SBA Loan from Commerce Bank Helps Photography Studios, Portrait Company

An SBA loan from Commerce Bank typically comes with favorable terms and competitive loan rates. In this SBA loan issued by the bank, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania business owner got a $150,000 loan.

This business knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they applied for and received an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2001. The lending bank was Commerce Bank, based in Devon, Pennsylvania.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS, PORTRAIT
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106

SBA Loan Lender

COMMERCE BANK
200 LANCASTER AVE
DEVON, PA 19333

This was an SBA Express loan. SBA Express Loans allow small business owners to get up to a 50% SBA guaranty on a loan. The maximum amount for an SBA Express Loan is $350,000.

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

541921 - Photography Studios, Portrait

Loan Approval Date

6/15/2001

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$150,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $150,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $75,000.

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 retain 2 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.

Many small business owners never get a business loan because they never bother to apply for a business loan. If you take the initiative, you may get a loan, just like this company did when it applied for and received this $150,000 loan. Remember, feel the fear, and do it anyway.

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