Financing for Specialty Food Stores

With these loans for specialty food stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This specialty food stores loan for $144,000 was given to a Pennsylvania entrepreneur in 2001.

This small firm received financial assistance through the SBA's lending programs back in 2001. They applied for an SBA loan with Valley National Bank, out of North Plainfield, New Jersey. The loan was granted and they received $144,000 to help grow their Philadelphia, Pennsylvania business.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPECIALTY FOOD STORES
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19139

SBA Loan Lender

VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
1334 RTE 22 EAST
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ 07060

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

7/24/2001

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$144,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $144,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $122,400.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. According to the loan information, this was not a franchise loan. At the time of the loan, the company had only one employee. The SBA loan documents indicated that the loan would help retain 1 existing job.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

If you are raising money in Philadelphia PA, you ought to talk with a local Philadelphia SBA lender or talk with an out-of-area SBA lender that has previously loaned money to Philadelphia businesses.

The SBA is important source of financing for entrepreneurs like you. Take this loan, for example. The company needed a loan. Valley National Bank had a strong track record in business lending, and with the SBA stepping up and agreeing to guarantee part of the loan, Valley National Bank 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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