9 SELECTED RESOURCES
Prepare the business before choosing the capital.
Start with cash flow, current obligations and a clear use of proceeds. These readings explore readiness, repayment and funding structure so the financing conversation begins with the business itself.
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Review payment frequency, principal reduction, maturity, early-payoff terms and guarantees. This short Medro overview links to Don McClain’s discussion of matching the repayment obligation to the activity being financed.
Read resource : Repayment Questions Before Accepting CapitalMedro Advisors
Outline the objective, total funding need, timing, existing obligations, repayment plan and downside response in a one-page brief. A concise introduction with a link to the original article.
Read resource : Write the Capital Brief Before the First CallFasty Funding
Map payments due during a business transition against expected collections and available cash. This Fasty overview focuses on spotting timing gaps, the lowest projected cash balance and the effect of delayed receipts.
Read resource : A Weekly Cash Calendar for the Business TransitionFasty Funding
A practical discussion of paying labor, materials and overhead before progress payments arrive. Covers short cash forecasts, delayed invoices, repayment fit and the records needed to explain a contractor’s funding requirement.
Read resource : Working Capital for Contractors With Signed JobsFasty Funding
Compare usable proceeds, collection timing, existing payment obligations and the expected result of new funding. The six-question review helps owners examine the full operating effect of a financing offer.
Read resource : The Real Cost of Business Funding Is Bigger Than the RateFasty Funding
Understand how cash flow, credit and collateral shape a financing request, alongside existing debt, operating history and documentation. Includes links to the original business-funding series.
Read resource : The Three C’s of Business FundingFasty Funding
Use five questions to review upcoming cash obligations, predictable inflows, existing financing payments, the purpose of new capital and the effect of waiting. Includes the broader capital-readiness series.
Read resource : The 90-Day Liquidity Test for Business OwnersMedro Advisors
Start with financial visibility, working capital, customer concentration, management depth and current capital commitments. Medro’s overview introduces a five-part review before expansion, an acquisition or another major business decision.
Read resource : The Growth Readiness ReviewDon McClain on Substack
Review the cash-flow history, records, leverage and repayment explanation behind a financing request. Don McClain’s original article explains what owners can prepare before a funding need becomes urgent.
Read resource : Why Capital Readiness Cannot Wait Until the ApplicationPUT THE READING INTO CONTEXT
Discuss the business, property or transaction behind your capital decision.
This library curates educational material from Don McClain and the Medro family of companies, including articles published on external platforms. It is not independent third-party endorsement. Content is general information, not individualized financial, investment, legal or tax advice, a commitment to lend, or a guarantee of financing.
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