Bridging Finance
1- 3 month terms for projects or contracts
bridging finance
what is Bridging Finance?
Our Bridging Finance is a solution that assists businesses with solving cash flow issues due to growth related challenges in their business. Bridging Finance is for either a once-off need or for regular use in your business – for 1 or 2 or 3 month terms. If your business is contract or project based – then our bridging finance is a match for you.
why use Bridging Finance …
how Bridging Finance works …
If you’re at a point where you need temporary cash flow assistance due to growth in your business – then Spartan’s Bridging Finance helps you cross this gap.
Typical Credit Criteria
Only for cash flow need triggered by growth & not distress context
Credit assessment of the business, ‘the jockeys’ and source of repayment & available collateral
Typical Transaction Terms
- Loan size minimum R1M and maximum R5M
when to use Bridging Finance …
So you have secured a valuable deal [project or contract] and now need to get to work delivering it – but there are several new challenges mostly in the form of cashflow management… you need to pay your suppliers and staff for the next 2 months but only receive your payment from the new client after 90 days.
Typical reasons to use Bridging Finance:
capacitate with resources, stock, suppliers, etc. to deliver on the contract or project
once delivered you may need bridging finance due to the 30, 60 or even 90 day delayed payment from customers
VAT for large transactions when you invoice now and wait for payment – in the interim you still have to pay the VAT to SARS
between the sale of an asset (e.g. business, property, plant & equipment, etc.) and the collection of payment
who we finance …
Spartan is strictly focused on Small & Growing Businesses … this is who we finance. We’re 100% committed to only helping SMEs grow. It’s in our DNA. It’s in our processes. It’s in the way we engage.
We don’t serve survivalist, micro and lifestyle businesses – we believe we can make a greater impact by financing Small & Growing Businesses. Small & Growing Businesses are defined as commercially viable businesses that have significant potential and ambition for growth.
you will be considered for finance if:
- you are a small to mid-sized business
- > 3 years old
your annual turnover is R10 – R500 million
you will not be considered for finance if:
- you are a private individual
- you are a very large company, with more than 500 staff
- you are a public sector entity
- Exceptions: we make regular exceptions for companies doing R5 – R10 million turnover per year – provided there is some current growth context happening [for example a contract, project or an expansion].