Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Small Business Loans

Looking for small business loans for supermarkets and grocery stores? Try the SBA. This $25,000 supermarkets and grocery stores loan was issued by a Massachusetts bank.

This company knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2006. The lending bank was Century Bank And Trust Company, based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SUPERMARKETS AND GROCERY STORES
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140

SBA Loan Lender

CENTURY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
102 FELLSWAY WEST
SOMERVILLE, MA 02145

This was an SBA Express loan. SBA Express Loans allow small business owners to get up to a 50% SBA guaranty on a loan. The maximum amount for an SBA Express Loan is $350,000.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued under the SBA Fast Track program, which later was renamed the SBA Express loan program.

NAICS Code

445110 - Supermarkets and Grocery Stores

Loan Approval Date

4/7/2006

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$25,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $25,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $12,500.

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 4 employees. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help retain 4 existing jobs.

Getting an SBA Loan For Your Business

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.

The SBA is important source of financing for entrepreneurs like you. Take this loan, for example. The company needed a loan. Century Bank And Trust Company had a strong track record in business lending, and with the SBA stepping up and agreeing to guarantee part of the loan, Century Bank And Trust Company made the loan. The end result was that this firm was given the opportunity to grow their business and enhance the lives of their employees and customers.

The process for getting an SBA loan is relatively straight-forward. Sit down with your banker and they will explain the process in detail.

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