Growth finance for established exporters.
For businesses that are already trading and ready to grow. We prepare you for growth finance and connect qualifying exporters with financiers and investors in our network, who fund expansion.
Designed for growing and expanding businesses, not startups.
Our main service
We work with a network of financiers and investors who fund the expansion of established export businesses. We assess your business, help you prepare a strong funding request, and present qualifying businesses to the financier that fits. The financier makes the final decision.
We review your business, records and expansion plan.
We help you prepare a clear, complete funding request.
Qualifying businesses are presented to a matching financier.
The financier assesses your request and decides.
We can also guide you towards grants, development finance, impact investment and trade finance.
Grants
EU and donor programmes, such as NDICI-Global Europe and Horizon Europe, fund agribusiness development, innovation and trade capacity.
Development finance
Institutions such as FMO, Proparco and BIO provide loans, equity and guarantees to agribusinesses in Africa, usually for larger investments.
Private investment
Impact investors and agri-focused funds active between Africa and Europe.
Trade finance
Pre-export finance, letters of credit and trade credit to bridge cash-flow gaps and fund first EU shipments.
Before recommending a pathway, we assess six areas of your business.
Client example
“Getting funding for a Common Initiative Group is not easy, especially when you lack information on funding sources. Thanks to EAL’s timely and practical advice on where and how to apply, the Bamti-Din CIG secured funding to buy a corn processing machine.”
Bamti-Din CIG, farmer cooperative, North West Region, Cameroon
For established export businesses seeking expansion finance. Tell us about your business and your plans. We reply within 2 working days.
No. We prepare your business for growth finance and connect qualifying exporters with financiers and investors in our network. The financier provides the funding and makes the decision.
Growth Financing is for businesses that are already trading, with at least 2 years of trading history, and want to expand. For start-up finance, a bank, a microfinance institution or an enterprise programme in your country is the right place to start.
No. Funding decisions are made by grant programmes, investors and lenders. We improve your preparation and your chances, but we cannot guarantee an outcome.
We start with a funding assessment. Fees for preparation and introductions are agreed in writing before any work begins.
