1. Lack of Planning Sixty to eighty percent of all new businesses fail during their first five years. A key reason for this failure is due to lack of good planning. Only 10% of all business equity or loan proposals are accepted and funded. A good investment grade business plan has proven to be critical to the success of a new or existing business. The better you plan, the better your chances of communicating to stakeholders and succeed in getting the required funds and performance in time. Is your business model right?

2. Too Many Hassles and Turn Around Time Too Long Usually you'll spend countless hours running around trying to obtain financing for your project and Worry about time consuming packaging requirements, dealing with the inexperienced or new lenders, investors and investor meetings. Often you will discover the banks or investors have different or unreasonable requirements from your point of view. How to do it right the first time?

3. Lack of Administrative Assistance Many small companies lack the administrative infrastructure that can impart regular efforts, with the necessary expertise, and organize finance in time for the project. In most cases, one is stuck and trying to gather information through own efforts, as well as trying to run the business or current activities and maintain an excellent reputation. Do you need to outsource and determine who can finance your project?

4. Hidden Costs In a typical loan situation, there are always hidden costs involved. And if you're like most people, just not aware about certain upfront costs, it is even harder to swallow than actually paying the amount. These fees along with basic administrative expenses are necessary, as the financing process often takes 8 to 16 weeks and involves collecting and presenting the relevant information by a team of professionals. How to present the right information the first time?

5. Lack of Options The traditional lending process, with most business banks and lenders focuses on one thing. Get the application, send it to a committee for approval and give the answer: yes or no. It's a numbers game. The more applications they submit, the more loans they may approve. There is no one there who will look at other options available and assist you in the process. If there were lot of confusing options, which one is the right for you?