About Us

 

We help established small and mid-sized businesses become capital/lender ready through cohort-based learning and tailored 1:1 coaching. Our approach translates lender expectations into clear actions so owners can strengthen financials, present a compelling lending case, and fund growth with confidence.

 

Our team of experienced consultants has a proven track record of working with small and mid-sized businesses (SMBS) across various industries to develop and implement effective strategies that drive growth and profitability. 

Who We Serve

Established businesses that are preparing to borrow for growth, working capital, equipment, or expansion. We work with owners and leadership teams across industries, as well as lenders and ecosystem partners that want clients to be better prepared for a successful loan outcome.

What Makes Us Different

Lender’s-eye perspective: We teach the 5 C’s of Credit, DSCR, and the metrics that drive decisions, then help you apply them to your business.

Hands-on deliverables: Checklists, templates, and working sessions produce documents you can use with lenders, not just theory.

Efficiency and clarity: We focus on the few actions that move approval odds and reduce processing friction for you and your lending partner.

Flexible delivery: Cohorts for peer learning and momentum, 1:1 coaching for depth and speed, licensing for institutions that want to scale client readiness.

Rooted in the ecosystem: Based in Metro Detroit, we understand how owners, lenders, and local partners work together to get deals across the finish line.

About the Founder

Lola Aré, MBA is a small business consultant and capital-readiness coach with 25+ years of experience helping owners build lender-ready businesses. She created the Becoming Bankable suite to demystify how lenders evaluate risk and to give business leaders practical steps that improve outcomes. Lola’s teaching style is direct, supportive, and focused on measurable progress.

 

     

    Features

    What We Do Best

    COHORT-BASED LEARNING

    Live/Online cohorts with tools to get lender ready 

    tailored 1:1 coACHing

    Personal guidance to refine cash flow, and lender-ready business plan

    capITAL READINESS STRATEGY

    Roadmap to strengthen credit, financials, lending story

    lENDER-READY BUSINESS PLANNING

    Plans and projections aligned to lender expectations 

    OPERATIONS AND GROWTH SYSTEMS

    Streamline processes and tools to boost margins

    PARTNERSHIPS AND LICENSING

    License our curriculum or co-deliver cohorts