Business aspirations? Need funding? Here is an opportunity.

Individual investors in the GCC region (if you don’t know where that is, you probably don’t qualify) are interested to invest equity privately in small and medium enterprises. Up to US$300k is available for investment in each business. You must be an individual skilled and experienced in the line of business that you propose, but not necessarily have run a business before this.

Those interested, please see submission requirements detailed below. All fields are mandatory. Please note that a response cannot be guaranteed. If your idea is found suitable, an associate or the author of this blog may contact you to discuss further or request more information.

Please DO NOT submit your information to this blog. Submit directly to the email address set up for the purpose: sme_equity@yahoo.com.

NAME
NATIONALITY
AGE & DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF INTENDED BUSINESS (country, state, city)
EMAIL ADDRESS (this will be the only way we will communicate with you in the first stage)
BUSINESS IDEA SUMMARY (not more than 200 words about your small business idea and your target customers)
TOTAL INVESTMENT (please mention figure; do not include any financial forecast now)
INVESTMENT SOLICITED (not less than 40% and not more than 85% of the total equity, maximum available US$300,000 for each business)
ABOUT YOU (attach a one-page bio or state in not more than 150 words each about yourself and any others involved).

You may submit no matter where in the world you plan to operate the business. Preference will be given to locations in the Middle East, Europe and Australasia. Those seeking to re-capitalise existing small or medium enterprises are also welcome.

Important: due to other commitments and investment deadlines, this offer closes at midnight, Abu Dhabi time, on December 31st, 2008. Remember, no one likes to let excess liquidity get stuck in a bank longer than possible. Scammers, your emails will get deleted on the spot. A consulting fee may apply if we are convinced about your idea and, if we need to take it to the second level of potential investors we’ve on the panel following the first panel (sorry, time is money). 10 finalists will be shortlisted for consideration, unless there are more viable submissions than we expect.

Notes: please send your submissions in English. If you are not proficient in English, it does not matter; try to communicate your thoughts as well as possible. We are looking for capable people with ideas and determination, not teachers of the language.

Remember: please DO NOT submit your information to this blog. Submit directly to the email address set up for the purpose: sme_equity@yahoo.com.