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Financing: 13 instruments that will take your business to another level

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Colombia's business development is not only in big names like EPM and Grupo
Nutresa that reach international destinations conquering markets where they QUALITY
invest large amounts of money; S&MEs (small and medium enterprises) also CERTIFICATIONS
have the possibility to manage their growth through different mechanisms that
take them to much larger markets.
Consult the rules >

In Colombia, it is estimated that S&MEs account for 99% of formal enterprises,

so it is essential to use various mechanisms to encourage the consolidation of TOOLS FOR
these companies, which promote a significant portion of the country's economy. THE EXPORTER
In fact, one of the recommendations made by ECLAC (Economic Commission for See the tools >
Latin America and the Caribbean) emphasizes improving access to production
financing for small and medium-size enterprises.
FINANCING
For this reason, and according to your needs, in Colombia there are tools that INSTRUMENTS
allow you as an entrepreneur to capitalize on funds to achieve success in the
business world, all with the support of government entities, which were created Get to know
the tools >
with the growth of the country's productive sectors in mind.
 Starting now? No problem

Thinking of those who already have an established business and see the need
to recharge their batteries to keep going, in Colombia there are different
instruments that will allow them to reach the projections faster.
Do you want to know how to
Together with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Bancóldex export services?
allows you to access the competitive  MSMEs Line for productive scaling, which Find out how here ›
gives you up to 3 billion pesos for the purchase or lease of real estate,
machinery and equipment, adaptations or improvements of facilities and
commercial premises and the assets you need for your economic activity.

You can also access the following offers:

National call for co-financing resources for proposals that aim to support the
scaling up ofproductivity of beneficiary enterprises by at least 15%, through the Where can Colombia reach by
implementation of amethodology that demonstrates the capacity to achieve exporting services?
this goal. Find out here ›

Support to initiatives that promote the best use of Internet in Colombian

MSMEs, through the allocation of non-reimbursable co-financing resources to
projects that guarantee the best use of Internet through the implementation of
computer applications that respond to business needs and increase
productivity by at least 15% in the companies served.

National call for support for the implementation of e-commerce solutions,

including online payments, in Colombian MSMEs.

Here you will find other Innpulsa Colombia offers for business development.
 Starting now? No problem

Thinking of those who already have an established business and

see the need to recharge their batteries to keep going, in Colombia
there are different instruments that will allow them to reach the
projections faster.
Do you want to know how to
Together with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and export services?
Tourism, Bancóldex allows you to access the competitive  MSMEs Find out how here ›
Line for productive scaling, which gives you up to 3 billion pesos
for the purchase or lease of real estate, machinery and equipment,
adaptations or improvements of facilities and commercial
premises and the assets you need for your economic activity.

You can also access the following offers:

National call for co-financing resources for proposals that aim to Where can Colombia reach by
support the scaling up ofproductivity of beneficiary enterprises by exporting services?
at least 15%, through the implementation of amethodology that Find out here ›
demonstrates the capacity to achieve this goal.

Support to initiatives that promote the best use of Internet in

Colombian MSMEs, through the allocation of non-reimbursable co-
financing resources to projects that guarantee the best use of
Internet through the implementation of computer applications
that respond to business needs and increase productivity by at
least 15% in the companies served.

National call for support for the implementation of e-commerce

solutions, including online payments, in Colombian MSMEs.

Here you will find other Innpulsa Colombia offers for business
development.
 Other markets in mind? Pack a bag

Other markets in mind? Pack a bag!  It's time to stop

exploring international markets and put plans in place that
will lead you to conquer the world.With either of these two Do you want to know how to
tools your dreams of expansion will be a reality: export services?
Find out how here ›

Getting abroad can be much easier with Bancóldex's

International Expansion Line,  in which you will find the
necessary resources to invest and generate your own
position in international markets with representative offices,
franchises, outsourcing contracts or shareholdings in Where can Colombia reach by
companies abroad, among other options. It is also a exporting services?
Find out here ›
program with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and
Tourism, in which the money (maximum five million dollars)
will become the capital that will allow the consolidation of
the export activity.

Another option is Innpulsa's International Marketplace

S&MEs Recruitment Program, which allocates non-
refundable co-financing resources to proposals that need to
break the limitations and barriers they have when entering
international markets.
 Did you run out of cash? Take it easy!

If you need to find money, through instruments such as

Buyer Financing or Factoring.In the first case you can access, Do you want to know how to
through a financial intermediary abroad, to finance up to export services?
Find out how here ›
100% of the value of the imported or to be imported good
or service.There is also a special line for engineering,
construction projects and other services.This credit facility
requires the approval of the foreign financial intermediary,
as well as the acceptance of the credit beneficiary, on the
cost offered by Bancóldex.
Where can Colombia reach by
exporting services?
In the case of Factoring, you can solve your financing needs Find out here ›
by discounting invoices or contracts through the company's
portfolio.
 Do you have a sustainable conscience? This is how
you can put your ideas into practice

If you have a project that develops solutions aimed at preventing and

mitigating the negative effects of business activity on the environment, Do you want to know how to
or one that seeks to optimize energy consumption by improving export services?
processes and increasing productivity, you can purchase one of the two Find out how here ›
credit lines that Bancóldex has for these cases: Sustainable Development
or Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, even reaching the sum of
2,000 or 1,500 million pesos (respectively).

With the Sustainable Development line, it is possible to finance the

design, construction, installation and operation of control and
monitoring systems of the production process, those framed in the Where can Colombia reach by
exporting services?
principles of sustainable construction and the activities necessary to
Find out here ›
obtain quality certifications within the framework of sustainability.

With the line of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the diagnosis
and implementation of projects for the efficient use and generation of
energy from renewable sources can be financed. In addition, the
activities necessary to obtain certification in the ISO 50001 standard and
related activities can be financed.

It should be noted that the funds, although delivered by Bancóldex, are

managed by a private financial entity that serves as an intermediary and
with which entrepreneurs can reach an agreement on the interest rate,
for example.
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There are also various initiatives to finance other types of projects.

Bancóldex Capital: is the program that promotes the creation of Capital

Funds in Colombia, both Private Equity Funds (Fondos de Capital Privado)
Do you want to know how to
and Venture Capital Funds (Fondos de Capital Emprendedor). Support is
export services?
provided either financially or technically (support and advice).
Find out how here ›

Development of productive chains and sector strengthening:

Innpulsa initiative that supports the clusters, unions and chambers of
commerce for the productive strengthening and business growth of
S&MEs, seeking the development of productive chains and the
strengthening of the productive sectors.

Fontur: With its own budget, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Where can Colombia reach by
contributes to the promotion and competitiveness of tourism in projects exporting services?
that are evaluated once they are submitted to the National Tourism Find out here ›
Fund.

Icetex (acronym in Spanish): allows access to credits for higher

education with both its own and third-party resources.

And remember...

In Colombia, there are tools to move forward and reach the projections
of micro, small and medium enterprises in a shorter period of time.
Using them, your company will soon be one of the references in the
productive sector of Colombia.

Foreign Investment and Services Directorate

Colombiaexportaservicios@mincit.gov.co
Phone: (571) 6067676 Ext. 2130 or 1336
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