Business Loans for Full-Service Restaurants

With these business loans for full-service restaurants, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This full-service restaurants loan for $547,000 was given to a California entrepreneur in 2007.

This small business knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Lincoln, California, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2007. The lending bank was American Enterprise Bank, based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
LINCOLN, CA 95648

SBA Loan Lender

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE BANK
600 N BUFFALO GROVE RD
BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089

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

722110 - Full-Service Restaurants

Loan Approval Date

11/9/2007

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$547,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $547,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $410,250.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new 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 30 employees. This SBA loan request indicated that the loan would help retain 30 existing jobs.

Start the Process for Getting an SBA Loan Today!

Although it's called an SBA loan, you apply for an SBA loan with a local or national bank, not with the SBA. The bank processes the loan and gives you the money, and the SBA simply guarantees a portion of the loan.

If you need emergency business money, the SBA has special programs for you. We've put a spotlight on this loan from American Enterprise Bank so you can get a feel for how SBA loans work. Applying for an SBA loan starts with a visit to a banker that works with the SBA.

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