Wednesday, January 23, 2019

The Process Of Acquiring International Project Funding

By Elizabeth Anderson


While most entrepreneurs would get funds for their business locally, there are some who have trouble doing that. Due to this, they would usually try to get funds elsewhere, such as from overseas. Fortunately, there are some financial institutions that are able to provide funds internationally. To give entrepreneurs an idea, here is how international project funding works.

First of all, one has to know where to source offshore funds for his or her venture projects. The first thing that would come to mind would be the international big banks that provide offshore funds to local ventures. While this is a pretty good source of funds, one has to take note how stringent the scrutinizing process of the banks are so take that into consideration before choosing it.

Aside from the banks, another option that many people would try to go for would be financial lending institutions. One may be able to find a lot of lending institutions online that are from other countries. Of course, these institutions will be requiring quite a bit of documentation and paperwork so one has to be prepared for all of that too.

It is very important to note that there are some institutions that do not entertain ventures from certain countries. So before contacting an institution for funding, one has to first check the countries that the institution would cater to. The general principle is that countries that have political, economic, or social instability are avoided.

Now that one knows the sources of getting international project funds, the next thing to know is how they work. Now, the funds come in the form of either debt or equity wherein the money is paid back from the income made by the project plus interest. Usually, the loan would have collateral in the form of assets, rights, or shares, just in case the managers will not be able to pay back.

Other than that, there would also be the stipulation as to what currency will be used for the transaction. While most transactions would end in the two parties trying to negotiate using their respective home currencies, the fairest way would be to use the US dollar as a standard. That way, there will be no complaints on both sides of the negotiation.

In most projects, there are two phases wherein the first would be the setting up phase and the operations phase. Since there is no income generated in the setting up phase, then it is not really advantageous that the debt service would start at that phase. Instead, it should be stipulated on the contract how many months or years it will take to set up before the debt service will take effect.

Those are just some of the key things to take note of when acquiring offshore funds. Now, getting offshore funds may seem a little longer and more difficult than getting local funds, but the benefits are greater. As long as one is willing, he or she can have an easier time in the long term.




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