Borrowing Money for Sporting Goods Stores

With these bank loans for sporting goods stores, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This sporting goods stores loan for $104,000 was given to a California entrepreneur in 2007.

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 2007. The lending bank was Pacific Coast National Bank, based in San Clemente, California.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: SPORTING GOODS STORES
SAN DIEGO, CA 92111

SBA Loan Lender

PACIFIC COAST NATIONAL BANK
905 CALLE AMANECER
SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673

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

451110 - Sporting Goods Stores

Loan Approval Date

11/16/2007

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$104,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $104,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $88,400.

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 6 employees. The loan application indicated that the loan would help retain 6 existing jobs.

Great, But How Can I Get an SBA Loan for My Business?

SBA guaranteed loans are made by private lenders and are guaranteed by the SBA with funds appropriated by Congress.

Unless you are not in a hurry to get an SBA loan, it's best to work with a bank like Pacific Coast National Bank 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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