Innovative Bank Gives Small Business Loan to Landscaping Services Company

Would a Virginia SBA loan help your business get to the next level? If so, you may want to talk with this California bank, which offers SBA loans to Virginia entrepreneurs.

This small business, based in Alexandria, Virginia, offers a good example of how small businesses get financed. Taking advantage of the SBA's guaranteed loan program, they were able to get a loan from Innovative Bank. We've got the inside scoop on this Virginia small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: LANDSCAPING SERVICES
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22301

SBA Loan Lender

INNOVATIVE BANK
360 14TH ST
OAKLAND, CA 94612

This was an SBA Express loan. SBA Express Loans allow small business owners to get up to a 50% SBA guaranty on a loan. The maximum amount for an SBA Express Loan is $350,000.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued under the SBA Fast Track program, which later was renamed the SBA Express loan program.

NAICS Code

561730 - Landscaping Services

Loan Approval Date

3/17/2005

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$5,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $5,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $2,500.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new business. According to the loan information, this was not a franchise loan. At the time of the loan, the company had only one employee. The SBA loan documents indicated that the loan would help generate 10 new jobs and retain 1 existing job.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

If you are raising money in Alexandria VA, you ought to talk with a local Alexandria SBA lender or talk with an out-of-area SBA lender that has previously loaned money to Alexandria businesses.

Unless you are not in a hurry to get an SBA loan, it's best to work with a bank like Innovative Bank that has already issued SBA-guaranteed loans. To get an SBA loan fast, work with a bank that participates in the SBA's Preferred Lenders Program (PLP).

About This SBA Loan Information:

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