A partnership with a government lending institution Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corp. to provide small businesses financial assistance for their systems requirements is in the works. This loan facility is expected to be ready by 2006.

This is how it works: e-MBM evaluates its clients belonging to the SME’s to determine who qualifies for a loan, and on the strength of e-MBM’s recommendation, a qualified entrepreneur can borrow from SBGFC anywhere between P50,000 and P200,000 for his office productivity tools.

To qualify, an entrepreneur has only to present proof that his business has been viable for the last two to three years! The rates are lower than what banks normally charge, and a micro entrepreneur may not be required to present collateral because his business is endorsed by a partner organization of SBGFC.

For more detailed information on SBGFC loan facilities and the requirements, you may visit e-mbm financial assistance page.

Partnership Program:

1. Retailers
2. Area distributorship
3. Value Added Resellers
4. Accounting Advisors
5. Human Resource Advisors
6. Original Equipment Manufacturers

List of Requirements:

1. Business Permit
2. SEC Registration/DTI
3. Fully FIlled up application form
4. List of Suppliers
5. List of Clients

This Partner program will run for the period of one year commencing on the date stated thereof, renewable upon agreement of both parties.

I. e-MBM contribution to Partner will be as follows:

1. Promote the Partner through the following medium.
   1. Web promotion
   2. Inclusion in any collateral/print ads that may come out which is sales and service oriented.
2. Provide sales, product training to your sales staff and provide technical pre-installation training to your staff.
3. Provide partners with licensed goods and deliver within the reasonable time frame of five (5) working days. Cost of freight, courier outside Metro Manila shall be borne by the Partner.
4. Provide reasonable collaterals such as posters, flyers and promotional items when available.
5. Provide partner withdealers/oem discounting pricing as indicated in the attached price list. e-MBM may at any time revise the price list of Ability Products.

II. Partner contribution will be as follows:

1. Display collaterals provided by e-MBM
2. Commit optimum efforts to reach the highest possible levels of sales and promotion of the product and related services, and to satisfy market demand.
3. Participate lincensed in all sales and technical training by sending representatives who can reecho the training to your staff.
4. Promote licensed copies of Ability Office and will not participate in selling pirated copies nor engaged in unauthorized copying of the program/software.
5. Provide information of unauthorized copying and re-selling of Ability Office
6. Will not register or use Trademark, Domain Name or Trade Name of Ability or any or any other name Ability might use without the permission of e-MBM.