10 Point Fit For Funding List
√ Point |
Areas of Interest |
Company A |
Company B |
Company C |
1 |
Industry Experience? |
12 years |
8 years |
3 years |
2 |
Management Competency? | Strong – low-risk D&B; good credit | Fair – med-risk D&B; good credit | Weak – high-risk D&B; poor credit |
3 |
Funding Stage? | Avg. 8/yr. | Avg. 4/yr. | Avg. 23/yr. |
4 |
Key Customer Segment? | Med./large business | Fortune 500 | Small business |
5 |
Training/ Certification? |
All developers full-time employees and industry certified | All developers full-time employees and industry certified | Utilize many part-time or contracted developers |
6 |
License/Approval from Local Government | All key developers 5+ yrs. with us | All key developers 5+ yrs. with them | Many contracted developers |
7 |
Size of Local Market? | Trial available | Trial available | Demo only |
8 |
Rightful Owner Confirmed? | 90 day no-charge on-site support | 180 day no-charge on-site support | 3 free support visits/calls |
9 |
Reference Story (see Customer Reference Story template) |
Wingtip Toys | Woodgrove Bank | Margie’s Travel |
10 |
Banking and Finance Relationships/References | Proven technology that can be quickly adapted to your unique needs | Premium, fully custom solutions at premium price | Tend to bid low to get the job; tweak existing solutions |
Due Diligence Process
This previous is an example of the due diligence performed by trained and bonded agents of Afriiica.com.
√ They’ve conducted a thorough investigation on the project and its principals.
√ The project has received a stamp of approval to be listed within the approved listing of fundable projects.
√ This firm specializes in developing e-commerce solutions for rapidly growing medium and large businesses.
√ The organization has vast experience and realizes the need for strategic expansion.
√ This means that they have to rely on external funding sources to help support the growth plans.
√ The principal shareholders are open to equity fundraising as well as partnerships.
√ The organization would be happy to prepare a detailed financial analysis to further highlight and explain the investment opportunity.
√ Afriiica.com focuses more on bridging the gap between global investors and investment opportunities within developing nations.