Create a Business Plan that Will Win Your Start-Up Loan
It is more difficult to apply for business start up loan because in reality, these loans pose more risk to the lender. One basic requirement for new businesses is the submission of a business plan. Needless to say, a prospective lender can approve or reject your loan application based on how your business plan is presented.
How can you create a business plan that will win your lender’s approval? Consider the following tips for business owners who want to acquire business start up loan:
1.Executive Summary. The summary should be the first page of your business plan. As an introduction, you’ll want to include the most important details in this part such as the name of your business, location, product and services, and your purpose for submitting the plan.
2.General Description. Your lender is interested to know everything about your business so be sure to include all relevant details in your plan such as the type of business you have, the products or services you sell, your legal business structure, physical address and contact details, licenses and permit numbers, the number of employees you have (if applicable), etc.
3.Marketing Details. You must also define your target market, include pricing information of each of your products and services, and discuss the marketing strategies you plan to do to promote your business.
4.Management Information. If you are running a Corporation, an S Corporation or a Limited Liability Corporation, you must include the names of the members of your Board of Directors, as well as the background, qualifications and positions of each. Under this section, you must also include the names of professionals that you hired such as your business consultant, attorney, accountant, etc.
5.Financial Information. Of course, a potential lender would want to know the present financial status of your business so you must include all accounting-related information in your business plan. As a start-up business, your balance sheet must present your current assets, liabilities and equity.
6.Projections. You must show in words and in figures what you expect from your business within the next two or three years. This is a crucial element of your business plan as this is your opportunity to show a potential lender that you are confident that your business will survive the market.
Irish Taylor is a bussiness loan consultant with Startup Business Loans and has been providing consumers and business owners with startup business financing since 1992. For years she has helped people with credit and loan problems especially pertaining to business start up, SBA loans and Unsecured loans.
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