SBA Loans: A Step-by-Step Guide, 4th Edition [Paperback]

Patrick D. O'Hara (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sba Loans | Publication Date: January 18, 2002

The #1 guide to securing your Small Business Administration loan-Updated and revised to include every SBA loan, program, and service available SBA LOANS

This comprehensive and accessible guide for small business owners shows you how to get your share of the billions of dollars in loans arranged or guaranteed by the SBA each year. In easy, step-by-step fashion, it helps you prepare a successful loan request for a new or established company and offers guidance on developing a business plan for your new business. In addition to full coverage of the agency's various loan programs-including seasonal guarantee, pollution control, energy loan, and Vietnam veteran and handicapped assistance-you'll find an exhaustive directory of all the free services the SBA provides to small businesses. Up-to-date and more comprehensive than ever, this popular reference includes complete information on:
* Understanding the SBA system
* Eligibility requirements
* Recent lending statistics
* ACE-Net finance matching service
* Updated loan application forms and appendix listings


Plus
* A new chapter on the Hubzone Empowerment Contracting Program
* Updated information on the Export Working Capital Program


Today, the SBA offers more services and more money than ever before. From coast to coast and in every industry, thousands of American entrepreneurs make the SBA system work for them-and you can too.

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From the Back Cover

The #1 guide to securing your Small Business Administration loan–Updated and revised to include every SBA loan, program, and service available SBA LOANS

This comprehensive and accessible guide for small business owners shows you how to get your share of the billions of dollars in loans arranged or guaranteed by the SBA each year. In easy, step-by-step fashion, it helps you prepare a successful loan request for a new or established company and offers guidance on developing a business plan for your new business. In addition to full coverage of the agency’s various loan programs–including seasonal guarantee, pollution control, energy loan, and Vietnam veteran and handicapped assistance–you’ll find an exhaustive directory of all the free services the SBA provides to small businesses. Up-to-date and more comprehensive than ever, this popular reference includes complete information on:

• Understanding the SBA system
• Eligibility requirements
• Recent lending statistics
• ACE-Net finance matching service
• Updated loan application forms and appendix listings

Plus

• A new chapter on the Hubzone Empowerment Contracting Program
• Updated information on the Export Working Capital Program

Today, the SBA offers more services and more money than ever before. From coast to coast and in every industry, thousands of American entrepreneurs make the SBA system work for them–and you can too.

About the Author

PATRICK D. O'HARA, PhD, is founder and president of the consulting firm O-TEK Enterprises.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (January 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471207527
• ISBN-13: 978-0471207528
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,431,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Number One Guide for Getting and SBA Loan, October 27, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: SBA Loans: A Step-by-Step Guide, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

This is by far the most informative book on small business financing through the SBA that I have ever read. Patrick D. O'Hara, PhD, tells you how to secure financing and get your piece of the estimated $6 billion in loans given out or secured by the SBA each year! Everything you need to know is here, including filling out forms, writing your business plan and sections describing all the SBA loan programs and their requirements. This book will fully prepare you for apply for a loan from the SBA. This newest edition provides an up-to-date listing of the very latest programs and additions to previous ones. A definate must-read.

4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless Information, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: SBA Loans: A Step-by-Step Guide, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

The author has writen a very general book full of a lot of useless information on the Small Business Administration programs - much of it is out of date according to my CPA.