Staying ahead of your finance, forex and real estate in South Africa.
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Friday, 22 March 2013
Preparation is Key to Getting a Loan
It
is definitely a myth that there is no funding available for entrepreneurs, as
there is without question more funding than ever before available to
entrepreneurs in South Africa. If you
are in the market for a personal loan or need a loan to get your business
off the ground and have not being successful in securing a loan is often the
main reason why entrepreneurs often put off going it alone or individuals
simply give up on trying to secure a home loan, personal loan or other
much-needed finance.
Take
note that not all businesses suit all financiers. Many entrepreneurs will soon
become frustrated trying to access funding because they are not being
successful. Many successful business owners will admit that they asked numerous
funders before getting the finance they were looking for. This is usually due
to a number of factors ranging from being unsuitable to not having all their
ducks in a row.
Entrepreneurs
usually learn from trial and error and adjust the sales pitch to the lender.
One way to increase your chances of getting financing is setting up a pre-pitch
meeting with the lender. You need to find out exactly what it is that they are
looking for and what you as an entrepreneur can tweak and change to increase your
chances of getting funding.
There
are usually areas that you have not even thought about and you would not have
been in a position to answer certain questions in an interview. Preparation is
all-important when asking for any type of loan.
Funding
is usually the bugbear of most entrepreneurs and the general consensus is that
there is no funding – but this is simply not the case at all.
You
can always bootstrap your business – did you know that many of the most
successful businesses globally were launched on a wing and a prayer and no
outside funding whatsoever? Alternatively find the right funding medium that
suits your business but ensure that you get everything ship-shape prior to
pitching to your funders.
If
you are in the market for a personal
loan, a loan for your business or a home loan, it is always wise to prepare
well prior to giving your pitch.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
FNB Home Loans Update - From Head Office
FNB
Housing Finance is excited to announce that we have now officially joined Home
Loans and
other banks in rolling out Interbank Document and Data eXchange (IDX) for our customers.
IDX is an interface which allows bank agents (within FNB) to request bank statements from all
other banks using a specified criterion. The purpose of this crossing point is to eliminate the
lengthy and unpleasant process of having to ask and wait for customers to bring their monthly
statements from banks which they hold their personal active account/s in order for their “loan”
requirements to be considered. Furthermore, this also allows the affected bank to be privy to
information which the customer might withhold/omit that could prove to be troublesome at a later
stage.
For now, customers are allowed to opt not to partake in this roll out but it will be mandatory at a later
stage. We request that you utilise the existing (applied by other banks) form for all FNB Housing
Finance customers who would like to involve themselves in this roll out.
Thank you for your continued support.
other banks in rolling out Interbank Document and Data eXchange (IDX) for our customers.
IDX is an interface which allows bank agents (within FNB) to request bank statements from all
other banks using a specified criterion. The purpose of this crossing point is to eliminate the
lengthy and unpleasant process of having to ask and wait for customers to bring their monthly
statements from banks which they hold their personal active account/s in order for their “loan”
requirements to be considered. Furthermore, this also allows the affected bank to be privy to
information which the customer might withhold/omit that could prove to be troublesome at a later
stage.
For now, customers are allowed to opt not to partake in this roll out but it will be mandatory at a later
stage. We request that you utilise the existing (applied by other banks) form for all FNB Housing
Finance customers who would like to involve themselves in this roll out.
Thank you for your continued support.
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