Loan Types
SBA Loan Types
Learn more about each type of SBA loan
7(a) SBA Loans ->
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Loan Purposes
SBA Loan Purposes
Here are 4 popular ways SBA loans are used
Buy a new business ->
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FAQs
What is an SBA 7a loan?
What is a 504 loan?
What is a Microloan?
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SBA Terms
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Extraordinary Items
Additional expenses that are outside “normal” operations and caused directly by the disaster.
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September 9, 2022
Published on
June 20, 2018
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SBA 7a Loans
The 7(a) Loan Program, SBA’s most common loan program, includes assistance for each business with unique needs.
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SBA 504 Loans
SBA 504 loans
are very popular for long-term, fixed rate financing of up to $5 million for major fixed assets.
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SBA Microloans
The average Microloan is about $13,000. The Microloans program provides loans up to $50,000 to small businesses.
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SBA Glossary
Common SBA Terms
Everything you need to know about common terms used to discuss SBA Loans.
Companion File
When an applicant has another application filed...
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Credit Elsewhere Test (CET)
The test to determine the...
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Projection
An estimate of future economic or...
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Liabilities
A financial obligation...
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DBA
ex. Blocker & Sons LLC, doing business as Bob's Burgers
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Coastal Barrier Resource Area (COBRA)
A flood prone area in which...
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Depreciation
A non-cash operating expense that...
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Normal Gross Margin
The margin that would have been...
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Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
a working capital loan that...
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Injury Analysis
Measures the effects of...
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Certificate of Competency
A certificate issued by the Small Bus...
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Prime Contract
A contract awarded directly...
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Applicant/Co-Applicant
Business entity and person requesting...
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Operating Leases
are deducted on the company’s...
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Principal
the owner(s) of the Applicant Entity that...
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