SME investment readiness
Making an SME investable, then presenting it to the right investors or funding windows: diagnosis, structuring, file and introductions.
Talk to usFinancing exists; many SMEs are not yet ready to receive it
Banks, funds and donors keep adding financing lines for SMEs. Yet applications are often rejected for avoidable reasons: unreliable accounts, unclear governance, unrealistic business plans, a poorly defined financing need.
AfriCand prepares the company before it meets the financier. We fix the weak points, build a solid file and present the SME to investors and funding windows whose criteria fit. It is the same business as our project and investor matchmaking, seen from the company's side.
Our offer
Investability diagnosis
Review of accounts, governance, market and financing need.
Business plan and financial model
Reasoned assumptions, projections and scenarios a financier can read.
Structuring the need
Amount, form (debt, equity, grant) and timing suited to the company.
Investor file
Presentation memo, key data and answers to the questions financiers will ask.
Introductions
Presentation to banks, funds, donors and programmes whose criteria fit the SME.
Four steps, with deliverables at each stage
Assess
Measure the gap between the SME and financiers' expectations.
Strengthen
Fix weak points: accounts, governance, business plan.
Prepare
Build the file and rehearse the pitch.
Connect
Present the SME to the right financiers and follow the discussions.
Who we work with
- Growing SMEs seeking financing
- Sponsors of agro-industrial or industrial projects
- Family businesses opening their capital
- Support programmes and incubators preparing SMEs
Fixed fee or mandate
Fixed fee for strategy work; for sourcing, a mandate with a fee at launch and a success fee.
Every engagement starts with a first call to scope your needs.
Request a proposalRelated expertise
Investor sourcing
Connecting the right projects with the right investors: we identify and qualify projects that fit your mandate, and prepare files before the first meeting.
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