How to Get a Loan for Specialty Food Stores

With these commercial loans for specialty food stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This specialty food stores loan for $290,000 was given to a Michigan entrepreneur in 2005.

Getting a small business loan in Farmington Hills, Michigan was important for this small business back in 2005 and, based on their loan application, they were successful in getting an SBA loan from Citizens Bank, operating out of Flint, Michigan. Here are the details on this Michigan small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPECIALTY FOOD STORES
Farmington Hills, MI 48334

SBA Loan Lender

CITIZENS BANK
328 S SAGINAW ST
FLINT, MI 48502

Note that at the time it made this loan, this bank had achieved Preferred Lender Program (PLP) status from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). PLP is the highest status given by the SBA to qualified lending institutions and gives the lending institution full authority to determine eligibility and credit worthiness of an applicant and to approve loans without prior review by the SBA.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued as a general business loan.

NAICS Code

445299 - Specialty Food Stores

Loan Approval Date

10/4/2005

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$290,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $290,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $217,500.

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 7 employees. The loan application indicated that the loan would help generate 4 new jobs and retain 7 existing jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

SBA loans typically are available at competitive interest rates and have no balloon payments or annual reviews.

Your solution for where to find money to start a business may be an SBA guaranteed loan. This company recognized that the SBA offers great programs for new and growing businesses. Now it's your turn. Talk to a banker to start the process.

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