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Questions to ask a Bank about getting Small Business Financing, Lines of Credit, Loans & SBA Loans

Questions to ask a Bank about getting Small Business Financing, Lines of Credit, Loans & SBA Loans

If you are seeking Bank Financing for your small business in the form of a conventional loan, SBA loan, Line of Credit or some other financing, what are the questions to ask a bank to help you gauge the bank’s ability to come through for you?  Here are three important questions to ask a bank when assessing the feasibility of procuring bank financing in the form of a loan or line of credit. Where is the … Read entire article »

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SBA Express Loans under $250,000 Easier to Get

SBA Express Loans under $250,000 Easier to Get

A great article in the LA Times points out that the SBA loan programs is getting some needed modifications.  We’ll specifically cover the smaller ‘Express’ Loans. ‘Express Loans’ is a term that describes SBA loans that are up to $250,000 in value.  Express loans have been historically hard to get for a couple of reasons.  Number 1, there is not a huge profit margin to them for a bank, and number 2, the bank had 50% … Read entire article »

Filed under: Business Tips, SBA

Why You Can’t Get an SBA Loan

Why You Can’t Get an SBA Loan

People complain that securing an SBA loan is too difficult.  There are many factors at play, here we consider the impact of a Borrower’s Business Experience on their qualifications. In the early part of the past decade, as the economy grew at astronomical rates, the rate at which business bank loans went bad shrunk to and hovered at minuscule levels.  Once this failure rate was super low for too long, enforcement of the experience criterion became … Read entire article »

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CDC/504 SBA Loan Program

CDC/504 SBA Loan Program

SBA/CDC 504 Loan Program The CDC/504 loan program is the only SBA loan in which the SBA puts up a single penny.  Unlike other SBA loans, in which the SBA only provides a guarantee to the bank, in the CDC/504 program the SBA injects 40% of the Project cost into the loan.  Fifty (50%) percent comes from the bank and the remaining (10%) comes from the borrower.  So how does this program work?  Well, a little … Read entire article »

Filed under: Business Tips, Real Estate Tips, SBA

CABB OC Chapter Meeting 9-28-10

CABB OC Chapter Meeting 9-28-10

I skipped today’s RIAOC meeting today due to a conflict with the CABB O.C. Chapter Meeting today.  It was nice to catch up with a few Business Brokers that I had not talked to recently.  Key takeaways from the meeting are that loans are happening for business acquisitions, but the adherence to criteria is a must.  Namely, the experience criterion. Today, we were told that a buyer was able to secure an SBA loan for a … Read entire article »

Filed under: Business Tips, SBA