Financing Options

1
Financing Options

• Government
• Department of Science and Technology
  (www.dost.gov.ph) Small Enterprise Upgrade
  Program
• Minimum of Php500,000 for existing companies
• Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corp.
  (www.sbgfc.org.ph)
• SME Financing (loan and equity) from Php500,000
  to Php5million
• Development Bank of the Philippines
• 70 project financing requires collateral but
  can look purely at business plan on a
  case-to-case basis. ODA funding for 5-10 years
  at lower than market rate. If DBP funds at 10-12
  p.a.

2
Financing Options

• Private Sector
• Philippine Venture Capital Investment
  Corp.(www.philvencop.com)
• Provides venue at AIM Center for Entrepreneurship
  for entrepreneurs and investors to meet. Meets
  every last Thursday of the month
• Mindshare (Franny Huang of SGV Knowledge
  Institute and Luli Arroyo)
• Provides venue at AIM for Technopreneurs to
  present their ideas