Financing for Full-Service Restaurants

With these commercial loans for full-service restaurants, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This full-service restaurants loan for $612,000 was given to a Michigan entrepreneur in 2004.

This small business received financial assistance through the SBA's lending programs back in 2004. They applied for an SBA loan with Fifth Third Bank, out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The loan was granted and they received $612,000 to help grow their Big Rapids, Michigan business.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307

SBA Loan Lender

FIFTH THIRD BANK
111 LYON ST NW
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

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

8/4/2004

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$612,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $612,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $459,000.

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 application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help generate 10 new jobs and retain 2 existing jobs.

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

SBA loans provide money to small business owners for working capital for other expenses.

The SBA is an excellent funding resource for business owners who cannot easily find funding through conventional funding sources. Banks like Fifth Third Bank are ready to help you through the process. Whether you need money to open a store, need money to launch a startup business, or are raising money as working capital for an existing entity, the SBA is there for you.

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