California Entrepreneur Secures Financing to Buy Comfort Inn Franchise

Borrowing money to buy a Comfort Inn franchise? Coast National Bank has a history of making these loans and they are guaranteed by the SBA.

Getting money to buy a Comfort Inn franchise requires some effort but others before you have been successful. In 2002, Coast National Bank issued an SBA franchise loan to an entrepreneur in Santa Maria, California. Because Comfort Inn was registered with the SBA's registry of franchises, this California small business loan was issued on an expedited basis.

SBA Loan Borrower

SANTA MARIA HOSPITALITY INV LP
SANTA MARIA, CA 93454

SBA Loan Lender

COAST NATIONAL BANK
500 MARSH ST
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401

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

721110 - Hotels and Motels

Loan Approval Date

2/28/2002

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$2,000,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $2,000,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $1,000,000.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new business. This loan was used to buy a Comfort Inn franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 2 employees. The loan application indicated that the loan would help generate 2 new jobs and retain 2 existing jobs.

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SBA loans typically are available at competitive interest rates and have no balloon payments or annual reviews.

Folks who know a lot about raising money for companies know that SBA guaranteed loans are a great funding source for small businesses. Talk to a bank like Coast National Bank and they will explain how you can get an SBA loan for your company.

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