Businesses Seeking Loan

Specializing in high-quality jewelry supplies, this Bridgetown-based business caters to creative minds with an ever-growing customer database of 1,776 contacts. - Operating in Barbados, a market of 280,000 people, our primary sales channel is a physical store, generating an Average Order Value (AOV) of BBD 20-70. - Stock is sourced from reliable suppliers in China and the USA, ensuring a consistent supply of quality products. - Renowned locally for premium products and exemplary service, we aim to expand our footprint to the European market. - The potential for growth is substantial, with strategies in place to leverage the growing reputation and established customer base. - Investment could pave the way for channel diversification, tapping into online sales, and broadening access to the European jewelry markets.

1. Client Base: • Number of clients: Serving both residential and commercial clients throughout Sri Lanka. Receive 120+ monthly orders. 2. Revenue model: • Product sales: Revenue generated from selling live fish, ornamental plants, and aquarium accessories. • Tank maintenance: Charges for routine and specialized maintenance services for residential and commercial clients. • Tank rentals: Daily rental fees for fiber portable tubs with an initial deposit. • Breeding and selling: Revenue from breeding and selling freshwater fish and aquatic plants. • Export and import: Income from international trade of freshwater live fish and aquatic plants. 3. Promoter experience: • Experience: The sole director of the company has experience as an accountant and CFO and is expanding their skills into CFO-level financial management, data analytics, SQL, and Power BI. 4. Business relationships: • Commercial Clients: Includes businesses needing tank rentals and maintenance. • Residential Clients: Individual clients for aquarium products and services. • International Gifting: Partners for international gifting of aquariums. • Suppliers: Relationships with wholesale suppliers for live fish, plants, and accessories. • Delivery: Have courier partners as well as utilize Uber and Pickme for local deliveries. 6. Marketing strategies. • Digital Marketing: Social media campaigns to reach a broader audience. Marketing campaigns and SEO are outsourced. • Paper Marketing: Targeted marketing for tank maintenance services. 7. Expansion and future plans: • In-House Farm: Plans to establish an in-house aquarium farm. • Growth: Expansion into more services or products as the business grows. 8. Licenses: • Hold an Export license, certification from the Fisheries Department of Sri Lanka, and a customs license.

Three years old organization that is involved in the wholesale of electrical products. - We sell our products in the local market. We receive customers to our store and our retail sales officers visit & collect orders from other shops. - In addition, we supply electrical products to various government agencies like (army cantonment, coast guard and navy), engineers and contractors of private new buildings. - Daily sales are on average BDT 40 to 50 thousand which equates to BDT 13 to 17 lakh per month. - Organization has 4 employees which include 2 retail sales officers, 1 corporate sales officer, 1 delivery man. - Most of the sales are cash transactions. - We offer superior customer service & fast delivery services. - We buy products from wholesalers and dealers. If we start purchasing all products from the factory, then our profit would jump to 30 to 40%. - We supply our products all over the Khulna district. - Business has single owner and no liabilities.

Multi-cuisine restaurant with a seating capacity of 60. - We have 36 indoor seating and outdoor seating of 24. - We specialize in Arabic cuisine. - Restaurant has an active food license. - We are planning to start catering services by next month. - Already have 6 clients lined up for the catering services. - We are planning to serve for any type of occasions. - The funds will be utilized for the development of the catering segment.

The company is involved in the distributorship of medicines to pharma stores. We started our operation this year, and have received a higher acceptance rate in the area. Currently, the company is distributing the products in Pune, Sangli and Kolhapur. We get these products manufactured through a third-party vendor (manufacturer). We sell 2+ batches every month, each match consists of 1,200 units. The company has employed 5 employees who are working full-time to generate leads and cover 200+ customers.

Construction company taking up projects under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and other similar government schemes. - Due to a lack of funds, the business has been non-operational since the pandemic. - We have low-cost house designs suitable for budgets of under INR 2 lakhs. - Company is well recognized in Maharastra and has served 100 plus happy customers. - Company owns 13 portable eco-friendly brick-making units. Each unit is valued at INR 10 lacks. - 7 years of experience in taking up similar projects. - Sole proprietorship company that has no debts/liabilities.

Globally unique technology under patenting. - Promoter has 20 years experience of developing new products. - Received grants and awards from DBT, DST, Millennium Alliance of about Rs 1 cr. - Grew at 3X from 13-14 till 15-16. This year, the business is a little down due to erratic rains, and first pivot in vegetable market. - However, business is cash plus and growing organic. - 5500 clients in pomegranate and 1500 in vegetables used our products in 3 years of commercialization.

Company has one retail store and an online ebay store. - We sell our products to 4 wholesale buyers. - We have tie-ups with some whole-sellers from whom we source our products. - Our monthly revenue from Ebay is Rs. 1,50,000 approximately.