More Orders, Less Cash: How Financing Helped Jerry Grow Her Business

For Jerry Myer, running a business has always been about more than selling products.

As the founder of a supply chain company that curates locally made Malaysian products for hotels, retail outlets and cafes, she builds every order around one client’s own concept. And every one of those orders needs money spent long before the client pays.

From Spotting a Gap to Building a Business

Jerry saw a gap in the market. Malaysia has no shortage of locally made food ingredients and products, but few of them were reaching international audiences in a way that told their story.

She wanted to promote Malaysian products globally, and help people overseas connect with Malaysian culture and heritage.

Her answer was a supply chain business built on curation. She sources Malaysian products, then designs the packaging and presentation around a concept made for each client.It is a model built on customisation and storytelling. But running it taught her an important lesson:

Growing demand does not always mean having enough capital to meet it.

When Good Demand Still Needs Capital

In the beginning, Jerry ran the business with her own capital.

Then her reputation began to travel. Satisfied clients, who valued the exclusivity and quality of their custom concepts, referred others. Orders became more frequent and larger.

For most businesses, that is good news. For Jerry, it also meant a bigger upfront bill.

Because every order is made exclusively for one client, each one needs its own raw ingredients and its own production, all paid for in advance. There is no shared stock to fall back on.

Payment timing added to the pressure. Hotel and trade clients typically pay on 30 to 45 day terms, and sometimes up to 60 days. That meant spending on production weeks, sometimes two months, before any payment came in.

Her clients were growing faster than the capital she had on hand.

The Challenge: Saying Yes Without Waiting

Around the third month of the business, as referrals began to speed up, Jerry looked for external financing.

The goal was not simply extra cash. She needed to take on larger, more capital-intensive custom orders without delay, instead of waiting for one client’s payment before starting the next job.

She turned to FundingBee.

The Change: Bridging the Gap Between Production and Payment

The financing went mainly toward raw ingredients and materials needed to fulfil customer orders.

In practical terms, it covered the gap between paying for production and receiving payment from the client. That is the point where a business built on long payment terms is most exposed.

The impact shows in her client numbers. Jerry reports growing from 5 clients to 20.

The demand had always been there. What changed was her ability to say yes to it.

Looking at the Next Opportunity

Today, Jerry’s company is focused on exporting its products internationally, bringing Malaysian flavours and craftsmanship to the audiences she set out to reach from the start.

Further ahead, she hopes to build her own production factory.

For her, the next step is no longer about whether there is enough cash for the next order. It is about how far a well-supported business can go.

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