Small Business Loans for Sporting Goods Stores

With these small business loans for sporting goods stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This sporting goods stores loan for $500,000 was given to a Missouri entrepreneur in 2005.

The SBA helps new or growing businesses raise capital. In this case, an entrepreneur in Maplewood, Missouri was able to borrow $500,000 from Heartland Bank. The SBA made the loan possible by guaranteeing $375,000 of this Missouri small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPORTING GOODS STORES
MAPLEWOOD, MO 63143

SBA Loan Lender

HEARTLAND BANK
212 S CENTRAL AVE, STE 200
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63105

This lender issued this bank loan under the 7A SBA program, in which the SBA provides guaranteed loans to small business owners. This lending program was started in 1953. In the early days of the SBA, these loans were issued directly by the SBA. Today, SBA loans are issued primarily through approved banks and lenders.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued as a general business loan.

NAICS Code

451110 - Sporting Goods Stores

Loan Approval Date

3/2/2005

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$500,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $500,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $375,000.

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 2 employees. This SBA loan request did not indicate that the small business planned to use the funding to add employees or retain any existing employees.

Getting an SBA Loan For Your Business

SBA guaranteed loans are made by private lenders and are guaranteed by the SBA with funds appropriated by Congress.

The SBA is important source of financing for entrepreneurs like you. Take this loan, for example. The company needed a loan. Heartland Bank had a strong track record in business lending, and with the SBA stepping up and agreeing to guarantee part of the loan, Heartland Bank made the loan. The end result was that this firm was given the opportunity to grow their business and enhance the lives of their employees and customers.

The process for getting an SBA loan is relatively straight-forward. Sit down with your banker and they will explain the process in detail.

About This SBA Loan Information:

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