Why TouchPoint Planning

Your Lender Has a Deadline. So Do You.

Most business owners spend weeks sometimes months trying to build a lender ready package on their own. We deliver it in days, built exactly the way underwriters expect it.

200+

Hours saved vs. DIY

14

Day average delivery

98%

Client satisfaction rate

$50M+

In projected client revenue

The Real Cost of Doing It Yourself

Industry research shows that writing a bank ready business plan and financial projections is one of the most time intensive tasks a business owner can take on and most first attempts are rejected by lenders.

The DIY Route

DIY Average

Business Plan200+

hours to write a complete business plan

Source: SCORE / U.S. SBA research

Financial Projections40–80

hours to build lender-grade financial projections

Source: Industry average for first-time preparers

Lender Revision Rounds3–5

revision rounds before lender acceptance

Total Time to Lender-Ready8–16

weeks from start to lender-ready package

The TouchPoint Way

TouchPoint Planning

Complete Package Delivery7–14

business days to a complete, lender ready package

Revision Rounds Included1

round of revisions included

Projection Accuracy Rate100%

projection accuracy rate across all client engagements

Underwriting-FormattedDay 1

documents formatted to underwriting standards from the start

What Sets Us Apart

Speed is the headline. But the reason our packages get approved is the depth behind them.

01

Built From the Bank's Perspective

We don't write business plans for entrepreneurs we write them for underwriters. Every section, every number, every narrative is structured around what your lender's credit committee is trained to look for.

02

Proprietary Financial Modeling Engine

Our workbook integrates 132 data inputs across up to 21 tabs and 3 interconnected financial models. The result is a projection package that holds up under scrutiny because it was built to be scrutinized.

03

Speed Without Shortcuts

We deliver in 7–14 business days because our process is engineered, not improvised. You get a complete, lender ready package fast without sacrificing the depth that gets deals approved.

04

One Point of Contact, Full Accountability

No handoffs, no junior staff, no templates filled in by someone who's never sat across from a lender. You work directly with our team from intake to delivery.

The Data Doesn't Lie

Nearly 1 in 2 Small Business Loan Applications Are Denied

And the most common reason isn't your credit score it's your paperwork.

~47%

National small business loan denial rate

Fed Reserve SBCS 2024

~50%

Denial rate at large banks specifically

Fed Reserve SBCS 2024

#1

Fixable denial reason: weak financials & business plan

SBA Hartford District / CT DECD

45–50%

CT small business denial rate (Northeast avg.)

Fed Reserve Bank of New York

Source: Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey 2024 (2023 data) · Federal Reserve Bank of New York Northeast Region

Why Lenders Say No

01

Insufficient or Weak Financial Statements

Lenders need to see projections that hold up under scrutiny not spreadsheets built on guesswork. Incomplete or unrealistic numbers are an automatic red flag for any credit committee.

02

Incomplete or Inadequate Business Plan

A business plan written for an entrepreneur reads very differently than one written for an underwriter. Missing market analysis, vague revenue assumptions, and no repayment strategy are deal killers.

03

Poor Loan Package Presentation

Even strong businesses get denied when their documents aren't formatted to underwriting standards. Lenders process hundreds of applications a disorganized package signals risk before they read a single number.

The TouchPoint Difference

We Don't Just Help You Apply. We Change the Outcome.

Every element of our process is engineered to eliminate the exact reasons lenders deny applications.

Weak financial projections

132 input proprietary model across 3 integrated financial statements built to withstand lender scrutiny

Business plan not written for underwriters

Every narrative section structured around what credit committees are trained to evaluate not what sounds good to you

Disorganized loan package

Lender ready formatting from Day 1 tabs, labels, and document order matched to SBA and conventional underwriting standards

Months of back-and-forth revisions

7–14 business day delivery with 1 included revision round because we get it right the first time

Stop Losing Time. Start Talking to Lenders.

Every week you spend trying to figure out what your lender wants is a week your competition is moving forward. Let us build the package that gets you to the table.