Small Business Lenders in Grand Haven, Michigan

Local Grand Haven Lenders

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

SBA Lenders for Grand Haven Businesses

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

Business Loan Advice for Grand Haven Businesses

As a prerequisite to 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 how you plan to pay the loan back to the bank.

Having a business plan is is critically important. If the financing is to for an existing business, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. Bankers will also want to know what collateral you have available to secure the loan. Collateral is relevant because banks always want to be prepared for a worst-case scenario in which you cannot repay the loan.

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 check on your personal credit history 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 the banks in our list are SBA lenders. Before you sit down to talk with a small business banker, you may want to get up to speed 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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