SBA Loan from Branch Bank & Trust Helps Sporting Goods Stores Company

Branch Bank & Trust and the SBA work together to get business loans for growing small businesses. Here's an example of how a Georgia entrepreneur was able to get a loan to take a small business to the next level.

This growing company received financial assistance through the SBA's lending programs back in 2000. They applied for an SBA loan with Branch Bank & Trust, out of Winston Salem, North Carolina. The loan was granted and they received $90,000 to help grow their Kennesaw, Georgia business.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPORTING GOODS STORES
KENNESAW, GA 30144

SBA Loan Lender

BRANCH BANK & TRUST
200 W 2ND ST
WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101

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

12/21/2000

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$90,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $90,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $72,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new business. According to the loan information, this was not a franchise loan. At the time of the loan, the company had only one employee. This SBA loan request indicated that the loan would help generate 1 new job and retain 2 existing jobs.

Getting an SBA Loan For Your Business

SBA loans provide smart, affordable business financing for small businesses looking to expand.

This company got an SBA loan. You can too! Maybe you are raising money for operating expenses? Maybe you have a business and need capital to get to the next level? Regardless of why you need money, guaranteed SBA loans may be the right answer for you.

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