Opportunities


  • • When applying for funding for a start up business or franchise, or applying for additional funding for working capital or expansion of an existing business.

  • • When applying for the SBA section 7(a) Loan Program or the SBA section 8(a) Business Development and Small Disadvantaged Business Certification Program.

  • • When attempting to purchase a franchise; or when attempting to purchase commercial real estate or fund a real estate development project; or when attempting to support a lease application or to pre-qualify as a vendor, agent or provider of services.

  • • When seeking potential strategic alliances, joint ventures or partnerships; or when completing a partially prepared business plan; or in strategic planning, concept conceptualization, operations planning, product and service marketing or in creating a corporate vision.
 

The Business Plan

Some of the reasons a business plan is created:

  • • to arouse the interest of investors in order to raise capital

  • • to provide background information to lenders

  • • to describe a business to a potential buyer

  • • to present corporate strategy to stockholders

  • • as a tool in recruiting senior management