Sporting Goods Stores Small Business Loans

With these small business loans for sporting goods stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This sporting goods stores loan for $119,000 was given to a Wisconsin entrepreneur in 2004.

This company knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2004. The lending bank was M&i Marshall & Ilsley Bank, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPORTING GOODS STORES
GREEN BAY, WI 54304

SBA Loan Lender

M&I MARSHALL & ILSLEY BANK
770 N WATER ST
MILWAUKEE, WI 53202

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

451110 - Sporting Goods Stores

Loan Approval Date

12/7/2004

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$119,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $119,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $101,150.

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 only one employee. The loan application did not indicate that the business planned to use the money to increase staffing levels or retain any existing employees.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

SBA 7(a) Loans can be used for nearly any business purpose, such as commercial real estate, construction or renovation for owner-users, business acquisition and start-up, franchise refinancing, refinancing for existing debt, equipment purchases, working capital, and inventory.

Unless you are not in a hurry to get an SBA loan, it's best to work with a bank like M&i Marshall & Ilsley Bank that has already issued SBA-guaranteed loans. To get an SBA loan fast, work with a bank that participates in the SBA's Preferred Lenders Program (PLP).

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