U.S. Commercial Planning Services

Compare U.S. Business Plan Services for Financing, Investment, and Growth

Different business decisions call for different evidence. Use this guide to identify the right deliverable for an SBA lender, conventional bank, investor, landlord, grant reviewer, or internal leadership team—from a complete business plan or pitch deck to financial modeling, feasibility analysis, and ongoing Fractional CFO support.

U.S. business plan, financial model, and pitch deck service comparison

Start With the Decision

Choose the scope your reviewer and next milestone require.

Understand where each service fits before requesting a proposal or beginning your engagement.
Debt Financing & Applications SBA and conventional bank loan plans, CDFI submissions, landlord packages, grant plans, and supporting forecasts.
Investor Materials & Expansion Investor-ready plans, pitch decks, capital-raise models, acquisition analysis, and expansion planning.
Financial Analysis & Advisory Feasibility studies, market and scenario analysis, stand-alone financial models, and Fractional CFO services.

U.S. Service Selection Guide

Find the Right Service for Your Next Business Decision

Identify the audience and decision first. Then compare the engagement that provides the strategy, evidence, financial detail, and presentation format your situation requires.

U.S. Financing & Applications

Documents Built for External Review

When a lender, funding organization, or commercial landlord is evaluating the business, the plan should make the request, supporting evidence, and financial capacity easy to assess.

Funding Application From $1,250 USD

Grant Business Plans

Opportunity-specific plans for federal, state, and local programs, foundations, community initiatives, and other non-dilutive funding.

Choose this when A funder expects a structured case for the project need, program alignment, public or community benefit, and measurable outcomes.
Core deliverable An organization and project case, budget justification, use of funds, implementation schedule, outcome measures, and long-term sustainability rationale.
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Property Approval From $1,250 USD

Landlord Business Plans

Tenant-focused plans for U.S. property owners, leasing teams, commercial brokers, and property managers.

Choose this when A proposed retail, restaurant, franchise, clinic, studio, office, or industrial location requires landlord approval.
Core deliverable Tenant and ownership profile, business concept, customer demand, proposed location, operating plan, startup budget, rent capacity, and financial projections.
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Private Capital & Fundraising

Materials That Present the Investment Case

Give prospective investors a consistent view of the opportunity across the detailed plan, presentation narrative, and underlying financial assumptions.

Investor Presentation From $1,250 USD

Pitch Decks

Professionally written and designed presentations that turn the investment case into a focused visual narrative.

Choose this when You need a presentation for investor outreach, fundraising meetings, accelerators, demo days, or pitch competitions.
Core deliverable Typically 15–18 custom-designed slides covering the problem, solution, market, competitive advantage, business model, traction, team, financial highlights, and funding request.
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Financial Analysis From $800 USD

Financial Models

Transparent Excel models that connect operating assumptions with cash flow, profitability, capital requirements, and business value.

Choose this when You need a stand-alone forecast for fundraising, lending, budgeting, valuation, scenario testing, or board planning.
Core deliverable Editable assumptions, revenue and expense schedules, staffing, income statement, cash flow, balance sheet, break-even analysis, sensitivities, and decision outputs.
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Market & Financial Analysis

Evidence for High-Stakes Business Decisions

Test a proposed investment before committing resources or add flexible senior finance leadership when management needs deeper visibility and recurring guidance.

Decision Support From $2,500 USD

Feasibility Studies

Independent analysis of market demand, operating requirements, financial viability, and risk for a proposed business or project.

Choose this when You need evidence before launching, acquiring, expanding, entering a market, developing a site, or opening another location.
Core deliverable A tailored study combining market and competitive research, operating requirements, financial analysis, break-even and scenario testing, risks, and a go, revise, or no-go conclusion.
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Ongoing Advisory Custom Pricing

Fractional CFO Services

Flexible senior-level finance support without the cost or commitment of adding a full-time executive.

Choose this when Management needs recurring insight into performance, cash flow, budgets, KPIs, pricing, funding readiness, or growth decisions.
Core deliverable A scoped combination of management reporting, rolling forecasts, cash-flow planning, KPI dashboards, budgeting, funding support, and strategic finance guidance.
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Examples of Our Work

Review U.S. Business Planning and Financial Deliverables

Browse selected examples to see how different documents organize the strategy, research, financial assumptions, and evidence required for lenders, investors, transactions, and major business decisions.

Investor Business Plan Examples

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Important: these examples demonstrate document structure and presentation only. Every engagement is developed around the client’s company, U.S. market, intended reviewer, financing or strategic objective, and available information.

Why U.S. Businesses Work With Mikel

Business planning built for serious U.S. financial and strategic review.

From SBA and conventional bank financing to private capital raises, commercial leasing, and major investment decisions, Mikel Consulting develops research-driven business plans, pitch decks, financial models, and feasibility studies for U.S. startups and established companies. Each engagement is structured around the reviewer, transaction, and decision the materials must support.

4,000+ Customized Business Plans Completed
$1.6B+ Client Funding Supported
97% Reported Client Success Rate
90+ Countries Represented by Our Clients

Selected Client Outcomes

Real Clients. Real Results.

See how Mikel Consulting’s business plans, investor materials, financial models, and funding support have helped companies present stronger opportunities, secure capital, and advance their next stage of growth.

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Our U.S. Project Process

From Confirmed Scope to Review-Ready Final Files

After identifying the appropriate service, we follow a structured workflow that keeps the objectives, deliverables, responsibilities, and timing clear from the outset.

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Project Inquiry

Tell us what you are preparing, who will review it, your business background, required documents, and target deadline.

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Scope and Engagement

We confirm the recommended service, project scope, deliverables, price, schedule, client responsibilities, contract, and invoice.

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Information Collection

You complete the relevant questionnaire and provide the company, ownership, financial, funding, and supporting information needed.

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Research and Preparation

Our team develops the U.S. market research, strategy, financial analysis, written content, and presentation required for the project.

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Review and Revisions

You review the draft and provide feedback. We refine the work for factual accuracy, audience alignment, clarity, and presentation quality.

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Final Delivery

You receive polished documents ready for the intended U.S. lender, investor, landlord, funder, transaction, or internal decision-making use.

Typical Timeline Most document-based engagements are completed within 7–10 business days.
Rush Option Accelerated delivery may be available for time-sensitive commercial deadlines.
Final Format Polished PDF and editable working files are supplied where applicable.

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U.S. Commercial Services FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Which U.S. commercial planning service fits my objective?

Start with the decision-maker and the outcome you need. An SBA lender or conventional bank generally needs a lender-focused business plan and financial forecast. An equity raise may call for an investor business plan, pitch deck, and financial model. A grant application requires a program-specific narrative and budget, while a new location, acquisition, or expansion may benefit from a feasibility study. We can review your objective and recommend only the documents the project requires.

Do I need a business plan, pitch deck, or financial model?

Choose a business plan when a bank, investor, landlord, grant reviewer, or strategic partner needs a complete written case. Use a pitch deck for concise investor outreach or presentations. Select a financial model when the audience needs detailed assumptions, cash flow, repayment capacity, valuation support, or scenario testing. Many financing and capital-raising projects use two or all three in a coordinated package.

What is the difference between a bank loan business plan and an investor business plan?

A U.S. bank or SBA loan business plan is built around credit review: use of funds, owner contribution, repayment ability, cash flow, collateral where applicable, and risk controls. An investor business plan supports an equity or growth-capital decision and emphasizes market opportunity, differentiation, traction, scalability, growth strategy, and potential returns. Each version should use the language and evidence its intended reviewer expects.

Do I need a financial model with my business plan?

Often, yes. The written plan explains the strategy, while the model demonstrates how the assumptions translate into revenue, expenses, cash flow, funding requirements, profitability, and downside scenarios. Lenders use projections to assess debt service and repayment capacity; investors use them to evaluate growth, capital needs, valuation logic, and possible returns. A smaller request may need basic projections, while a larger or more complex transaction usually calls for a detailed model.

Can one business plan be used for banks, investors, grants, and landlords?

A core set of company facts can be reused, but the submission should be tailored to each audience. Banks focus on repayment, credit risk, and collateral where relevant. Investors evaluate growth and return potential. Grant reviewers assess eligibility, program alignment, and measurable impact. Commercial landlords consider operating strength and lease risk. We can determine whether a targeted adaptation is enough or whether separate versions would be stronger.

What is white-glove bank loan support?

White-glove support extends beyond writing the lender-ready plan. Depending on the engagement, it may include organizing supporting records, building or reviewing the forecast, aligning the narrative with the financing request, structuring the submission package, and helping address follow-up questions. The goal is a clear, consistent application; credit decisions and loan approval remain entirely with the lender.

Can you prepare a full investor materials package?

Yes. We can build a coordinated package that may include an investor business plan, pitch deck, financial model, use-of-funds schedule, one-page teaser, and supporting materials for investor questions or due diligence. Scope is based on the company stage, amount being raised, target investor profile, transaction structure, and quality of the information available.

Do you prepare grant and funding program business plans?

Yes. We prepare grant-ready business plans and supporting documents for U.S. federal, state, and local programs, foundations, nonprofit and community initiatives, economic development programs, and Tribal funding opportunities where applicable. The materials can address the applicant, project purpose, budget, use of funds, implementation schedule, expected outcomes, and measurable impact. Eligibility and award decisions remain with the program administrator.

When should I choose a feasibility study instead of a business plan?

Choose a feasibility study when the primary question is whether an opportunity should proceed. It can test demand, costs, operating needs, financial viability, and risk before a new location, acquisition, expansion, real estate development, market entry, or major investment. A business plan describes how the venture will operate and grow; a feasibility study evaluates whether the underlying opportunity is viable before substantial resources are committed.

Can you help if I only need one document?

Yes. Services can be commissioned individually, including a bank loan business plan, investor business plan, pitch deck, financial model, grant business plan, feasibility study, landlord business plan, or another strategic document. If the review audience would benefit from additional materials, we will explain the reason, but a single deliverable can be scoped when that is all you need.

How long does the process usually take?

Most document-based engagements are completed within 7–10 business days after payment, questionnaire completion, and receipt of the required company and financial information. Detailed feasibility studies, custom financial models, investor packages, and multi-document assignments may require a tailored schedule. Rush delivery may be available when a lender, investor, grant, or landlord deadline is approaching.

Do you provide editable files?

Yes, where the service supports an editable format. Business plans and written reports are generally supplied as editable documents and PDFs, financial models in Excel, and pitch decks in editable presentation format plus PDF. Exact deliverables are confirmed in the project scope.