Business Loan Fairlea, West Virginia

Local Fairlea Lenders

To help you learn more about local small business lenders, here's our list of small business banks in Fairlea.

Lenders for Fairlea Businesses

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

Tips for Getting a Business Loan in Fairlea

As a prerequisite to contacting banks to get a bank loan, you will need to develop the specifics of your loan request.

You need to be able to clearly introduce your business to the banker, explain how much you want to borrow, define how the money will be used, and show how you intend to to pay the money back to the bank.

Being able to present a well-written business plan is essential. If the money is to for an existing 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, you will likely be asked to secure the business with your personal assets, such as your individual retirement account or pension plan. 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 these banks are SBA lenders. Prior to visiting local banks, you may want to do your homework 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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