Borrowing Money for Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

With these loans for lighting equipment manufacturing, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This lighting equipment manufacturing loan for $500,000 was given to an Illinois entrepreneur in 2001.

This company received financial assistance through the SBA's lending programs back in 2001. They applied for an SBA loan with Merrill Lynch Bank Usa, out of Salt Lake City, Utah. The loan was granted and they received $500,000 to help grow their Saint Charles, Illinois business.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
SAINT CHARLES, IL 60174

SBA Loan Lender

MERRILL LYNCH BANK USA
15 W SOUTH TEMPLE, STE 300
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101

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

335129 - Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

Loan Approval Date

1/17/2001

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$500,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $500,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $375,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. The SBA's records indicate that the loan was not for investment in a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had only one employee. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help generate 9 new jobs and retain 1 existing job.

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SBA loans make it possible for banks to offer loans more easily and provide them with more flexible terms than conventional loan options.

Unless you are not in a hurry to get an SBA loan, it's best to work with a bank like Merrill Lynch Bank Usa that has already issued SBA-guaranteed loans. To get an SBA loan fast, work with a bank that participates in the SBA's Preferred Lenders Program (PLP).

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