Frequently Asked Questions

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SBA Financing Consulting FAQs

  • What does an SBA financing consultant do?

    An SBA financing consultant helps evaluate and prepare the financial, structural, and documentation pieces behind an SBA financing request. FSRC reviews areas such as cash flow, borrower strength, transaction structure, projections, sources and uses, and supporting documentation before formal underwriting.

  • Can FSRC help prepare an SBA loan request?

    Yes. Frog Strategic Resource Consulting provides SBA financing consulting and loan preparation support for business acquisitions, owner-occupied commercial real estate, expansion, equipment, working capital, and other qualifying SBA financing needs.

  • What is an SBA pre-underwriting review?

    An SBA pre-underwriting review looks for financial, borrower, structural, and documentation concerns before the financing request reaches formal lender underwriting. This may include cash flow, debt service, contribution, projections, sources and uses, and borrower strength.

  • Can FSRC help if an SBA financing request has stalled?

    FSRC can review a stalled SBA financing request to identify issues that may need attention, such as cash flow, transaction structure, borrower contribution, projections, or documentation, before the opportunity is presented again.

  • Does FSRC determine SBA eligibility or approve SBA loans?

    No. FSRC helps evaluate and prepare the opportunity, but final SBA eligibility, underwriting, financing terms, and approval are determined by the applicable lender and SBA requirements.

Commercial Real Estate & Development FAQs

  • What commercial real estate financing does FSRC help with?

    FSRC provides commercial real estate financing consulting for property acquisitions, refinancing, construction, development, repositioning, bridge financing, and permanent financing opportunities.

  • What does FSRC review for a commercial real estate transaction?

    The review may include property cash flow, debt service, borrower or sponsor strength, equity, sources and uses, project costs, financial projections, transaction structure, and supporting documentation.

  • Can FSRC help with construction and development financing?

    Yes. FSRC can help evaluate construction budgets, project costs, sponsor equity, capital requirements, sources and uses, financial projections, and the broader financing structure behind a development project.

  • What is a commercial real estate pre-underwriting review?

    A pre-underwriting review evaluates the financial, property, sponsor, structural, and documentation issues that may affect how a commercial real estate financing request is reviewed by a lender or capital source.

  • Can FSRC help structure bridge and permanent financing?

    FSRC can help evaluate how bridge, construction, refinancing, and permanent financing may fit within the property's current stage and long-term strategy.

Business Financing & Growth FAQs

  • What types of business financing needs does FSRC help with?

    FSRC provides business financing consulting for expansion, equipment and fleet purchases, working capital, acquisitions, refinancing, recapitalization, new locations, and other business growth opportunities.

  • How does FSRC help with working capital financing?

    FSRC evaluates working capital needs in the context of cash flow, liquidity, operating expenses, debt service, and the broader growth strategy so the financing request reflects what the business may actually need.

  • Can FSRC help with equipment financing?

    Yes. FSRC can review equipment costs, available cash flow, financing requirements, debt service, and how the proposed investment fits within the company's operating and growth objectives.

  • Can FSRC help finance a business acquisition?

    FSRC can help evaluate business acquisition financing, including purchase price, cash flow, buyer contribution, seller financing, working capital needs, sources and uses, and the overall transaction structure.

  • What is business financing preparation?

    Business financing preparation involves organizing and evaluating the financial information, projections, use of funds, transaction structure, and documentation that may be needed before a financing request reaches formal review.

Capital Advisory & Complex Transactions FAQs

  • What are capital advisory services?

    Capital advisory services help clients evaluate how debt, equity, sponsor capital, seller financing, bridge capital, and other sources may work together within a transaction.

  • When might a business need capital advisory services?

    Capital advisory may be helpful when a transaction involves multiple capital sources, recapitalization, acquisitions, complex debt and equity needs, challenged financing, growth capital, or a structure that does not fit a conventional loan.

  • What is capital stack structuring?

    Capital stack structuring evaluates how different forms of capital, such as senior debt, subordinate debt, sponsor equity, seller financing, or other sources, may work together to support the transaction.

  • Can FSRC help prepare for a capital raise?

    FSRC can provide capital raise strategy and preparation, including capital requirement analysis, financial projections, sources and uses, transaction summaries, capital structure information, and supporting documentation.

  • Can FSRC help with a challenged or complex transaction?

    Yes. FSRC can review financial, structural, sponsor, documentation, collateral, and capital issues to determine what may need to be strengthened, restructured, clarified, or reconsidered before the transaction moves forward.

Loan & Capital Package Development FAQs

  • What is commercial loan package preparation?

    Commercial loan package preparation organizes the financial, transaction, and supporting information needed to clearly present a financing request to a lender or other appropriate capital source.

  • What may be included in a commercial loan package?

    Depending on the transaction, a package may include financial statements, projections, debt schedules, sources and uses, business plans, financial narratives, transaction summaries, ownership information, and supporting documentation.

  • Does FSRC help prepare financial projections?

    Yes. FSRC can help organize financial projections and supporting assumptions so revenue, expenses, cash flow, debt service, working capital, and other expectations are presented clearly and consistently.

  • What is a sources and uses analysis?

    A sources and uses analysis shows where the capital for a transaction is expected to come from and how those funds will be used. It may include debt, equity, seller financing, acquisition costs, equipment, construction costs, working capital, and transaction expenses.

  • Does FSRC only organize financing documents?

    No. FSRC looks beyond document assembly to understand the financial story, transaction structure, assumptions, use of funds, and broader objective behind the financing request.

  • Can FSRC prepare packages for different types of financing?

    Yes. FSRC can assist with packages for SBA financing, business financing, business acquisitions, commercial real estate, construction and development, and complex capital transactions.

Working With FSRC

  • Is Frog Strategic Resource Consulting a lender?

    No. Frog Strategic Resource Consulting is a commercial financing and capital advisory consulting firm. FSRC helps clients evaluate, structure, and prepare financing opportunities before they are presented to lenders or other appropriate capital sources.

  • Do I need to know which financing service I need before contacting FSRC?

    No. Start by explaining what you are trying to accomplish. FSRC can review the opportunity and determine which consulting, preparation, or capital advisory services may be appropriate.

  • Does working with FSRC guarantee financing approval?

    No. FSRC does not guarantee lender approval, investor participation, financing terms, or funding. The goal is to help clients better understand, structure, and prepare the opportunity before formal review.