Bankable business plans
A business plan is bankable when the people writing cheques — investors, banks, DFIs, grant committees — can take it through their own credit and investment processes without sending it back. That is the standard we build to.
Most business plans are written to describe the business. A bankable plan is written to survive scrutiny: the financial model reconciles, the assumptions are defensible, the market sizing is sourced, the risks are addressed before they are asked about, and the funding ask is structured for the specific institution reading it.
What we deliver
The plan itself — investment-grade narrative covering business model, market opportunity, competitive position, management, and growth strategy, written in the language funders use internally.
The financial model — three-statement projections with clear assumptions, scenario ranges, and the ratios lenders and investors test first.
The funding case — the ask, the structure (equity, debt, grant, or blended), the use of funds, and the returns or repayment story, matched to the target funder's mandate.
Who it's for
Businesses preparing to raise from banks, DFIs and development funders (NEF, SEFA, IDC and peers), private investors, or grant programmes — and businesses entering our Investor Readiness Programme, where the bankable plan is the foundation document.
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