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Local Enterprise Finance Scheme

Helping your business grow

Overview

HSBC is a participating bank of the Government Assistance Schemes administered by SPRING Singapore.

The Local Entreprise Finance Scheme (LEFS) is a financing programme designed to encourage and assist local enterprises to modernise and upgrade their operations.

Benefits and features

  • Strengthen, upgrade and expand your business
  • Modernize and improve your operations
  • Maximum loan quantum of S$15 million

Purpose of the loan

You can make use of LEFS loans to:

  • Establish a viable new business
  • Modernise and automate your plant and machinery
  • Expand your existing manufacturing capacity
  • Diversify into other product lines
  • Purchase factory or business premises (only JTC or HDB properties)

Details of the loan

Type of facilities Tenure Pricing Maximum quantum
 Term Loan
Local Enterprise Finance Scheme Factory 1 - 4 years 6.25% 90%
5 - 10 years 6.75% 90%
Local Enterprise Finance Scheme Machinery 1 - 4 years 6.25% 90%
5 - 8 years 6.75% 70%

Eligibility

To be eligible, your company must satisfy the following conditions:

For SME:

  • Registered or incorporated in Singapore, with at least 30% local shareholding.
  • Group fixed assets are below S$15 million for manufacturing sectors.
  • Group has no more than 200 employees for service sectors.

For Non-SME

  • Registered or incorporated in Singapore, with at least 30% local shareholding.
  • Group fixed assets are above S$15 million for manufacturing sectors.
  • Group has more than 200 employees for service sectors.

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