Business letter: Asking for a loan

You have decided to start your own business. Choose one of the services in the adverts below, or invent your own convenience service and write a letter to your bank manager asking for a loan.

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Your letter should include all of the following:

1. A short paragraph saying why you are writing.
2. A brief business plan. For example, what will your company be called? What service will it provide? Have you found premises? How many people will you need to employ? Have you carried out any market research? How will you advertise your company? etc.
3. An estimate of how much money you think you will need to start your business and a brief outline of how you arrived at this figure.
4. An ending in which you suggest possible times and dates for an interview and tell your bank manager how he/she can contact you to arrange the interview.

Your letter should be between 150 and 250 words long. Check grammar, spelling and the organisation carefully.