FAQ: business lending & business loans for business owners
Business Loans Frequently Ask Questions
About The Lower Plenty Small Business Loans
Tell me what you think of the Lower Plenty Small Business Loans
Lower Plenty unsecured loans provides amounts of between $5,000 and $100,000, with terms ranging from 3 and 24 months. They also offer cash flow-friendly repayments that are either per day or weekly.
What is the Unsecured Loan different from an ordinary company loan?
The application to get this Small Business Loan in under 10 minutes via the internet or by phone. You will receive an answer within the same day and have the funds in your account in 24 hours. Traditional company loans refer to an annual interest rate plus other fees and charges. This business loan is a pre-paid loan and you’ll know ahead of time the amount you will have to pay, including any fees, charges or charges. This is then broken down into either weekly or daily amount to be paid back.
What can the Small Business Loan be used for?
A Small Business Loan can be used for virtually every business need, such as the management of cash flow, business renovations, marketing for purchasing inventory or new equipment, or as general working capital and so much more. The loan is not available for personal use.
About the Larger Lower Plenty Business Loans
What is the Larger Lower Plenty Business Loan?
The Larger Business Loan is a larger size of loan that can be used to fund business expansion opportunities. Loans are between $100,000 and $500,000 with a fixed-term up to 36 months. Repayments are either weekly or fortnightly depending on the flow of cash.
How’s the Origination Fee calculated?
This Larger Business Loan has an Origination Fee that is determined at 2.5% of the loan amount.
Can I get the Larger Business Loan?
To be eligible for a loan of this size, your company needs to be trading for at least 3 years and generate an annual revenue of $700,000. It is necessary to be a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident) at least 18 years old and have a New Zealand company (with a valid NZBN/IRD) and be able of proving at minimum 12 months of business.
How can the funding be used for?
A Business Loan of a larger size can be used to fund almost any company need, including business renovations, to purchase inventory or new equipment for general working capital and much more. The loan is not available for personal purposes.
Is the Larger Business Loan a secured loan?
Asset security is needed to access funding over $150,000. This is as a result of an charge over assets, and could include the registration of this on the PPSR or the registration of a caveat.
A personal or director’s guarantee is a promise to repay credit that is general in nature rather than stipulating security over a particular asset. The person who is signing the guarantee is personally responsible if the business creditor is unable to make the repayment.
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is an online central registry run by the New Zealand Government. It contains security interests registered in respect of personal property (including objects or assets). The PPSR grants preference over private property granted according to the date a security interest has been registered.
An affidavit is an official form of document to provide the legal claim on a property.
What exactly is a preapproval without Credit Check?
When you’re applying for a Larger Business Loan of more than $250,000 we can offer a preliminary pre-approval to help simplify the process. It is possible to get this done without a credit verification and within six hours of your initial application. The pre-approval is based upon an initial assessment, which involves the answer to a series of financial well-being questions. It is in no way an offer, nor is it a guarantee of finance. Acceptance without condition is subject to an exhaustive credit evaluation, and any offer that you are offered could be on different conditions.
The application process
Are I eligible for funding?
You may be eligible for a business loan if you
- are a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident)
- are over 18 years, have a New Zealand business (with a valid NZBN/IRD)
- you must demonstrate at minimum 6 months’ worth of transactions (for the unsecured loan $5K – $100K) or three years of trading (for the Larger Business Loan $100K or $500K)
How do I apply?
The process for applying is fast and easy. Just fill out the online application in just a few minutes, and a dedicated company expert in lending will call you to guide you.
To be eligible for up to $100,000 you’ll need the right identification documents (valid Driver’s License), a valid NZBN/IRD as well as at least 6 months’ worth of bank statements.
If you’re looking for loans with larger sizes, you’ll need:
$100K-$250K: Information about the application including credit consent, 6 – 12 months of bank statements, IRD statement (if credit is over $150K).
$250K – $500K: Details of the application, including credit consent twelve months bank statement, an IRD statement Last 2 years’ finalised financial statements, and interim financials from the current financial year, Aged Payables and Aged Receivables summary.
How quickly will I receive a decision?
For an unsecured loan ($5K up to $100,000) We can usually offer an answer within an hour – as long as you make your application in quality company hours and let us utilise the bank verification system to instantly verify your bank details online. If you choose to upload copies of your banking statements , we are able to offer a decision in just 1 business day.
For Larger Business Loans ($100K or more) we may be in a position to offer you with conditional pre-approval within about six hours. After you’ve signed your pre-approval document, you will need to wait between 2 and 3 days for the final approval. However, this can be quicker based on the particular circumstances of each application. Some agreements have been approved in less than 24 hours.
The quickest method can be ensure you apply during standard business hours and permit us to use the advanced bank verification system link to instantly confirm your bank details online. If you opt to send us copies of your bank accounts, it will take a little longer.
How soon will I receive the money?
For the Small Business Loan ($5K to $100K) we usually offer an answer within an hour – provided you apply in standard business times and allow us to make use of the advanced bank verification system to instantly verify your bank information online. If you choose to upload copies of your bank statement, we’ll provide a decision in just one business day.
If you are applying for Larger Business Loans ($100K and up) we may be capable of offer you with a conditional pre-approval in about six hours. Once you have signed the pre-approval form, it will take about 2-3 days for final approval, however this could be shorter based on the specifics of each application. Certain offers have been approved within just 24 hours.
The fastest way for you to apply is make sure you apply during standard business hours and permit us to use the modern bank verification link to verify your bank account information online. If you opt to send us duplicates of your banking statements, it may take a bit longer.
What’s the minimum amount I can borrow?
We provide the loan amount between $5,000 and $500,000. When you make an application for a particular amount, we consider a variety of factors that determine how much we can lend you health that is your business and the level of repayments that your company can afford. The amount you receive from your loan will depend on the specifics for your company.
When you apply for a specific amount we look at a range of aspects to determine how much we can lend you such as well-being of your business and the level of repayments your business can support. The total amount of your loan will be determined by the particulars the business.
Fees & repayments
How much should you charge for a business loan?
If you decide to apply for our company loans, we’ll assess the risk assessment that you have for your company and provide you with a customised offer that includes loan amount, term and the interest rates. The company loan is an upfront cost loan and you’ll be aware in advance of the total amount to be paid, including any charges, interest rates or fees.
What determines the amount I am charged?
The interest rates on business loans rates differ based on various factors like the amount of money that is borrowed, what company assets the money are used to purchase, the industry the business operates in, the long the business has been running and whether the company has sufficient cash flow to cover the loan, and the general well-being and creditworthiness of the business.
What are the costs?
There aren’t any hidden costs with our business loans. You’ll know precisely how much it is that you be required to pay and when, from the very first day. There’s not any compounding interest and there are no additional charges (as as long as you pay your payments punctually).
We do not charge an application fee. You are able to apply for a loan without any upfront costs or the obligation to take action.
The Origination Fee covers the costs associated with setting up and managing the loan. You are only charged this fee if you decide to take the loan. Our Origination Fee is 2.5% of the amount of loan.
Can I pay off the loan earlier?
You can decide to repay the entire amount of the advance loan at any time.
If you are deciding to take this route, please call our helpful business loans specialists. They will offer you with the details of your repayment and an early payout figure. This is calculated as the sum of the principal balance plus any accrued interest as of the date of early payout plus 1.5% of the remaining principal and any fees that remain unpaid.
How do you make repayments work?
To ensure that you don’t miss payments and to work your cash flow cycle we provide repayments either weekly or daily. They will be automatically deducted from your company account.
Security & privacy
Will my data be protected?
The security of your personal information, as well as knowing how we collect the information we collect, use, share and safeguard your data, is of huge importance and is a crucial element of our relationship with you.
Is it safe to link my bank account to the platform?
Yes. We make use of industry-standard encryption standards to secure your personal, sensitive as well as financial data. Our funders are ISO 27001 certified for our dedication to customer security and privacy. We employ a highly sophisticated bank verification system link to immediately verify the bank account details online to provide a fast response.
About business loans
What’s an asset-based borrow (a secured loan)?
The term "asset-based" refers to borrowing where an company owner uses assets they own to make the funding. The asset can be an asset belonging to the personal, like the family home or an company asset such as a truck or piece or equipment.
The vast majority of lenders, not just the big banks, tend to guarantee loans against assets. If you are having difficulty paying back the loan, your asset may be offered for sale by the lender. In essence it is means of securing new financing using the worth of the asset you already own.
Should I need security to get a company loan?
For loans that exceed $150,000, the requirement for asset security is not required prior to the loan’s access but we do need an individual guarantee. As long as you follow your loan obligations (as detailed in the loan contract), asset security will never be needed. For loans that exceed $150K, generally, there is an individual guarantee and security is provided in the form of an asset charge.