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Thanks for dropping in for some hopefully great business info and on occasion some hopefully not too sarcastic comments on the state of Business Financing in Canada and what we are doing about it !

In 2004 I founded 7 PARK AVENUE FINANCIAL. At that time I had spent all my working life, at that time - Over 30 years in Commercial credit and lending and Canadian business financing. I believe the commercial lending landscape has drastically changed in Canada. I believe a void exists for business owners and finance managers for companies, large and small who want service, creativity, and alternatives.

Every day we strive to consistently deliver business financing that you feel meets the needs of your business. If you believe as we do that financing solutions and alternatives exist for your firm we want to talk to you. Our purpose is simple: we want to deliver the best business finance solutions for your company.



Thursday, May 30, 2013

Government Guaranteed Small Business Loans . What’s Better Than An Inside Scoop On The SBL Program



Trouble Connecting The Dots With The GOV’T SBL / BIL Loan?


OVERVIEW – Information on government guaranteed loans for small business in Canada . Accessing approval for this valuable finance program helps the business owner financing equipment and leaseholds assets via finance otherwise not available




Government guaranteed loans
in Canada. What Canadian small business owner wouldn't want any ' inside scoop ' on anything to do with the government and business.

The reality is that the Canadian business owner and financial manager has no real direct involvement of any sort with the govt on this program that he or she still seems to have a lot of problem in .. Connecting the dots... for financing success. We're quite sure we've got clarity, so let’s dig in.

For a certain type of borrowing in the Canadian start up and SME sector in Canada there is no better option than what ' main street ' calls the 'SBL' loan program . While choosing the right bank / banker to move your loan through is a challenge its still a great vehicle to put equipment and leasehold assets that you need on the right footing - inside your business!

While the perception might be that it’s difficult to achieve this financing you'll be surprised to hear that you can navigate the program with relative simplicity - if you have the right documentation and know what constitutes approval criteria. That's our job we suppose!

Commercial banking in Canada many times (in spite of those TV commercials!) does not lend itself to start up or leasehold financing. That’s where the small business government guaranteed loan comes in - it works specifically only in those areas.

The quick recap is as follows - maximum loan size = $ 350,000.0O - items financed are only equipment, leaseholds, and real estate. We'll quickly add that not many real estate deals are done under the program, because in many ways it doesn’t make sense -at the same time we'll add that computers and application software are in that ' equipment ' category that we referenced. So a great way to acquire some technology.

We are often amazed about why there is confusion under the program because the reality is that the ' basic drill ' has not changed. We think it’s because the general commercial borrowing environment has changed a lot more than the program - i.e. tougher!

So how can the business owner improve the odds of getting approved? A good way to provide that answer is to advise why you will be declined. You may well be declined for the following reasons:

Poor personal credit history

No business plan or cash flow

Unable to produce a premises lease that matches the term of your loan request

Inability to match the permanent 10% down payment/equity required by the program

We advise clients that a proper loan proposal meeting the basic criteria has a very strong chance of approval - and with rates, terms, structures, limited personal guarantees etc all being excellent every business owner should at least consider the program.
As we said, no government involvement at all (they simply guarantee your loan to the bank) and connecting the loan application dots is a lot simpler than you thought! Seek out and speak to a trusted, credible and experienced Canadian business financing advisor who can assist you with your SBL small business loan .




Stan Prokop - founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial

http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com

Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 10 years - has completed in excess of 80 Million $$ of financing for Canadian corporations . Core competancies include receivables financing, asset based lending, working capital, equipment finance, franchise finance and tax credit financing.
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