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Altamont, Illinois Small Business Loans

 
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I need a loan for my business in Altamont, Illinois! If that's what's on your mind, you've come to the right place.

If you are looking for a small business loan and your business is based in Altamont, Illinois, we've assembled a list of local small business banks that you should contact.

Local Altamont Lending Resources

Without further adieu, here's our list of small business banks in Altamont.

Small Business Bank Recent SBA Loans
Altamont Bank  
First Mid-illinois Bank & Trust 1

SBA Lenders for Altamont Businesses

This is a list of banks outside of Altamont, Illinois that have provided SBA loans to Altamont businesses. Some of these may be national banks with local branch locations.

Small Business Bank Recent SBA Loans
First Mid-illinois Bank & Trust
Mattoon, IL
1

Altamont Bank Loan Tips

Before meeting with banks to discuss getting a bank loan, you will need to determine exactly what size loan you will be asking for.

You need to be able to clearly introduce your business to the banker, explain how much you want to borrow, describe what the money will finance, and show how you intend to to pay the money back to the bank.

Being able to present a well-written business plan is is critically important. If the financing is to for an existing business, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. In addition, you should itemize what collateral you have available to secure the loan. Collateral is relevant because banks always want to be prepared for a worst-case scenario in which cash flow from the business does not meet your projections.

If the business has few assets, the bank may ask you to to to guarantee the loan with your personal assets, such as stocks and bonds that you might own or life insurance policies. The banks will look at your personal credit report in any case, so hopefully you have good credit history -- you may want to get a copy of your credit history prior to meeting with the banker.

Many of these banks participate in the financial assistance programs available through the SBA. Before meeting with the banker, you may want to read up on on SBA loans programs to see if you qualify. SBA 7(a) loans, SBA 504 loans and SBA disaster assistance loans may be available to you.

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