Small Business Lenders in Clay City, Indiana

Local Clay City Banks

Without further adieu, here's our list of small business banks in Clay City.

Business Loan Providers for Clay City Businesses

This is a list of banks outside of Clay City, Indiana that have provided SBA loans to Clay City businesses. Some of these may be national banks with local branch locations.

Business Loan Advice for Clay City Businesses

As a prerequisite to reaching out to banks for a loan, you will need to have a specific plan.

You need to be able to clearly introduce your business to the banker, explain how much you want to borrow, walk the banker through the planned use of proceeds, and show how you plan to pay the money back to the bank.

Having a business plan is essential. If the financing is to for a company that is already doing business, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. In addition, you should itemize what collateral you have available to secure the loan. Collateral is relevant because banks always want to be prepared for a worst-case scenario in which cash flow from the business does not meet your projections.

If the business has few assets, you will likely be asked to secure the business with your personal assets, such as the equity in your home. The banks will check on your personal credit history in any case, so hopefully you have good credit history -- you may want to get a copy of your credit history prior to meeting with the banker.

Many of the banks in our list participate in the financial assistance programs available through the SBA. Before meeting with the banker, you may want to read up on on SBA loans programs to see if you qualify. SBA 7(a) loans, SBA 504 loans and SBA disaster assistance loans may be available to you.

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