2. “What we’ve got here is a failure to
communicate!” Cool Hand Luke
Though beaten, Luke refuses to stay down!
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3. You Speak Different Languages!
The Entrepreneur
• Risk Taker
• Looks to the Future
• Numbers = Sales &
Market Share
• Product and Sales
Oriented
The Lender
• Risk Averse
• Looks to the Past
• Numbers = Balance
Sheet and P&L
• Performance to
Standards
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4. Don’t Forget the Golden Rule
“He who has the GOLD
makes the RULES!”
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5. Needs $3 million Needs $30,000
Banks like to make $3 million loans a lot more than $30,000 loans!
It takes the same amount of time & paperwork to underwrite both of these loans!
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6. 10,000,000 US small businesses seek funding each year.
Nat 2011 Small Business Finance Poll (survey)
White House Small Business Agenda, National Small Business Association – business less than $3 million in revenue
Success Rate of Small Business Owners’ Financing
Search
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7. Debt vs Equity Financing
DEBT
• A loan
• You are charged fees
& interest
EQUITY
• A piece of your
business
• Purchase or
investment in success
of your business
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8. What Are Your Choices?
PERSONAL ASSETS
• Savings
• Mom & Dad, other family
• Friends Please!
• Credit Cards
• Home Equity Loans
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9. What Are Your Choices?
MICROLOANS ($500 TO $35,000)
• Cal Coastal Rural Development
• City/County CDBG programs
• El Pajaro Community Development Corp.
• Some Banks & Credit Unions
• SBA preferred lenders
• Credit Cards
• Home Equity Loans
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10. What Are Your Choices?
SBA Loan Programs Snapshot
Remember – SBA is not a direct lender.
SBA merely removes some of the risk for your bank/lender.
• Basic 7(a) Loan Guaranty ($2,000 - $5M)
• 504 Loan Program ($500K - $10M)
• Express (Advantage, Patriot, Export)
• Loan Prequalification
• Asset-based lending ($250K - $5M)
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11. What Are Your Choices?
•Lines of Credit
•State Programs
•City/County or other Programs
•Savings Accounts
•Insurance Policies
•Refinancing of Assets
•Sale of Assets
•Venture Capital
•Angel Capital
Other Sources to Consider
• Factoring
• Speed up customer
payments
• Negotiate terms with
suppliers
• Credit Card Advances
• Loan Matching Sites like
BoeFly, Lendio
• Peer to Peer Lending like
Prosper, LendingClub
• Crowdfunding
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13. The Loan Application Process
• Get a Duns # - www.dnb.com
• Chose your lender
• Get Acquainted – present your concept/needs
• Prepare a formal written proposal & complete lender’s
application
• Discuss with lender – address concerns
• Timeline can be instant to months, depends on
complexity of the loan
• Lender takes your proposal before loan committee
• Decision is made
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14. Parts of a Loan Proposal
• Executive Summary
• Top Management Profiles
• Business Description
• Projections
• Financial Statements
• Purpose – Use of the Loan
• Ask for Precise Amount
• Repayment Plan
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15. The Seven C’s of Lender
Reviews
1. Credit
2. Capacity
3. Capital
4. Collateral
5. Character
6. Conditions
7. Commitment
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16. Terms
• Type/Structure of the loan
• Collateral
• Term of loan (time frame)
• Repayment schedule
• Interest rate
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17. SOURCE AND USE
SOURCE - Amount You Need
Amount Requested $
Owner's Investment $
TOTAL
USE OF FUNDS
Working Capital $
Equipment & Machinery $
Furniture & Fixtures $
Commercial Real Estate $
Leasehold Improvements $
Debt Restructuring $
TOTAL $
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18. Financial Statements
BALANCE SHEET
• How well is the company
managing its financial
resources
• Snapshot of financial
condition at an instant in
time
• Good match of source
and uses of funds
• The business report card!
PROFIT & LOSS
STATEMENT
• How well the company
buys and sells inventory
or services to make a
profit
• Reports financial results
over a period of time
• Match of revenues and
expenses
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19. Operating Cycle
The length of time, measured in days, cash
remains in operations before it returns with a
profit.
Days Receivable (A/R)
+ Days Inventory (Inv.)
- Days Payable (A/P)
- Days Accrual (Acc.)
= Operating Cycle
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23. Questions & Answers
Andrea Zeller-Nield
CSUMB Small Business Development Center
106 Lincoln Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901
Tel. 831 422-6232
Email: anield@csumb.edu
Website: www.csumb.edu/sbdc
The UC Merced Regional Small Business Development
Centers are funded by the U.S. Small Business
Administration, and center host institutions. All opinions,
conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of
the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of
the SBA or the UC Merced Regional SBDC Network.
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24. Please complete your workshop evaluation before you go!
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