New Business Loan – Jacksonville, NC

First Bank helps businesses get off the ground in Jacksonville, NC with our new business loans and various sets of helping hands. Our new business loans can provide a lump sum of cash for your business to finance equipment, vehicles, real estate, signage, furniture and more.

With two locations in Jacksonville on Western Blvd and New Bridge Street, First Bank is happy to be your very first customer.

Business Loans from First Bank

Entrepreneur named First Bank one of the best small business lending banks in the country and it’s easy to see why.

Open a line of credit with First Bank to access cash for any business purchase need.
Use our low-rate, no annual-fee First Bank Mastercard Business Card with Rewards as often as you wish to earn rewards for your business purchases.
Get a commercial mortgage loan through First Bank or a loan for new construction, remodeling or expansion.

New Business Loan - Jacksonville, NC

New Business Loans Are Just The Beginning

First Bank doesn’t stop at the loan when it comes to helping new businesses.We offer five different levels of business checking accounts and three types of business savings accounts to cater to businesses of all sizes and shapes.

We can also supply our customers with a host of merchant services such as easy processing of credit and debit cards, checks and gift cards. We also offer treasury services for your business such as payroll processing, deposit services and online banking.

Read about First Bank’s full offering of new business loans and additional ways we help businesses in Jacksonville, NC grow and succeed.

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Changes to SBA 7(a) Program for Business Acquisitions Changes to SBA Loans for Business Acquisitions Coming August 1, 2023 If your client is considering an SBA Loan to acquire or change ownership percentage of a business, they could be impacted by the recent changes announced by the Small Business Administration (SBA). A number of updates to their Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), will be made effective August 1, 2023. The following is an overview of the updates. Our Business Development Officers are well-versed in these changes and ready to discuss how they may impact your client’s SBA lending opportunities. Read more about these upcoming changes based on the type of acquisition or ownership change you would be making: Complete change of ownership Complete partner buyout Partial change of ownership or any other change in ownership SBA Loans financing a complete change of business ownership At a minimum, SBA requires an equity injection of at least 10% of the total project costs. This means that in order to qualify, you’ll need to provide 10% of all costs required to complete the change of ownership, including working capital needs regardless of the source of funds. Seller debt may not be considered part of the equity injection unless it is on full standby for the first 24 months of the SBA 7a loan or it is a debt that is on partial standby (only interest payments are being made). Partial standby debt will be considered equity if there is historical business cash flow available to make the payments and at least a quarter of the SBA-required equity injection is from a source other than the seller. If the buyer owns a business that is in the same 6 digit NAICS code, will have identical ownership and located in the same geographic area as the entity being acquired, SBA considers this to be a business expansion and SBA will not require a minimum equity injection. However, depending on the strength of the buyer, the bank may require an equity injection. SBA Loans financing a change of ownership between existing owners If the 7(a) loan will finance more than 90% of the purchase price of a partner buyout, both of the following must be met: The remaining owner(s) must certify that they have been 4 min read

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