Where to Get Capital for Specialty Food Stores

With these small business loans for specialty food stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This specialty food stores loan for $100,000 was given to a California entrepreneur in 2004.

This small firm knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Goleta, California, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2004. The lending bank was Center Bank, based in Los Angeles, California.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPECIALTY FOOD STORES
GOLETA, CA 93117

SBA Loan Lender

CENTER BANK
3435 WILSHIRE BLVD, STE 700
LOS ANGELES, CA 90010

This lender processed this loan for a small business under the SBA Express program, which offers a streamlined review process in which bankers can process SBA loan applications on an expedited basis.

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

445299 - Specialty Food Stores

Loan Approval Date

5/20/2004

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$100,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $100,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $50,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. The SBA's records indicate that the loan was not for investment in a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 4 employees. The loan application indicated that the loan would help retain 4 existing jobs.

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

Many small business owners never get a business loan because they never bother to apply for a business loan. If you take the initiative, you may get a loan, just like this company did when it applied for and received this $100,000 loan. Remember, feel the fear, and do it anyway.

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