Growing Company Gets a Minnesota Small Business Loan

MinnesotaBank loans are available to Minnesota firms through the SBA. In this case, a Minnesota bank provides the loan.

This company, based in Hopkins, Minnesota, offers a good example of how small businesses get financed. Taking advantage of the SBA's guaranteed loan program, they were able to get a loan from Stearns Bank. We've got the inside scoop on this Minnesota small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
HOPKINS, MN 55343

SBA Loan Lender

STEARNS BANK
4191 2ND ST SOUTH
SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301

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

423830 - Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Loan Approval Date

1/31/2007

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$96,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $96,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $81,600.

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 2 employees. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help generate 1 new job and retain 1 existing job.

Great, But How Can I Get an SBA Loan for My Business?

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

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 $96,000 loan. Remember, feel the fear, and do it anyway.

About This SBA Loan Information:

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