesses, compared (2026)

Financing tools for product businesses, compared (2026)

Apr 15, 2026 5 min read

When to use financing – and when to use your own cash

Using your own cash vs using financing

Apr 14, 2026 6 min read

Supplier financing cost: what you're actually paying per order

What's the real cost per order for supplier financing

Apr 7, 2026 4 min read

Financing options for product businesses: what actually works at scale

Product businesses' financing options

Mar 31, 2026 8 min read

From the Treyd Secrets podcast

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Absolute Collagen stopped hunting customers – from Treyd Secrets

Treyd Secrets x Absolute Collagen article cover featuring host Peter Beckman and co-founders Maxine and Darcy Laceby

Absolute Collagen: A home-cooked bone broth was the start of it all

Treyd Secrets show with Peter Beckman and guest Dan Major

When your P&L just doesn't make sense: Q&A with fractional CFO

Treyd Secrets show with Peter Beckman and guest Dan Major

The fractional CFO on your hidden cash