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About this scheme…
Small Business Loan for Women Entrepreneurs was launched by Blue Jay Finlease Limited, an RBI registered non-deposit accepting NBFC that operates under the tradename ZipLoan, with the aim of empowering women entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
How is it being implemented?
Under Small Business Loan for Women Entrepreneurs, direct financial assistance in the form of loans is given to
- Women owned small businesses
Either by ZipLoan themselves or along with a Co-Lending Partner (a Bank or NBFC).
Currently, ZipLoan serves customers across 5 key markets: Delhi, Indore, Lucknow, Jaipur and Mumbai. Click here to check if ZipLoan covers your city.
What’s on offer?
I. Product
- Term loans
- Ticket size: ₹1 – 7.5 Lakhs
II. Purpose:
- Acquisition of machinery, equipment
- Office renovation
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type:
- Sole Proprietorship, Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), One Person Company, Private Limited Company
IV. Security or collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Primary Security: Hypothecation of assets financed by ZipLoan
- Collateral: Nil
- Guarantee: Nil
- For information around insurance, please contact ZipLoan via means mentioned below
V. Interest Rate
- 1% to 1.5% per month flat interest rate
- For concessions on the said interest rate applicable for women entrepreneurs, please contact ZipLoan via means mentioned below
VI. Processing Fee
- 1% – 2%
VII. Margin Money Requirement
- For information on margin money requirement, please contact ZipLoan via means mentioned below
VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures
- Tenure: upto 36 months
- Pre-closure charges: nil after first 6 EMIs have been paid
- For information on repayments, pre-closures, please contact ZipLoan via means mentioned below
IX. Turnaround Time
- Loans are disbursed within 3 days after business loan approval and signing of contract
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I. Is your business an established MSME with a proved business vintage of more than 2 years?
II. Has your business’ minimum annual turnover in the previous year been ₹10 Lakhs?
III. Has your business’ income tax filing in the previous year been more than ₹1.5 Lakhs?
IV. Your business has never had any default history?
V. Do you either own a house or your business place?
VI. Does your business operate in one of ZipLoan’s serviceable cities and 70+ serviceable sectors? For more details, check here or here
Note: Online eligibility check is only allowed once per mobile number. Hence, it’s important to choose and enter correct details about your business.
If your answers to the questions above are an emphatic YES, you are all set to avail Ziploan’s Small Business Loan for Women Entrepreneurs!
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. Details around Ziploan’s Small Business Loan for Women Entrepreneurs don’t seem to be available in public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. For checking eligibility & submitting application:
- Apply online via website here
II. For information on list of documentation required to be uploaded online, scroll here or scroll here
III. For any queries, please contact ZipLoan:
- Via phone on 011 4310 9577 from 10 am to 6pm
- Via e-mail on customer.care@ziploan.com
- Visit any one of their 5 branches in New Delhi, Indore, Lucknow, Jaipur and Mumbai
Go on then…and do spread the word!
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