SBA Loan from First Niagara Bank Helps Full-Service Restaurants Company

First Niagara Bank and the SBA work together to get business loans for growing small businesses. Here's an example of how a New York entrepreneur was able to get a loan to take a small business to the next level.

The SBA helps new or growing businesses raise capital. In this case, an entrepreneur in Dewitt, New York was able to borrow $250,000 from First Niagara Bank. The SBA made the loan possible by guaranteeing $125,000 of this New York small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
Dewitt, NY 13214

SBA Loan Lender

FIRST NIAGARA BANK
6950 S TRANSIT RD
LOCKPORT, NY 14094

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

722110 - Full-Service Restaurants

Loan Approval Date

9/26/2006

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$250,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $250,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $125,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. This loan was not for a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 25 employees. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help generate 3 new jobs and retain 28 existing jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

SBA loans make it possible for banks to offer loans more easily and provide them with more flexible terms than conventional loan options.

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 $250,000 loan. It's not easy, but why not give getting an SBA loan of your own a try?

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