Finance & accounting
How to find clients for business loans & funding
Busy, well-reviewed businesses often need cash to grow — a second location, new equipment, more stock — faster than a bank will move.
For commercial lenders, loan brokers and equipment-finance providers. Six steps, from the first search to the last follow-up.
- 1
Search Google Maps for these businesses
Run each search in the city you sell to. These are the trades that buy this most.
RestaurantsAuto repair shopsConstruction companiesTrucking companiesGymsMedical clinicsRetail stores - 2
Keep the ones that are ready to buy
- Highly Rated
- At least 4.7 stars from 25 or more Google reviews.
Leave out: Businesses with a low rating and very few reviews.
- 3
Open on the right channel
Email or a call to the owner; lead with speed and simplicity.
- 4
Lead with one thing you noticed
- Funding decisions in days, not months.
- Equipment paid for monthly from what it earns.
- Working capital for a busy season.
- 5
Send an opener like this one
Opening messageHighlighted parts are filled in for each businessHi contact name, Businesses with reviews like business name's are often ready to grow before the bank is ready to say yes. We help businesses in city get equipment finance and working capital in days. Would it be worth a quick, no-obligation chat? Best, sender name
- 6
Follow up twice, then stop
- Day 3: the three things an application needs.
- Day 7: a typical turnaround time and rate range.
Run it in Leads Ranger
The whole playbook, done for you.
Raptor sweeps Google Maps for the searches above, city-wide, and reads each business's own website for its real email. Every lead lands tagged with the signs from step 2, and your AI agent writes the opener for each one.
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