Bank Loans for Full-Service Restaurants

With these bank loans for full-service restaurants, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This full-service restaurants loan for $147,000 was given to a Minnesota entrepreneur in 2002.

This small firm knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2002. The lending bank was American Bank Of St. Paul, based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: EATING PLACES
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407

SBA Loan Lender

AMERICAN BANK OF ST. PAUL
1578 UNIVERSITY AVE WEST
SAINT PAUL, MN 55104

This loan was provided via the SBA's LowDoc (Low Documentation) program. For these loans, the SBA can guarantee up to 80 percent of the loan amount. More importantly, completed applications are processed quickly by the SBA, usually within two or three days, and the required documentation to get a loan is minimal.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued as a general business loan.

SIC Code

5812 - Eating Places

NAICS Code

722110 - Full-Service Restaurants

Loan Approval Date

4/19/2002

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$147,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $147,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $124,950.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. According to the loan information, this was not a franchise loan. At the time of the loan, the company had 5 employees. The SBA loan documents did not indicate that the SBA funding recipient planned to use the loan proceeds to hire new employees or retain any existing employees.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a federal government agency that has many different programs to help small business owners. The SBA Microloan Program, for example, provides very small loans to start-up, newly established, or growing small business concerns. The SBA also has special programs for women and minorities. However, the most popular SBA program is their loan guarantee program for small businesses.

While you may be able to find business people willing to loan money, the SBA is a tried and true source for small business loan guarantees. This loan shows that any business with ambition and the right qualifications can get an SBA loan.

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