Applying For A Loan
Loan Proposal -- A written statement which describes your business and its history, spells out how you will use the loan, and how you plan to repay the loan.
Personal Information -- This information should give business background on you and/or your partners. It should include personal information, and business and personal references. In some cases, personal tax returns for the past three years may be requested.
Financial Statements -- These statements should describe the condition of your business. All of this information should be presented in generally accepted financial reporting forms, which allow the data to be easily understood. Your statements should include:
- Balance Sheet -- from most recent fiscal year ended.
- Income Statement -- statement showing profit and loss for last three years, up to the current fiscal year end.
- Cash Flow Projections -- Projections showing how much cash will be generated in the future to repay the loan.
- Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable Aging -- These reports break out receivable and payables into 30, 60,90 and - past 90-day-old categories.
- Ratio Summary -- This report summarizes key ratios, which reflect on the financial condition of the business. |