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[ Case study ] — Finance (small-business lending)

Helping small businesses find funding without the rejections

Small businesses answer a 3-minute questionnaire and get matched with lenders they’re likely to qualify for.

Frank AIMeet Frank (South Africa)Web platformLive2025
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ClientMeet Frank (South Africa)
IndustryFinance (small-business lending)
ProductWeb platform
My roleLead engineer
[ 01 / 07 ] — About the client

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.

[ 02 / 07 ] — The challenge

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.

[ 03 / 07 ] — The build

What I built

  1. [01]
    A short guided questionnaire about the business, its turnover, trading history and funding need
  2. [02]
    A matching engine that checks the answers against each lender’s criteria
  3. [03]
    Recommended funding types — working capital, merchant cash advance, invoice finance, asset finance, term loans
  4. [04]
    A shortlist of real lenders that fit the profile
  5. [05]
    A one-click request for an introduction to the chosen lender
  6. [06]
    No credit-score impact, and details shared only when the owner chooses to apply
[ 04 / 07 ] — How it works

How it works, step by step

  1. [01]

    The owner answers a few questions

  2. [02]

    Answers are checked against lender rules

  3. [03]

    Matching funding types are shown

  4. [04]

    Lenders that fit are listed

  5. [05]

    Frank introduces the owner to the lender

[ 05 / 07 ] — Results

Results so far

27+

lender criteria checked for every business

~3 min

to get matched

5

types of funding covered

[ 06 / 07 ] — Key decisions

Decisions that mattered

  1. [01]
    Check eligibility before applying, so owners avoid rejections.
  2. [02]
    Keep it free and private until the owner chooses a lender.
  3. [03]
    Plain questions instead of financial jargon.
[ 07 / 07 ] — Under the hood

The technology

Next.jsRules-based matching engineAI-assisted questionnaire

For the technically curious. You don’t need to know any of this to work with me.

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