Ninth Planet Beverage Solutions packages beverages for small and medium-sized producers, specializing in beers for craft breweries. Any business that has been operating for at least 12 months and can demonstrate that the loan proceeds will support its export activity is eligible. Merchant loans, however, allow business owners the opportunity to receive up to $500,000 in easy, unsecured business funds. SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development will discuss the Jobs Act’s support for your local Small Business Development Center and other resources to provide free counseling and training in areas such as exporting.
While the Small Business Administration does not have any monies to provide directly for business grants and loans they can direct businesses to a number of government agencies and departments that do provide this type of assistance. The 504-loan program provides long-term loans for fixed assets while the 7 (m) loan program called ‘micro loan’ provides short-term loans …
