Get ready for an SBA loan
This site helps your small business get ready — check where you stand, build your business plan, and find free advisors to contact in your state.
Every tool is free to use — no account needed, including printing, copying, and downloads. Your answers stay private.
Start the free pre-screen →Independent educational tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by the SBA, any government agency, or any lender. This quick screen is not a prequalification, quote, application, approval, or denial. Verify all SBA and lender requirements before making loan decisions.
Check your loan readiness
Answer straightforward questions and get an independent readiness report with next steps and loan routes to discuss with lenders.
Start the pre-screen →Build your business plan
A guided business plan you write in your browser, in clear, straightforward language, with examples for every section and Word or print export.
Start your plan →Find free help in your state
Free small-business advisors — SBDC, SCORE, Women’s Business Centers, and veterans programs — with official locators for your state.
Find free help →How it works
- Complete the pre-screen and get your report
Answer straightforward questions at your own pace — no account needed — then see what to work on and which loan routes to consider discussing.
- Build your plan and projections
Draft a guided business plan and a 12-month projections table in your browser, free to use at any pace.
- Keep it: print or download
When you want to keep your work, print or download it — your Lender Packet, checklist, plan, and projections — no account needed. Then fill in personal details by hand, off the website.
Your answers stay in your browser. There are no fields for Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, or addresses, and nothing is uploaded.