Growing Company Gets a Kentucky SBA Loan

Would a Kentucky bank loan help help your firm avoid a serious cash crunch? If so, you may want to talk with this Michigan bank, which offers SBA loans to Kentucky entrepreneurs.

This small business, based in Louisville, Kentucky, offers a good example of how small businesses get financed. Taking advantage of the SBA's guaranteed loan program, they were able to get a loan from Fifth Third Bank. We've got the inside scoop on this Kentucky small business loan.

SBA Loan Borrower

COMPANY TYPE: BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS
LOUISVILLE, KY 40228

SBA Loan Lender

FIFTH THIRD BANK
111 LYON ST NW
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

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

444190 - Building Material Dealers

Loan Approval Date

10/4/2004

Loan Approval Gross Amount

$536,500

Loan Approval from the SBA

Of the total $536,500 loan amount, the SBA guaranteed $402,375.

More Information on This SBA Loan

The borrower borrowed this money for an existing business. The SBA's records indicate that the loan was not for investment in a franchise. At the time of the loan, the company had 2 employees. The SBA loan documents indicated that the loan would help generate 2 new jobs and retain 2 existing jobs.

Start the Process for Getting an SBA Loan Today!

Remember, 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.

SBA loan guarantees are not loans per se. The SBA simply guarantees the loan, but banks and other lending institutions grant you the loan and give you the money. So, just as this company walked into Fifth Third Bank and applied for an SBA loan, you have to do the same thing. You need to demonstrate business strength and potential, but the sooner you start, the faster you'll get the money if you qualify!

About This SBA Loan Information:

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