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March 28, 2024  
 
 
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Small Business Lenders in Lake City, Tennessee

 
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Getting a business loan in Lake City, Tennessee seems challenging at first, but we're here to help you get started.

If you are planning on applying for a small business loan and your business is based in Lake City, Tennessee, we've put together a list of local small business banks that you should contact.

Local Lake City Business Lenders

To help you learn more about local small business lenders, here's our list of small business banks in Lake City.

Small Business Bank Recent SBA Loans
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Banks that Lend to Lake City Businesses

This is a list of banks outside of Lake City, Tennessee that have provided SBA loans to Lake City businesses. Some of these may be national banks with local branch locations.

Small Business Bank Recent SBA Loans
Regions Bank
Birmingham, AL
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Business Loan Advice for Lake City Businesses

As a prerequisite to meeting with banks to get a bank loan, you will need to determine exactly what size loan you will be asking for.

You need to be able to clearly explain your business, explain how much you want to borrow, describe what the money will finance, and show how you plan to pay the loan back to the bank.

A well-defined business plan is is critically important. If the money is to for an existing business, you should also have financial statements covering the last three years. Bankers will also want to know what collateral you have available to guarantee the loan. Collateral is relevant because banks always want to be prepared for a worst-case scenario in which cash flow from the business does not meet your projections.

If the business has few assets, you will likely be asked to secure the business with your personal assets, such as stocks and bonds that you might own or life insurance policies. The banks will look at your personal credit report in any case, so hopefully you have good credit history -- you may want to get a copy of your credit history prior to meeting with the banker.

Many of the banks in our list participate in the financial assistance programs available through the SBA. Before you sit down to talk with a small business banker, you may want to do your homework on SBA loans programs to see if you qualify. SBA 7(a) loans, SBA 504 loans and SBA disaster assistance loans may be available to you.

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