BORROWING FROM GDLF

We lend money

• To start up new businesses
• To existing businesses
• To Social Enterprises
• From £500 to £9500
• When the banks say ‘No’
• At commercial rates
• Without security
• From 6 months to 5 years
• Only to Gloucestershire

APPLYING FOR A LOAN

Phone, fax, email or write for an application form

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

• Complete the application form
• Our Business Advisor will contact you to arrange an appointment to see you
• We will need a letter from your bank refusing you a loan or part of a loan.
• We will need a Business Plan (but our Advisor will help you write one)
• Once our Business Advisor thinks your plan is viable, it will be submitted to our Loan Panel who will make a decision.
• We will tell you of our decision within 3 days of the Panel meeting
• With our funding and support, we hope you will be extremely successful!

WE GIVE YOU A LOAN, BUT DON’T LEAVE YOU ALONE!

Throughout the course of the Loan, you will have access to our Business Advisor for help, advice and support. Once a quarter he will review the business with you to help you see how you are doing and avoid any pitfalls before they happen.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

We believe there is a lot of potential in people who cannot, for different reasons, get the funding they want to build a business. By helping you to achieve your goals we will also be helping to regenerate the county and reduce unemployment.