Michigan Entrepreneur Secures Financing to Buy Ace Hardware Franchise

Borrowing money to purchase an Ace Hardware franchise? Wells Fargo Bank has a history of making these loans and they are guaranteed by the SBA.

An entrepreneur in Milford, Michigan needed money to invest in an Ace Hardware franchise back in 2007. Wells Fargo Bank issued an SBA franchise loan. Here are the details on this Michigan small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

HAT TRICK HARDWARE, INC.
MILFORD, MI 48381

SBA Loan Lender

WELLS FARGO BANK
101 N PHILIPS AVE
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104

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

444130 - Hardware Stores

Loan Approval Date

5/25/2007

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$700,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $700,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $525,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new business. This loan was used to buy an Ace Hardware franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 12 employees. The loan application indicated that the loan would help generate 10 new jobs and retain 2 existing jobs.

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