Michigan Entrepreneur Secures Financing to Buy Cold Stone Creamery Franchise

Need a loan to purchase a Cold Stone Creamery franchise? Cit Small Business Lending Corp has a history of making these loans and they are guaranteed by the SBA.

An entrepreneur in Mount Pleasant, Michigan needed money to invest in a Cold Stone Creamery franchise back in 2004. Cit Small Business Lending Corp issued an SBA franchise loan. Here are the details on this Michigan small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

GREAT LAKES CREAMERY OF MT PLE
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

SBA Loan Lender

CIT SMALL BUSINESS LENDING CORP
1 CIT DRIVE
LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039

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

445299 - Specialty Food Stores

Loan Approval Date

10/8/2004

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$349,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $349,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $261,750.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new business. This loan was used to buy a Cold Stone Creamery franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 10 employees. This SBA loan request indicated that the loan would help generate 10 new jobs.

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

While you may be able to borrow money from friends and family, 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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