Florida Entrepreneur Secures Financing to Buy Athlete's Foot Franchise

Borrowing money to invest in an Athlete's Foot franchise? Wachovia Bank has a history of making these loans and they are guaranteed by the SBA.

Athlete's Foot franchise loans are available to Miami, Florida entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs in other locations throughout the country. In fact, Wachovia Bank, based in Birmingham, Alabama, issued an SBA franchise loan for an Athlete's Foot franchise in 2003. We've got all the details on this Florida small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

ATHLETE'S FOOT
MIAMI, FL 33189

SBA Loan Lender

WACHOVIA BANK
420 N 20TH ST
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203

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

448210 - Shoe Stores

Loan Approval Date

11/5/2003

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$450,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $450,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $337,500.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. This loan was used to buy an Athlete's Foot franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 3 employees. The SBA loan documents indicated that the loan would help retain 5 existing jobs.

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