Business plan writer for startups, funding and bank applications

Who this is for

This service is for founders and small-business owners who need a written startup business plan, not a blank template. Typical uses include a bank or other loan, an angel or venture meeting, an accelerator application, a grant application, a partner discussion, or simply getting the offer, the market and the numbers down in one place.

Plans are written for the intended reader and for the market and currency you operate in — whether that is South Africa, the UK, the United States, Europe or another country. I do not claim that any bank, funder, accelerator or grant body will approve a plan. I will write it clearly, with assumptions you can explain, and you remain responsible for the application.

I am based in South Africa. About ten years in manufacturing, operations and procurement at aQuellé South Africa informs how I treat costs, suppliers and operations, wherever the business is based. The document is always built around your prices and your costs, not a generic industry essay.

What is included

Every package includes a professionally written business plan in editable Word, plus financials in Excel. The depth depends on the package you choose on Fiverr:

• Basic, $60 — a 10-page plan with a one-year financial summary. Four-day delivery and one revision. A short plan when you need a clear written case, not a full funding pack.
• Standard, $120 — a 20-page plan, three-year projections for revenue, costs, profit and cash flow, and a 10-slide investor pitch deck. Five-day delivery and two revisions. This is the usual fit if you need both a written plan and a deck you can present.
• Premium, $220 — a 30-page plan, a five-year financial model, a 15-slide deck and competitor research. Six-day delivery and three revisions.

The written plan covers the problem you solve, the offer, customers, competitors, operations, marketing and the team, at the length of the package. Financial projections are built from assumptions we agree with you — they are not invented growth curves. A pitch deck is included in Standard and Premium only; you can also order just a deck from the pitch deck page.

A professional plan improves clarity. It does not guarantee a loan, an investment, a place in an accelerator or a grant. Lenders and funders also look at credit records, your own contribution, collateral and supporting documents. I will not claim otherwise.

How the work happens

Message me on Fiverr with what the plan is for (bank, investor, accelerator, grant, or internal use), where you operate, the currency the numbers should use, and any figures you already have. I will help you pick a package if you want, then you order on the gig. After the order I send a short questionnaire covering the offer, customers, prices, costs, competitors and the funding ask. I research the market, build the financials so they add up, write the plan, and deliver a complete first draft within the package time. You then use the included revisions so the final files fit the business.

What to send me

You do not need a finished draft. Send what you have:

• A plain description of the product or service and who it is for
• Where you will operate, the currency, and who will read the plan (a bank, investors, an accelerator, a grant panel, or an internal team)
• Prices, main costs, and any historical figures or bank statements you are willing to share
• How much you are asking for, and what the money will be used for
• Who you see as your competitors and what stops them copying you, plus any existing notes or a draft
• Optional: any traction so far (sales, pilot customers, letters of intent or a waitlist), why you and your team are the right people to run it, how you will win your first customers and roughly what each will cost, and, if raising money, how you will split it and what investors get in return (shares, a loan or something else)

A short questionnaire after you order walks through the rest. If figures are still estimates, say so — I will treat them as assumptions and say so in the plan. More on what to send and how I work.

If the plan is for a UK or US reader, see the guide to business plans for investors and bank loans in the UK and US. For South African banks, the NEF or SEFA, see the guide to a business plan for a bank loan in South Africa.

Working together

All communication and delivery is through Fiverr, in English, with prices in US dollars. I work South African Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2), which lines up with the working day in the UK and Europe and overlaps with mornings or evenings in the United States. Files are delivered in standard formats: Word and PDF for plans and reports, PowerPoint or Google Slides for decks, and Excel or Google Sheets for spreadsheets.