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Financing your business

We help Indian SMEs raise the money, not just document the request. That covers deciding how much to borrow and in what form, preparing the project report, CMA data and projections, approaching the right lenders, and staying with the file until it is sanctioned.

Most rejected files are not rejected because the business is bad. They are rejected because the projections do not tie together, the assumptions cannot be defended, or the working capital ask does not match the operating cycle.

Where a loan file gets stuck — and where we stay with it.
Day 01YOU PAY FOR THE RAW MATERIAL
Cash leavesCash returns
Day 63STILL SITTING IN YOUR STORES
Cash leavesCash returns
Day 120THE CUSTOMER FINALLY PAYS
Cash leavesCash returns

That gap is what a working
capital limit is actually funding.

Get the operating cycle wrong in the assessment and you either borrow too little and stay short, or borrow too much and pay for money you never needed.

Raising the money, not just documenting it

A file is only useful if it gets sanctioned. We help you decide how much to borrow and in what form, approach the right lenders, answer the queries that come back, and attend the meeting where the questions get asked.

For existing borrowers, the more common job is enhancement — proving that your limits no longer match your turnover, and getting them raised without a fresh round of doubt.

  • Term loans, working capital limits, enhancements and takeovers
  • Deciding the right mix of term debt, working capital and promoter funds
  • Lender shortlisting and query handling all the way through the sanction process
  • Subsidy and MSME scheme eligibility, where it applies to your project

Project reports that survive the credit meeting

A project report is the document a bank uses to decide whether to lend to you. It sets out the project, the cost, the funding pattern and the projected financials.

We build a single financial model and then produce everything the bank needs out of it, so the profitability statement, balance sheet, cash flow and CMA data can never disagree with each other.

  • Detailed project report with promoter, market, technical and financial sections
  • Seven-year projected profitability statement, balance sheet and cash flow
  • Debt service coverage, break-even and sensitivity analysis
  • A clear written statement of every assumption, so the credit officer is not guessing

Feasibility study, before you commit the money

Sometimes the most valuable output is being told not to do it. Before a new plant, line or product, we build the numbers honestly — capacity, cost, price realisation, capital required and the point at which it breaks even.

If the payback only works on the most optimistic assumption, we will say so, and we would rather say it before the machine is ordered.

What we prepare

Everything a lender asks for, in the format they ask for it, built from one consistent model.

  • CMA data in the format your bank requires, with full ratio analysis
  • Working capital limit assessment based on your real operating cycle
  • Financial models for expansion, new lines and acquisitions
  • Monthly and quarterly statements in the formats your existing lenders already expect
Client Results

What this looked like in a real business

Client names are held back for obvious reasons.

Manufacturing · ₹400 Cr turnover

Every month brought a new cash surprise

What was wrong
No forecast of any kind. The team found out about a shortfall the week it happened, which meant expensive last-minute borrowing.
What we did
Built a rolling 12-month cash forecast tied to the actual sales pipeline and order book, and took it into the bank review meetings.

Almost no surprises since. ₹3 crore of extra credit facility sanctioned.

Textiles trading · ₹115 Cr turnover

Profitable on paper, short of cash every single month

What was wrong
Annual profit of ₹12 crore, yet a ₹1.5–2 crore gap every month. Vendors were paid late and the overdraft was permanently drawn.
What we did
Mapped the exact days between paying suppliers and being paid by customers, then moved collection and payment dates so they stopped colliding. Cash is now reviewed every Monday.

Cash cycle cut by 65%. Vendors paid on time within two months.

Manufacturing · ₹350 Cr turnover

₹12 crore was sitting in the stores, not the bank

What was wrong
Slow-moving stock had built up over three years and customers were paying after 120 days. The company was borrowing to fund inventory it did not need.
What we did
Ranked every SKU by how fast it moved and what it earned, cleared the bottom tail, and offered a small discount to customers who paid early.

Inventory down 35%, collections down to 60 days, ₹5.5 crore back in the business.

What you get

  • Bankable project report
  • CMA data in bank format
  • 7-year financial projections
  • Working capital assessment
  • Feasibility and break-even study
  • Support until sanction

Manufacturing · ₹400 Cr turnover

The company ran with no forecast at all and met each cash shortfall as it arrived. We built a rolling 12-month forecast tied to the sales pipeline and took it into the bank review. ₹3 crore of additional facility was sanctioned.

More client results

Questions we get asked

What is CMA data and do I need it?

CMA stands for Credit Monitoring Arrangement. It is a standard set of statements Indian banks use to assess working capital and term loan proposals — past and projected financials, fund flow, and a working capital assessment. Most banks require it for limits above a threshold, and effectively all require it for enhancements.

How long does a project report take?

Two working days, provided all the data including past financials is made available to us. A greenfield project that needs a technical and market study takes longer, typically three to four working days.

Will you guarantee the loan is sanctioned?

No, and be careful of anyone who does. Sanction depends on your financials, security, credit history and the lender's own appetite. What we control is that the file is complete, internally consistent and defensible, which is the part that most commonly goes wrong.

Do you work with all banks and NBFCs?

Yes. We prepare files for public sector banks, private banks and NBFCs, and we have worked directly with banking teams.

Start with a free 30-minute review of your numbers

Send us the last two years' balance sheets and the pain point that is bothering you most. We come back with things you can fix in the next quarter — no obligation, no sales deck.

CA Neel Shah
+91 93710 03780
CA Yash Patni
+91 83085 53339