Financing for Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers

With these commercial loans for home furnishing merchant wholesalers, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This home furnishing merchant wholesalers loan for $1,365,000 was given to a Pennsylvania entrepreneur in 2005.

This small business knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2005. The lending bank was Sovereign Bank, based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: HOME FURNISHING MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
BENSALEM, PA 19020

SBA Loan Lender

SOVEREIGN BANK
1130 BERKSHIRE BLVD
WYOMISSING, PA 19610

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

423220 - Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers

Loan Approval Date

6/1/2005

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$1,365,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $1,365,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $1,023,750.

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 2 employees. The SBA loan documents indicated that the loan would help retain 38 existing jobs.

Great, But How Can I Get an SBA Loan for My Business?

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a federal government agency that has many different programs to help small business owners. The SBA Microloan Program, for example, provides very small loans to start-up, newly established, or growing small business concerns. The SBA also has special programs for women and minorities. However, the most popular SBA program is their loan guarantee program for small businesses.

Folks who know a lot about raising money for companies know that SBA guaranteed loans are a great funding source for small businesses. Talk to a bank like Sovereign Bank and they will explain how you can get an SBA loan for your company.

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