Philippine Information Agency
01 Aug 2020, 16:08 GMT+10
CALOOCAN CITY, Aug. 1 (PIA)-- The Small Business Corporation (SB Corporation) has launched a P100 million loan facility for repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
The program tagged as Helping the Economy Recover thru OFW Enterprise Start-ups (HEROES), is a component program of the Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) fund under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). This loan facility is aimed at helping repatriated OFWs rebuild their lives by providing opportunity to become entrepreneurs.
Under the HEROES Program, returning OFWs who were retrenched due to the COVID-19 pandemic must present a video pitch of his/her start-up business proposal outlining key components on the nature of business, product knowledge, management capability, market opportunity, competitive advantage, financial understanding and business continuity.
Loan proceeds should strictly be used for working capital to start and sustain the business operations. The loan may be used for the acquisition, production and sale of products and required inventory, necessary equipment and machinery for the business, payment of initial worth of operating costs incurred such as payroll, rent, utilities and fixed asset loans.
Under the program, OFWs may borrow a minimum of P10,000 to maximum of P100,000 free of interest and collateral. A service fee of 6% will be charged to loans with 24 months payment term and 8% for loans with 36 months payment terms (inclusive of 12 months grace period).
The application process will start with the pre-registration for the on-line training with the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) which can be access using this link: bit.ly/HEROESPreReg
After the training, qualified applicants will be given instructions on how to submit their loan applications with the following requirements:
Accomplished Loan Application Form
One (1) Government-issued ID with photo
OWWA Certification or proof of being a repatriated OFW
AVP of Business Plan
DTI Registration
Certificate of completion of an on-line training session for start-ups conducted by PTTC
For additional information please visit www.sbgfc.org.ph (PIA-NCR)
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