Specialty Food Stores Small Business Loans

Looking for small business loans for specialty food stores? Talk to a banker who works with the SBA. This $280,000 specialty food stores loan was issued by a Louisiana bank.

Getting a small business loan in Baton Rouge, Louisiana was important for this growing firm back in 2004 and, based on their loan application, they were successful in getting an SBA loan from Whitney National Bank, operating out of New Orleans, Louisiana. Here are the details on this Louisiana small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPECIALTY FOOD STORES
BATON ROUGE, LA 70808

SBA Loan Lender

WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK
228 ST. CHARLES AVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130

Note that at the time it made this loan, this bank had achieved Preferred Lender Program (PLP) status from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). PLP is the highest status given by the SBA to qualified lending institutions and gives the lending institution full authority to determine eligibility and credit worthiness of an applicant and to approve loans without prior review by the SBA.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued as a general business loan.

NAICS Code

445299 - Specialty Food Stores

Loan Approval Date

4/21/2004

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$280,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $280,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $210,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. This loan was not for a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 27 employees. The SBA loan documents indicated that the loan would help generate 25 new jobs and retain 52 existing jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

SBA 7(a) Loans can be used for nearly any business purpose, such as commercial real estate, construction or renovation for owner-users, business acquisition and start-up, franchise refinancing, refinancing for existing debt, equipment purchases, working capital, and inventory.

Many small business owners never get a business loan because they never bother to apply for a business loan. If you take the initiative, you may get a loan, just like this company did when it applied for and received this $280,000 loan. Remember, you control your own destiny.

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