SBA Microloan

Loans up to $50,000. Include post-loan technical assistance.

Eligibility

For businesses that have been established for at least 2 years:

  • Positive cash flow
  • Reasonable credit with acceptable explanation for any derogatory marks
  • Collateral equal to loan amount or co-signer with reasonable credit and income to repay loan
  • Minimum two years experience in industry

For start-up businesses:

  • Two years of experience in the industry
  • Capital injection of 25% of project
  • Reasonable credit
  • Secondary source of repayment- either collateral equal to loan amount or co-signer with reasonable credit and income to repay loan
  • Historical earnings sufficient to cover personal living expenses
  • Acceptable business plan with projections and assumptions upon which the projections are based

Terms and Conditions:

  • Maximum loan amount – $50,000
  • Terms – 3 to 5 years
  • Interest rate – Prime + 3.5% (fixed)

Technical Assistance Requirement

As part of the Micro Loan Program, the SBA requires that the borrower receive some type of Technical Assistance (TA) or business counseling after the loan is funded.  CDC offers six one-on-one business counseling sessions (one a month) by one of CDC’s approved business consultants to ensure that our borrowers have the skills they need to succeed in their business.

For assistance and more information:

Susan Lamping                            Kaitlan Hammock                         Stacey Sanchez                            Carla Ulloa, Hablo Español
Sr. Community Loan Officer        Loan Assistant                              Sr. Community Loan Officer          Community Loan Specialist
(619) 243-8639                            (619) 243-8657                             (714) 918-0886                              (951) 905-5701
slamping@cdcloans.com            khammock@cdcloans.com           ssanchez@cdcloans.com             culloa@cdcloans.com