Small Business

EFIC Headway

EFIC Headway can help you, as a small to medium sized exporter when you have reached your bank limit and need to extend your lending facilities.

EFIC Headway is a guarantee from EFIC to a bank. It provides security to a bank to enable it to lend additional funds to you, as a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) exporter, without requiring additional security from you.

The product has been specially designed to meet your needs when facing a working capital shortage while growing your business.

EFIC Headway is available as an extension to facilities from your existing bank and supports general export funding rather than a specific export transaction or contract. 

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Benefits at a glance

  • No need to change your existing banking relationship
  • Provides access to additional funding (which would not otherwise be available from your bank) to grow your business
  • No additional security needed
  • Minimal additional documentation required
  • Flexible 3, 6, 9 and 12 month terms
  • Available for general export funding
  • Can enable you to take advantage of immediate export opportunities.

Download the EFIC Headway brochure >


Case studies

Find out how other companies have grown their business using EFIC Headway >



Product Features

Maximum value

  • Up to the amount of your annual export turnover but generally limited to 20% of your total facilities.

General eligibility

The bank will determine your eligibility for EFIC Headway, then recommend approval to EFIC, however the following criteria may assist you in determining your potential eligibility: 

  • Sales turnover up to $50 million
  • Goods/services exported must have a significant value add in Australia
  • You must be an established exporter (minimum 2 years) with an existing banking relationship, including lending facilities
  • Your business must be profitable and have a reasonable financial standing.

Terms & fees

  • 3, 6, 9 and 12 month terms subject to review and renewal
  • Fee will vary depending on your risk assessment. 

Security

  • No additional security required.

 

Participating Banks

For more information contact a participating bank on the following numbers. Alternatively contact EFIC on 1800 093 724 between 8:30am and 5:30pm (AEST) Monday to Friday, or email us.

 


Contact your Relationship Manager or International Business Manager. Alternatively, you can call the International Advisory Centre on 1300 656 251 or click here >

   
Contact a local Trade Specialist today on 1300 308 019 or click here >
 

Contact your dedicated Relationship Manager or Peter Sexton on (03) 9273 2952.

  Contact your Business Banking Manager or Peter Dockery on (03) 8636 5531 or click here >
  Contact BankWest on 02 8299 8305, 08 9449 6686 or click here >
  Contact the Trade Services Helpline on 1300 654 112
 

Contact Stephen Klinakis, Manager Trade & International Finance on (07) 3212 3953 or Dale Streten, Manager Trade & International Finance on (07) 3324 5104.

 


Contact your Business Banker or phone Bendigo Bank on 1300 366 666.

 

Contact your dedicated Relationship Manager or alternatively a Trade Finance Specialist located near you by clicking here >

 

 
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