Small Business Lenders in Minnewaukan, North Dakota

Local Minnewaukan Lenders

To help you learn more about local small business lenders, here's our list of small business banks in Minnewaukan.

Banks that Lend to Minnewaukan Businesses

This is a list of banks outside of Minnewaukan, North Dakota that have provided SBA loans to Minnewaukan businesses. Some of these may be national banks with local branch locations.

Business Loan Advice for Minnewaukan Businesses

Before meeting with banks for a loan, you will need to determine exactly what size loan you will be asking for.

You need to be able to clearly explain your business, explain how much you want to borrow, define how the money will be used, and show how you intend to to pay the loan back to the bank.

A well-defined business plan is is critically important. If the capital is to for a going concern, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. You will also need to discuss what collateral you have available to guarantee the loan. Collateral is relevant because banks always want to be prepared for a worst-case scenario in which you cannot repay the loan.

If the business has few assets, you will likely be asked to secure the business with your personal assets, such as stocks and bonds that you might own or life insurance policies. The banks will check on your personal credit history in any case, so hopefully you have good credit history -- you may want to get a copy of your credit history prior to meeting with the banker.

Many of the banks in our list participate in the financial assistance programs available through the SBA. Before you sit down to talk with a small business banker, you may want to read up on on SBA loans programs to see if you qualify. SBA 7(a) loans, SBA 504 loans and SBA disaster assistance loans may be available to you.

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