Loans for Full-Service Restaurants

With these loans for full-service restaurants, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This full-service restaurants loan for $150,000 was given to a California entrepreneur in 2001.

This company knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Berkeley, California, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2001. The lending bank was Wells Fargo Bank, based in San Jose, California.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
BERKELEY, CA 94704

SBA Loan Lender

WELLS FARGO BANK
121 PARK CENTER PLZ
SAN JOSE, CA 95113

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

722110 - Full-Service Restaurants

Loan Approval Date

1/19/2001

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$150,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $150,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $127,500.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. The SBA's records indicate that the loan was not for investment in a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had only one employee. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help generate 20 new jobs and retain 21 existing jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

SBA loans typically are available at competitive interest rates and have no balloon payments or annual reviews.

While you may be able to find other ways to get money to start a business, the SBA is a tried and true source for small business loan guarantees. This loan shows that any business with ambition and the right qualifications can get an SBA loan.

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