Long-form playbooks, deal frameworks, and analyses for self-funded searchers and ETA acquirers.https://starforgeadvisors.com/en-ushttps://starforgeadvisors.com/insights/sba-7a-self-funded-overview/https://starforgeadvisors.com/insights/sba-7a-self-funded-overview/Most overviews of the 7(a) program for business buyers explain the headline rules and stop. Here's what searchers usually trip on — equity injection sourcing, partner-buyout exception, working-capital sizing, and the seller-note standby clock.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTsbasba7afinancingself-fundedStarForge Advisorshttps://starforgeadvisors.com/insights/dscr-as-sba-lenders-actually-calculate-it/https://starforgeadvisors.com/insights/dscr-as-sba-lenders-actually-calculate-it/Searchers run a DSCR formula, get 1.4x, and assume the deal is bankable. The lender then tightens the inputs and lands at 1.05x. Here's what changes between the buyer's spreadsheet and the credit memo.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiligencedscrsbaunderwritingqoeStarForge Advisors