Financing for Floriculture Production

With these loans for floriculture production, the SBA guarantees the lender that the loan will be repaid. This floriculture production loan for $280,000 was given to a Pennsylvania entrepreneur in 2004.

The SBA helps new or growing businesses raise capital. In this case, an entrepreneur in Wernersville, Pennsylvania was able to borrow $280,000 from Sovereign Bank. The SBA made the loan possible by guaranteeing $210,000 of this Pennsylvania small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: FLORICULTURE PRODUCTION
WERNERSVILLE, PA 19565

SBA Loan Lender

SOVEREIGN BANK
1130 BERKSHIRE BLVD
WYOMISSING, PA 19610

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

111422 - Floriculture Production

Loan Approval Date

12/3/2004

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$280,000

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $280,000 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $210,000.

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 9 employees. This SBA loan request did not indicate that the SBA funding recipient planned to use the funding to hire new employees or retain any existing employees.

Start the Process for Getting an SBA Loan Today!

SBA loan applications are made through a bank. The SBA guarantees a loan to the bank, so in case the borrower defaults, the bank is guaranteed a portion of the loan by the SBA.

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

About This SBA Loan Information:

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