7(a) Loan Program

The 7(a) Loan Program includes financial help for businesses with special requirements. For example, funds are available for loans to businesses that handle exports to foreign countries, businesses that operate in rural areas, and for other very specific purposes.

Special Purpose Loans Program
SBA offers several special purpose 7(a) loans to aid businesses that have been impacted by NAFTA, to provide financial assistance to Employee Stock Ownership Plans, and to help implement pollution control mechanisms.

Export Loan Programs

Approximately 70 percent of all U.S. exporters have 20 or fewer employees. SBA has placed a priority on helping these small business exporters by providing a number of loan programs specifically designed to help them develop or expand...
Rural Business Loans

Rural Lender Advantage The Small/Rural Lender Advantage (S/RLA) initiative is designed to accommodate the unique loan processing needs of small community/rural-based lenders by simplifying and streamlining loan application process...
Use of 7(a) Loan Proceeds

If you are awarded a 7(a) loan, the loan proceeds may be used to establish a new business or to assist in the acquisition, operation, or expansion of an existing business. Eligible Use of 7(a) Loan Proceeds Include (Non-...
Advantage Loan Initiatives

Small Loan Advantage and Community Advantage 7(a) Loan Initiatives SBA is committed to expanding access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs in underserved communities so that we can help drive economic growth and job...
Community Advantage Approved Lenders

The following are the Community Advantage lenders approved by SBA. ACCION San Antonio, TX Appalachian Community Enterprises Cleveland, GA Appalachian Development Corp Greenville, SC Black Business Investment Fund of...
Express & Pilot Programs

SBA's Express and pilot programs offer streamlined and expedited loan procedures for particular groups of borrowers, notably active duty military personnel, veterans, and borrowers from distressed communities. SBAExpress The...