How to build a business plan that gets you funded

Most business plans don't fail because the idea is weak – they fail because they're written to be read, not to be funded.

In this session, Orias Imafidon draws on 15 years of senior commercial banking experience – including deciding which businesses got backed and which got declined – to show you exactly what lenders, investors, and grant makers are really looking for.

Whether you're preparing for a bank loan, an investor pitch, or a grant application, you'll leave this session with a clear, practical framework for turning your business plan into one that actually gets funded.

Topics covered in this session

• What a genuinely fundable business plan looks like: The real difference between a plan that gets approved and one that gets quietly filed away, from someone who made those calls for 15 years
• How to build a realistic cash flow forecast that gives funders the confidence to back your business, not just a spreadsheet that looks tidy
• The five most common business planning mistakes that sink funding applications and exactly how to avoid each one

About the speaker

Orias spent 15 years in commercial banking, where his role spanned relationship management, leadership, strategic planning, and crisis management, deciding, time and again, which businesses got funded and which didn't.

He's a chartered accountant and now runs two businesses built on that experience: IAP Advisory, a commercial finance and funding advisory helping UK SMEs find the right funding, and Numbers 1st, an outsourced bookkeeping service built to help small businesses stay on top of their numbers year-round with deep commercial and industry insight.

If you have any questions you'd like Orias to answer during the webinar, please send them to events@enterprisenation.com.

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