Small Business Loans for Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores

With these small business loans for gasoline stations with convenience stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This gasoline stations with convenience stores loan for $392,000 was given to a Georgia entrepreneur in 2001.

This company received financial assistance through the SBA's lending programs back in 2001. They applied for an SBA loan with Comerica Bank, out of Dallas, Texas. The loan was granted and they received $392,000 to help grow their Buford, Georgia business.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: GASOLINE STATIONS WITH CONVENIENCE STORES
BUFORD, GA 30518

SBA Loan Lender

COMERICA BANK
1717 MAIN
DALLAS, TX 75201

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

447110 - Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores

Loan Approval Date

9/27/2001

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$392,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $392,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $294,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. According to the loan information, this was not a franchise loan. At the time of the loan, the company had 5 employees. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help retain 4 existing jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

Don't apply for a loan directly with the SBA. You need to 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.

While you may be able to find business people willing to loan money, 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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