The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) San Francisco District Office serves 14 counties. This includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma, which have a combined population base of nearly 7.7 million residents. This service area is a major U.S tourism area and is one of California’s major ports, thus attracting...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) San Diego District Office serves San Diego and Imperial County, which have a combined population base of nearly 3.2 million residents. This service area is a major U.S tourism area and is one of California’s major ports, creating a demand for a variety of small businesses. There is a diverse economic base with international trade, manufacturing, military, technology, life...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Miami District Office serves around 24 different counties, which have a combined population base of nearly 400,000 residents. This multi-county service area is a major U.S tourism area and is the top state in the cruise industry. There is a diverse economic base with international trade, manufacturing, real estate, aerospace, life sciences, and financial services.   Finding the best and cheapest...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Houston District Office serves all the counties in Houston, which have a combined population base of nearly 2 million residents. If this area were a state, it would rank as the 36th most populous state in the Union. This multi-county service area is a major U.S industrial center, world center for the oil and gas industry and ranks as...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New York District Office serves New York City, Long Island, and the counties of Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester, which have a combined population base of nearly 18 million residents. If this area were a state, it would rank as the fifth most populous state in the Union and comparing New York’s economy to other countries,...

  The purchase of commercial real estate can be an integral part to a growing small business, but it can also be an expensive one. And when it comes to traditional commercial real estate loans, the interest rates, down payments, and terms are less than ideal. That’s where CDC/SBA 504 loans come in.   The SBA 504 loan program is different than that of the SBA 7(a) loan...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides small businesses multiple options that can be specifically used to purchase real estate for office space, retail space and commercial real estate. Looking to purchase real estate, fixtures, or equipment to expand your small business? These necessary expenses can run pretty costly, which is why many business owners turn to outside financing to help carry that burden. You can...

The Houston District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers more than 300 Houston SBA lenders that make Houston SBA loans in the Houston metropolitan market. The SBA today released small business lending results showing a continuing upward trend in the availability of capital for small businesses, and growth in important categories of veterans and emerging communities.   Hurricane Harvey negatively affected the final 6 weeks...

Why SBA loans?   If there’s one thing every small business owner looking to fund a growing business can empathize with, it’s probably the hassle of searching for the best, least expensive financing out there. And the thing is, there’s a lot that goes into deciding which financing options are best for you. But when it comes down to it, the terms, amounts, and APRs of the...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Los Angeles District Office (LADO) serves Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, which have a combined population base of nearly 11.5 million residents. If this area were a state, it would rank as the eighth most populous state in the Union. This tri-county service area is the nation’s top international trade and manufacturing center. There is a diverse...