Business Loan Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Small business loans in Fort Walton Beach, Florida are available. You just need to talk to the right bank.

These materials were prepared for small business proprietors in Fort Walton Beach, Florida who are interested in getting debt financing.

Local Fort Walton Beach Business Loan Sources

Without further adieu, here's our list of small business banks in Fort Walton Beach.

Small Business Bank	Recent SBA Loans
Amsouth Bank
Bank of America Mortgage Mortgage Office
Beach Community Bank	20
First National Bank And Trust	7
Vanguard Bank & Trust Company	1
Whitney National Bank	1

SBA Lenders for Fort Walton Beach Businesses

This is a list of banks outside of Fort Walton Beach, Florida that have provided SBA loans to Fort Walton Beach businesses. Some of these may be national banks with local branch locations.

Small Business Bank	Recent SBA Loans
Banco Popular North America New York City, NY	2
Bank Of America Charlotte, NC	13
Business Loan Center, LLC New York, NY	1
Business Loan Center, LLC Panama City Beach, FL	1
Capital One Mclean, VA	4
Cit Small Business Lending Corp Livingston, NJ	5
Community W. Bank Goleta, CA	2
Compass Bank Birmingham, AL	3
Ge Cap. Small Business Finan Corp St. Louis, MO	1
Merrill Lynch Bank Usa Salt Lake City, UT	1
Newtek Small Business Finance Inc. New York, NY	1
Regions Bank Atlanta, GA	1
Small Business Loan Source LLC Houston, TX	2
Superior Bank Bristol, FL	1
Telesis Community Cu Chatsworth, CA	1
Vanguard Bank & Trust Company Valparaiso, FL	2
Washington Mutual Bank Henderson, NV	2
Whitney National Bank New Orleans, LA	1
Whitney National Bank Sea Grove Beach, FL	1

Tips for Getting a Business Loan in Fort Walton Beach

Before reaching out to banks for a loan, you will need to develop the specifics of your loan request.

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

Having a business plan is essential. If the financing is to for an existing business, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. In addition, you should itemize 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 to guarantee the loan 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. Before you sit down to talk with a small business 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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