Commercial Loans for Sporting Goods Stores

With these commercial loans for sporting goods stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This sporting goods stores loan for $260,000 was given to a Florida entrepreneur in 2006.

This business received financial assistance through the SBA's lending programs back in 2006. They applied for an SBA loan with Branch Bank & Trust, out of Winston Salem, North Carolina. The loan was granted and they received $260,000 to help grow their Oviedo, Florida business.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPORTING GOODS STORES
OVIEDO, FL 32765

SBA Loan Lender

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

The lender provided this SBA small business loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan program called the SBA Express Loan program. SBA Express loans are typically used for working capital, inventory purchases and equipment financing.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued under the SBA Fast Track program, which later was renamed the SBA Express loan program.

NAICS Code

451110 - Sporting Goods Stores

Loan Approval Date

9/25/2006

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$260,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $260,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $130,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new business. This loan was not for a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had no employees. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the borrowed money would help create 1 new job.

Getting an SBA Loan For Your Business

Although it's called an SBA loan, you apply for an SBA loan with a local or national bank, not with the SBA. The bank processes the loan and gives you the money, and the SBA simply guarantees a portion of the loan.

The SBA is important source of financing for entrepreneurs like you. Take this loan, for example. The company needed a loan. Branch Bank & Trust had a strong track record in business lending, and with the SBA stepping up and agreeing to guarantee part of the loan, Branch Bank & Trust made the loan. The end result was that this firm was given the opportunity to grow their business and enhance the lives of their employees and customers.

The process for getting an SBA loan is relatively straight-forward. Sit down with your banker and they will explain the process in detail.

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