Georgia Entrepreneur Secures Financing to Buy Great American Cookie Company Franchise

Need a loan to buy a Great American Cookie Company franchise? Omni National Bank has a history of making these loans and they are guaranteed by the SBA.

Getting money to buy a Great American Cookie Company franchise is doable. In 2005, Omni National Bank issued an SBA franchise loan to an entrepreneur in Lithonia, Georgia. Because Great American Cookie Company was registered with the SBA's registry of franchises, this Georgia small business loan was issued on an expedited basis.

SBA Loan Borrower

BARAKAH INC
LITHONIA, GA 30038

SBA Loan Lender

OMNI NATIONAL BANK
5 CONCOURSE PKWY, STE 100, QU
ATLANTA, GA 30328

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

445291 - Baked Goods Stores

Loan Approval Date

2/7/2005

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$410,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $410,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $307,500.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. This loan was used to buy a Great American Cookie Company franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 12 employees. The loan application indicated that the loan would help retain 10 existing jobs.

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