Cit Small Business Lending Corp Provides SBA Loan to Buy Straw Hat Pizza Franchise

Borrowing money to purchase a Straw Hat Pizza franchise? Cit Small Business Lending Corp has a history of making these loans and they are guaranteed by the SBA.

Straw Hat Pizza franchise loans are available to Sparks, Nevada entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs in other locations throughout the country. In fact, Cit Small Business Lending Corp, based in Livingston, New Jersey, issued an SBA franchise loan for a Straw Hat Pizza franchise in 2007. We've got all the details on this Nevada small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

STRAW HAT PIZZA
SPARKS, NV 89436

SBA Loan Lender

CIT SMALL BUSINESS LENDING CORP
1 CIT DRIVE
LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039

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

722110 - Full-Service Restaurants

Loan Approval Date

9/27/2007

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$686,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $686,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $514,500.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new business. This loan was used to buy a Straw Hat Pizza franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 22 employees. The loan application indicated that the loan would help retain 22 existing jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

SBA 7(a) Loans can be used for nearly any business purpose, such as commercial real estate, construction or renovation for owner-users, business acquisition and start-up, franchise refinancing, refinancing for existing debt, equipment purchases, working capital, and inventory.

The SBA is important source of financing for entrepreneurs like you. Take this loan, for example. The company needed a loan. Cit Small Business Lending Corp had a strong track record in business lending, and with the SBA stepping up and agreeing to guarantee part of the loan, Cit Small Business Lending Corp made the loan. The end result was that this firm was given the opportunity to grow their business and enhance the lives of their employees and customers.

The process for getting an SBA loan is relatively straight-forward. Sit down with your banker and they will explain the process in detail.

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