Following on from the first part of “How Do Banks Assess Your Finance Request?”, we now move on to Part 2.

As outlined in Part 1, when applying for business finance, it’s useful to understand what lenders are looking for.

In this second session, we continue our review of the CAMPARI framework which banks follow when reviewing a finance request. We will be sharing the last three elements which focus on the amount you want to borrow, how you’re going to pay it back and how you can reduce the risk the bank is taking.

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If you missed the first part of this mini-series you can check out Part One here.

When applying for business finance, it would be useful to understand what lenders are looking for. In this first of videos, I will be sharing a framework which guides banks when assessing a finance request. Understanding the framework, referred to as CAMPARI, means you can be better prepared when presenting your request.

In Part One, I reveal the first four elements of CAMPARI.

If you would prefer to listen to the podcast version you can click below or download to listen to later via our Soundcloud, Stitcher or itunes channel.

In Part 2 we continue our look at the CAMPARI framework – check out Part 2 here.

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If you prefer to listen to this week’s edition as a podcast you can download it from our Souncloud page or click below to listen.

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