We wrote this article for entrepreneurs in Crawford, Colorado who are interested in getting debt financing.
Local Crawford Business Loan Sources
To assist you in finding a small business banker, here's our list of small business banks in Crawford.
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Business Loan Providers for Crawford Businesses
This is a list of banks outside of Crawford, Colorado that have provided SBA loans to Crawford businesses. Some of these may be national banks with local branch locations.
Crawford Business Loan Advice
Before contacting banks to discuss getting a bank loan, you will need to determine exactly what size loan you will be asking for.
You need to be able to clearly explain your business, explain how much you want to borrow, define how the money will be used, and show how you intend to to pay the loan back to the bank.
A well-defined business plan is an important prerequisite. If the loan is to for a company that is already doing business, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. You will also need to discuss what collateral you have available to guarantee 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, the bank may ask you to to to guarantee the loan with your personal assets, such as stocks and bonds that you might own or life insurance policies. The banks will look at your personal credit report 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. Prior to visiting local banks, you may want to get up to speed 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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