Branch Bank & Trust Gives Small Business Loan to Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Company

Looking to get a Florida small business loan? This Florida entrepreneur got a small business loan, provided by a North Carolina bank that works with the SBA to help small business owners.

This business, based in Melbourne, Florida, offers a good example of how small businesses get financed. Taking advantage of the SBA's guaranteed loan program, they were able to get a loan from Branch Bank & Trust. We've got the inside scoop on this Florida small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
Melbourne, FL 32904

SBA Loan Lender

BRANCH BANK & TRUST
200 W 2ND ST
WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101

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

332999 - Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Loan Approval Date

7/3/2007

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$570,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $570,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $427,500.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. The SBA's records indicate that the loan was not for investment in a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 18 employees. The SBA loan documents indicated that the loan would help generate 2 new jobs and retain 18 existing jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

SBA 7(a) Loans can be used for nearly any business purpose, such as commercial real estate, construction or renovation for owner-users, business acquisition and start-up, franchise refinancing, refinancing for existing debt, equipment purchases, working capital, and inventory.

If you need emergency business money, the SBA has special programs for you. We've put a spotlight on this loan from Branch Bank & Trust so you can get a feel for how SBA loans work. Applying for an SBA loan starts with a visit to a banker that works with the SBA.

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