HOW IT WORKS

From Questionnaire to Lender-Ready in 5 Days

You fill out one questionnaire. We handle the research, writing, financial modelling, and formatting. Your complete SBA 7(a) business plan lands in your inbox in 5 days, ready to submit to your lender.

On the home page we summarize this as 4 steps. Here is the full picture.

1

The Questionnaire

Everything starts with a focused questionnaire that takes about 15 minutes to complete. We ask about your business concept, target market, location, ownership structure, loan amount, and intended use of funds.

Startup or acquisition: If you're acquiring an existing business, we also ask about the seller's historical financials and the purchase price breakdown.

One sitting, no follow-ups: This is the only input we need from you. There are no follow-up interviews, no back-and-forth drafts, and no lengthy onboarding calls. The questionnaire is designed so that a business owner who knows their concept can complete it in a single sitting.

Guided questions: The more specific you are, the stronger your plan. But do not worry, our questions guide you through exactly what we need.

No documents needed. No calls. No back-and-forth.

2

Market Research & Industry Analysis

Once we receive your questionnaire, our team pulls real market data specific to your industry and location.

Real data, not estimates: This includes demographic data for your area, industry size and growth rates from IBISWorld and Census Bureau sources, competitive landscape analysis, and consumer spending trends relevant to your business model.

What lenders actually want: Lenders do not want to see vague statements like “the market is growing.” They want to see the actual size of the market in your city, who your real competitors are, and how your pricing compares to them. We provide all of this with real, sourced data, not estimates.

Defensible projections: This research feeds directly into your financial model, making your revenue projections grounded in real data rather than guesswork, which is exactly what makes them defensible when your lender reviews them.

3

Writing & Financial Modelling

With your questionnaire answers and our market research in hand, we produce three complete documents.

PowerPoint business plan: A professionally designed deck covering every section an SBA 7(a) lender expects: executive summary, company overview, market analysis, products and services, marketing strategy, management team, and financial projections.

Word document: The same content in a clean, text-based format that many lenders prefer for detailed review. Both documents are formatted to professional standards with consistent branding, clear section headers, and properly cited data.

Excel financial model: A fully built 5-year projection covering revenue by stream, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, staffing costs, loan amortization schedule, income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet. It includes loan repayment coverage calculations (the most important number your lender checks) for each year and break-even analysis.

Scenario analysis: We also include a scenario analysis showing your lender how the business performs even if revenue comes in below expectations. This is one of the details that separates a FundedPlan plan from anything you could put together yourself. Every formula is linked. Change one assumption and the entire model updates.

4

Quality Review

Before delivery, every plan goes through a multi-point quality review.

SBA 7(a) compliance: We check for SBA 7(a) documentation compliance, ensuring all required sections are present and that the plan addresses the specific criteria lenders evaluate during underwriting.

Financial model audit: The balance sheet must balance, cash flow must reconcile with the income statement, the loan repayment coverage ratio must be calculated correctly against the proposed loan terms, and all assumptions must be internally consistent. If the numbers don't add up, the plan does not leave our hands.

Formatting and presentation: We also review formatting across all three documents: slide layouts, font consistency, chart labeling, table alignment, and print readiness. The goal is a package that looks like it came from a professional consulting firm, not a fill-in-the-blank template. The goal is a package that looks like it came from a professional consulting firm, because it did.

5

Delivery

Your complete plan package is delivered to your email within 5 days of receiving your questionnaire and payment.

Three ready-to-submit files: You'll receive three files: the PowerPoint presentation (.pptx), the Word document (.docx), and the Excel financial model (.xlsx). All files are compatible with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

Unlimited revisions: Once you receive your plan, review it thoroughly and share it with your lender or loan broker. If your lender requests changes or has questions about specific sections, we include unlimited revisions at no additional cost. Most revision requests are completed within 2 business days.

Compliance guarantee: If your lender identifies an SBA 7(a) compliance issue with the plan, we fix it for free, no questions asked. We stand behind the quality and compliance of every plan we deliver.

What you receive:

PowerPoint Business Plan

.pptx

Word Document Version

.docx

Excel Financial Model

.xlsx

Lender-Required Changes Are Always Free

If your lender requests compliance fixes or formatting changes to the plan we delivered, those corrections are always free. We fix them at no additional cost, no questions asked.

This guarantee has no expiry. If your lender asks for changes 6 months after delivery, we still fix it free.

What Makes Us Different

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Price
Free (your time)
Delivery time
2-6 weeks
Financial model included
SBA 7(a) compliant
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Revisions included
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$1,500
Delivery time
5 days
Financial model included
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Revisions included
Unlimited

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$5,000-15,000+
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Consulting firms charge $5,000 to $15,000 for the same deliverables. FundedPlan delivers the same quality in a fraction of the time for $1,500 flat.

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