
Who it’s for
Meet Frank helps South African small-business owners find funding. There are many lenders, each with its own rules on turnover, trading history and funding type.
What needed to change
Owners were applying blindly, getting rejected and wasting weeks — and every failed application can hurt their chances. They needed to know which lenders would realistically say yes before applying.
What I built
- [01]A short guided questionnaire about the business, its turnover, trading history and funding need
- [02]A matching engine that checks the answers against each lender’s criteria
- [03]Recommended funding types — working capital, merchant cash advance, invoice finance, asset finance, term loans
- [04]A shortlist of real lenders that fit the profile
- [05]A one-click request for an introduction to the chosen lender
- [06]No credit-score impact, and details shared only when the owner chooses to apply
How it works, step by step
- [01]
The owner answers a few questions
- [02]
Answers are checked against lender rules
- [03]
Matching funding types are shown
- [04]
Lenders that fit are listed
- [05]
Frank introduces the owner to the lender
Results so far
lender criteria checked for every business
to get matched
types of funding covered
Decisions that mattered
- [01]Check eligibility before applying, so owners avoid rejections.
- [02]Keep it free and private until the owner chooses a lender.
- [03]Plain questions instead of financial jargon.
The technology
For the technically curious. You don’t need to know any of this to work with me.