Borrowing Money for General Merchandise Stores

With these small business loans for general merchandise stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This general merchandise stores loan for $110,000 was given to a New York entrepreneur in 2006.

This small firm knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Riverhead, New York, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2006. The lending bank was Bnb Bank, National Association, based in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES
RIVERHEAD, NY 11901

SBA Loan Lender

BNB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2024 CENTER AVE
FORT LEE, NJ 07024

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

452990 - General Merchandise Stores

Loan Approval Date

11/14/2006

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$110,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $110,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $93,500.

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 7 employees. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help generate 7 new jobs and retain 7 existing jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a federal government agency that has many different programs to help small business owners. The SBA Microloan Program, for example, provides very small loans to start-up, newly established, or growing small business concerns. The SBA also has special programs for women and minorities. However, the most popular SBA program is their loan guarantee program for small businesses.

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