Small Business Lenders in Ridgely, Maryland

Local Ridgely Business Loan Sources

Without further adieu, here's our list of small business banks in Ridgely.

Business Loan Providers for Ridgely Businesses

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

Business Loan Advice for Ridgely Businesses

As a prerequisite to contacting lenders 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, walk the banker through the planned use of proceeds, and show how you intend to to pay the loan back to the lender.

Being able to present a well-written business plan is essential. If the money is to for a company that is already doing business, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. Bankers will also want to know 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 cash flow from the business does not meet your projections.

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 look at your personal credit report 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 these banks participate in the financial assistance programs available through the SBA. Before meeting with the banker, you may want to get up to speed 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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Make the effort and learn as much as you can about Raising Money. To get the ball rolling, we recommend you read Getting a Small Business Loan.