Borrowing Money for Sports and Recreation Instruction

Looking for loans for sports and recreation instruction? Try the SBA. This $500,000 sports and recreation instruction loan was issued by a Maine bank.

This small firm knew how to go about getting a business bank loan. Based in Topsham, Maine, they applied for and were awarded an SBA-guaranteed loan in 2003. The lending bank was Bath Savings Institution, based in Bath, Maine.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES
TOPSHAM, ME 04079

SBA Loan Lender

BATH SAVINGS INSTITUTION
105 FRONT ST
BATH, ME 04530

This lender issued this small business loan under the SBA's 7(a) guaranteed loan program, in which the SBA provides guaranteed loans to small business owners. This lending program was started in 1953. In the early days of the SBA, these loans were issued directly by the SBA. Today, SBA loans are issued primarily through approved banks and lenders.

SBA Loan Program Type

This loan was issued as a general business loan.

SIC Code

7999 - Amusement and Recreation Services

NAICS Code

611620 - Sports and Recreation Instruction

Loan Approval Date

12/23/2003

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 a new business. According to the loan information, this was not a franchise loan. At the time of the loan, the company had 10 employees. The SBA loan documents did not indicate that the small business promised to use the funding to add employees or retain any existing employees.

Getting an SBA Loan For Your Business

Although it's called an SBA loan, you apply for an SBA loan with a local or national bank, not with the SBA. The bank processes the loan and gives you the money, and the SBA simply guarantees a portion of the loan.

The SBA is important source of financing for entrepreneurs like you. Take this loan, for example. The company needed a loan. Bath Savings Institution had a strong track record in business lending, and with the SBA stepping up and agreeing to guarantee part of the loan, Bath Savings Institution 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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