Financing for Optometrists

Looking for loans for optometrists? The SBA may be the answer. This $109,800 optometrists loan was issued by a Delaware bank.

This small firm knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in San Diego, California, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2005. The lending bank was Lehman Brothers Bank, Fsb, based in Wilmington, Delaware.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: OPTOMETRISTS
SAN DIEGO, CA 92103

SBA Loan Lender

LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB
1000 WEST ST, STE 200
WILMINGTON, DE 19801

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

621320 - Optometrists

Loan Approval Date

5/5/2005

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$109,800

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $109,800 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $82,350.

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 13 employees. The SBA loan documents indicated that the loan would help retain 13 existing jobs.

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

While you may be able to find other ways to get money to start a business, the SBA is a tried and true source for small business loan guarantees. This loan shows that any business with ambition and the right qualifications can get an SBA loan.

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