Monday 9 January, 2012

Arranging Finance for MSME


Every entrepreneur thinks differently. One may think to start business with his own funds or collecting the funds from friends and relatives; naturally the scale of such business remains miniature in nature. One may think to go for financial support schemes. Once they start dealing with the support mechanism the experience the roller costar which gives them the feelings of up & downs. It requires persistence to get loan sanctioned & disbursement from the financial institutions.
The financial needs of MSME can be classified into the following types.
-         Long term or medium term loans.
-         Short term or working capital requirements.
-         Risk capital.
-         Seed capital/marginal money.
-         Bridge loans.
There are varieties of institutions that provide financial assistance to MSME. The important ones are as follows:
1)     Credit Co-op societies / Co-operative Banks /Regional Rural Bank / Commercial or Nationalized Banks.
2)     Private or non-govt. financial institutions and venture capital schemes.
3)     Small Industries Development Bank of India. (SIDBI)
4)     State Financial Corporations / State Industrial Development Corporations, etc.
All these Financial Bank/Corporations provide finance for Long / Medium term loans. Such loans are needed for purchase of land, construction of factory building / Shed and purchase of machinery & equipments. This loan is also known as fixed capital.
 Then there is requirement of working capital for running the business. It is needed for purchase of raw material and consumables payment of wages and other immediate manufacturing and administrative expenses. Such working capital is generally available from Commercial / Nationalized Banks.
The loan known as composite loan is also available. The commercial banks sanctions composite loan which comprises of fixed capital and working capital together.
One may go for composite loan scheme or the separate schemes as mentioned above.
The documentation needed with the loan application forms are as under:
-         Formal application form.
-         Balance sheet & profit loss statement for last three consecutive years of firms owned by promoters.
-         Income Tax Assessment Certificates of Partners/Directors.
-         Proof of possession of Land/Building.
-         Architect’s estimate for construction cost.
-         Partnership deed/memorandum & Articles of Association of company.
-         Project Report/Loan application.
-         Budgetary quotations of plant & machinery.
-         Statement & regulatory NOCs.
-         Provision of power/water, etc.
Loan is disbursed according to the phased implementation of the project.