Bank Loans

In addition to other requirements, banks will insist on a business plan in the same way a potential employer will want to see a resume. The resume does not tell the whole story, you will have to do that during the interview process.

The resume is generally the first thing a potential employer will see and is used as much to identify unqualified candidates as identify potential hires. The potential list is always much smaller than the unqualified list. The challenge is to have a sufficiently persuasive resume to land you on the potential list so that you can take the next step, that of securing an interview.

The business plan is your resume when applying for a bank loan. It says something about who you are, what you plan to do, and how you plan to do it. It is important that your business plan be sufficiently convincing to place you on the potential list making possible the next step, that of presenting your plan in person where you have the opportunity to convince the lender to move your application from the potential list to the approve list.

First impressions are critical. You may only get one chance.

The Business Plan Store will prepare you to make the best of that chance.

SBA Loans

SBA loans come in a variety of flavors. It is important to do your research to determine which flavor is applicable to your needs.

The SBA loan program is authorized by the Code of Federal Regulation, Title 13 (Business Credit and Assistance), Chapter I (Small Business Administration), Part 120 (Business Loans). 
Section 120.2 (Description of Business Loan Programs) states that "loans provide financing for general business purposes and may be:

(i) A direct loan by SBA;
(ii) An immediate participation loan by a Lender and SBA; or
(iii) A guaranteed loan (deferred participation) by which SBA guarantees a portion of a loan made by a Lender."

Section 120.151 describes the statutory limits for total loans to a single borrower as follows: "The aggregate amount of the SBA portions of all loans to a single Borrower, including the Borrower's affiliates as defined in Sec. 121.103 of this chapter, must not exceed a guaranty amount of $1,000,000, except as otherwise authorized by statute for a specific program. The maximum loan amount for any one 7(a) loan is $2,000,000."

Section 120.191 (The contents of a business loan application) states, "For most business loans, SBA requires that an application for a business loan contain, among other things, .....a business plan."

Your business plan must pass this scrutiny for loan approval.

The Business Plan Store will prepare your business plan to to put your business in the best possible light to meet this challenge.