Vineland, NJ Entrepreneur Gets SBA Loan to Buy Cold Stone Creamery Franchise

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

Want to borrow money to buy a Cold Stone Creamery franchise? If so, here's a 2005 SBA franchise loan that you should know about. Cit Small Business Lending Corp was the lender and the entrepreneur was based in Vineland, New Jersey.

SBA Loan Borrower

COLD STONE CREAMERY
VINELAND, NJ 08360

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

445299 - Specialty Food Stores

Loan Approval Date

1/19/2005

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$297,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $297,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $222,750.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for a new business. This loan was used to buy a Cold Stone Creamery franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 8 employees. The SBA loan documents indicated that the funding would help generate 8 new jobs.

Next Steps for Getting an SBA Loan

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

This SBA loan was for $297,000. How would you spend $297,000 on your business? If you apply for an SBA loan, you, like the entrepreneurs at this company, may soon be on your way to achieving your business goals. Contact a participating SBA lender to get started.

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