Small Business Lenders in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania

Local Roaring Spring Lending Resources

To help you learn more about local small business lenders, here's our list of small business banks in Roaring Spring.

Banks that Lend to Roaring Spring Businesses

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

Business Loan Advice for Roaring Spring Businesses

As a prerequisite to contacting banks 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, describe what the money will finance, and show your ability to pay the loan back to the bank.

A well-defined business plan is is critically important. If the bank loan is to for an existing business, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. Bankers will also want to know what collateral you have available to secure the loan. Collateral is relevant because banks always want to be prepared for a worst-case scenario in which you cannot repay the loan.

If the business has few assets, you will likely be asked to pledge your personal assets, such as stocks and bonds that you might own or life insurance policies. The banks will check on your personal credit history 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 the banks in our list participate in the financial assistance programs available through the SBA. Prior to visiting local banks, you may want to read up on 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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