MauBank ElleBoost

ElleBoost is MauBank's financing package designed specifically for women entrepreneurs. It is the sister product to SME LokalBoost, so you get the same style of one-stop toolbox, term loans for investment, working capital facilities and leasing, but packaged with preferential terms because the business is women-led. If you are a woman running or starting a business in Mauritius, this is the MauBank door to knock on first.

The facilities mirror the LokalBoost structure, which includes a term loan, import and revolving loans, bill discounting, an overdraft, equipment and vehicle leasing and a business credit card. The exact preferential rates and limits for ElleBoost are not fully published on MauBank's website, so treat the LokalBoost figures, such as term loans up to Rs 10,000,000 over up to 10 years, as the reference point and ask MauBank what improvement ElleBoost gives you on rate, fees or contribution.

The package is for women-led businesses operated by Mauritian citizens or residents. In practice that means the business is owned or controlled by a woman, and MauBank will still apply normal credit assessment: registered business, credible purpose for the money, and accounts or bank statements to back it up.

To apply, go to any MauBank branch or start from the SME section of maubank.mu, and ask an SME relationship officer specifically about ElleBoost. Bring your business registration card, financials or bank statements, and details of what you want to finance. It is worth asking the officer to put the ElleBoost terms and the standard LokalBoost terms side by side so you can see exactly what the women-entrepreneur advantage is worth.