SBA Loan from 1st Bank & Trust Helps Retail Stores Company

An SBA loan from 1st Bank & Trust typically comes with favorable terms and competitive loan rates. In this SBA loan issued by the bank, a Bristol, Tennessee business owner got a $22,000 loan.

This business knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Bristol, Tennessee, they applied for and received an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2000. The lending bank was 1st Bank & Trust, based in Bristol, Virginia.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: RETAIL STORES
BRISTOL, TN 37620

SBA Loan Lender

1ST BANK & TRUST
38 E VALLEY DR
BRISTOL, VA 24203

This was a Low Documentation SBA loan. The SBA started this program to limit the paperwork associated with getting a loan . The low-doc program requires completion of only a one-page form for a loan of $50,000 or less. The limits have changed over time. Today, you can borrow up to $100,000 through the low-doc SBA program.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued as a general business loan.

SIC Code

5999 - Retail Stores

Loan Approval Date

8/3/2000

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$22,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $22,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $17,600.

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 5 employees. This SBA loan request did not indicate that the SBA funding recipient promised to use the loan proceeds to add employees or retain any existing employees.

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 $22,000 loan. Remember, feel the fear, and do it anyway.

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