Yes. Exhibiting at a trade show or industry conference is one of the most front-loaded marketing investments a company makes. Stand space, shell scheme or bespoke build, graphics, travel, and hospitality all require payment well before a single lead converts. Short-term finance lets your company secure the prime stand position and show up properly without compromising cash reserves.
The timing mismatch that finance solves
Organisers typically require full payment six to twelve months before an event. The revenue that exhibition generates — new contracts, upsells, partnership enquiries — arrives weeks or months after the event closes. A Credicorp Business Loan bridges that gap cleanly: commit early, trade the event, repay from the pipeline it builds.
What exhibition finance covers
- Stand space booking and organiser fees
- Custom stand design, build, and graphics
- AV equipment hire and technology demonstrations
- Staff travel, accommodation, and subsistence
- Pre-event and on-site marketing materials
- Post-event follow-up campaigns to convert leads
Using Credicorp Slice for a single large invoice
If your main pressure point is a stand-builder invoice, Credicorp Slice spreads that one bill across three or four weekly payments at a flat 6% fee — no need for a full loan facility when the rest of the event budget is already funded. For companies exhibiting at multiple events throughout the year, Credicorp Flex provides a standing facility to draw against each booking as it arises.
We lend only to UK limited companies and LLPs, and the loan is to the company with no director personal guarantee. As business finance outside the consumer-credit regime, it is not covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service or FSCS.
See also: Funding a pop-up event or temporary retail space, Funding a website or e-commerce build, Bridging a grant payment while you wait for funds to arrive