Arkansas Entrepreneur Secures Financing to Buy Firehouse Subs Franchise

Need money to invest in a Firehouse Subs franchise? Metropolitan National Bank has a history of making these loans and they are guaranteed by the SBA.

Getting money to buy a Firehouse Subs franchise may simply require a phone call to a local SBA banker. In 2005, Metropolitan National Bank issued an SBA franchise loan to an entrepreneur in Bryant, Arkansas. Because Firehouse Subs was registered with the SBA's registry of franchises, this Arkansas small business loan was issued on an expedited basis.

SBA Loan Borrower

FIREHOUSE SUBS
BRYANT, AR 72022

SBA Loan Lender

METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK
425 W CAPITOL AVE
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201

This lender issued this particular debt financing under the SBA Low Documentation program, which simplifies the SBA loan application process and emphasizes the borrower's character, credit history and projected cash flow.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued as a general business loan.

NAICS Code

722211 - Limited-Service Restaurants

Loan Approval Date

7/19/2005

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$149,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $149,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $126,650.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. This loan was used to buy a Firehouse Subs franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 18 employees. The loan application did not indicate that the SBA funding recipient promised to use the money to hire new employees or retain any existing employees.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

Although it's called an SBA loan, you apply for an SBA loan with a local or national bank, not with the SBA. The bank processes the loan and gives you the money, and the SBA simply guarantees a portion of the loan.

Wondering how to raise money quickly? With the SBA's Preferred Lenders Program, LowDoc Program, SBAExpress and CommunityExpress loan programs, an SBA loan can be approved and funded in two days. This company did everything right to get a $149,000 loan. It's not easy, but why not give getting an SBA loan of your own a try?

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