For a small scale business, primarily one in manufacturing and production, machinery and equipment are the heart of operations. Older machinery and equipment need to be changed or upgraded periodically to maintain and increase the manufacturing capacity of the business. At the same time, an increase in production requires purchase of new machinery and equipment. A machinery loan is often necessary to ensure timely purchase and upgrade of machinery and equipment. Now the questions that might come to your mind may be how I can avail a machine loan, what are the criteria for qualifying the loan, how much time would it take to avail the loan and what are the benefits of taking the machinery loan? It must be noted that there are some things to keep in mind before applying a machinery loan depending on the eligibility of the small business. Pre-requisite for machinery loan: Age of business: To ascertain the business continuity and the performance of your business unit, lenders ...