Tennessee Entrepreneur Secures Financing to Buy Ritter's Frozen Custard Franchise

Borrowing money to invest in a Ritter's Frozen Custard franchise? Wells Fargo Bank has a history of making these loans and they are guaranteed by the SBA.

Getting money to buy a Ritter's Frozen Custard franchise is doable. In 2003, Wells Fargo Bank issued an SBA franchise loan to an entrepreneur in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Because Ritter's Frozen Custard was registered with the SBA's registry of franchises, this Tennessee small business loan was issued on an expedited basis.

SBA Loan Borrower

RITTER'S FROZEN CUSTARD
HENDERSONVILLE, TN 37075

SBA Loan Lender

WELLS FARGO BANK
2329 CENTRAL AVE NE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55418

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

722211 - Limited-Service Restaurants

Loan Approval Date

1/30/2003

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$205,500

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $205,500 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $154,125.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. This loan was used to buy a Ritter's Frozen Custard franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 2 employees. The SBA loan application for the borrower indicated that the loan would help generate 3 new jobs and retain 2 existing jobs.

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