{"id":438,"date":"2026-08-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=438"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:00:00","slug":"preparing-business-for-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/preparing-business-for-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting your business ready for funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"438\" class=\"elementor elementor-438\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-300ef5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"300ef5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4c191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"7b4c191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Banks, investors and development finance institutions all ask similar questions before they fund a business. How much do you need, what will you use it for and how will it be repaid or earn a return? Owners who can answer clearly, with numbers to back it up, are taken more seriously and usually get a quicker decision.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8b8b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"5a8b8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/meridian-advisory-south-african-woman-business-owner-and-a-male-fina-ac107-800x475.jpg\" class=\"attachment-800x475 size-800x475\" alt=\"South African woman business owner and a male financial adviser reviewing funding documents at a meeting table in a brig\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1985faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"1985faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Before approaching funders, make sure your financial statements are up to date, your tax affairs are in order and your company records are current with the CIPC. A short business plan and a realistic cash flow forecast should show how the money will be used. We help clients prepare this pack and rehearse the questions funders tend to ask.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lenders and investors look for clear numbers and a credible plan, so prepare both before you ask.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[85,67],"class_list":["post-438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth","tag-funding","tag-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35554,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions\/35554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/business-consulting\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}