504 Loan Program
The SBA 504 loan program provides long-term, fixed rate financing for expanding small and mid-sized businesses. Most for-profit businesses are eligible to apply. A 504 project includes a loan from a private lender financing 50 percent of the project costs, the SBA 504 financing up to 40 percent and the borrower contributing as little as 10% percent.
Eligible uses:
- Land and building acquisition
- Building construction or renovation
- Machinery and equipment purchases
- Related soft costs (e.g., title insurance, appraisals)
Eligible Businesses:
- Be organized and operating as a for-profit business
- Tangible net worth less than $15 million, and
- Average net profit after tax of less than $5 million the last two years
- Not have funds available from other sources
Limitations:
- Businesses can apply for up to $5 million or $5.5 million for eligible manufacturing projects and energy saving projects
- Tangible net worth less than $15 million, and average net profit after tax of less than $5 million the last two years
- Generally the business must create and/or retain one job for every $65,000 borrowed from the SBA 504 or the project must meet a public policy goal. It’s 100,000 per job for manufacturers
- Interest rates are competitive and typically below bank rates
Contact us to see how you qualify and to get started on your application today.