Borrowing Money for Port and Harbor Operations

With these loans for port and harbor operations, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This port and harbor operations loan for $1,400,000 was given to an Alabama entrepreneur in 2003.

This small firm knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Mobile, Alabama, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2003. The lending bank was Business Loan Center, LLC, based in New York, New York.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: MARINE CARGO HANDLING
MOBILE, AL 36602

SBA Loan Lender

BUSINESS LOAN CENTER, LLC
1633 BROADWAY, 39TH FL
NEW YORK, NY 10019

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.

SIC Code

4491 - Marine Cargo Handling

NAICS Code

488310 - Port and Harbor Operations

Loan Approval Date

12/19/2003

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$1,400,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $1,400,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $999,992.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. This loan was not for a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 2 employees. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help generate 11 new jobs and retain 1 existing job.

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.

Unless you are not in a hurry to get an SBA loan, it's best to work with a bank like Business Loan Center, LLC that has already issued SBA-guaranteed loans. To get an SBA loan fast, work with a bank that participates in the SBA's Preferred Lenders Program (PLP).

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