SCORE Presentation
Transcript: Presenter: Chris Duffy, Business Advisor Regional Economic Development Center January 11, 2018 Lending Options for SCORE Clients Overview Overview Traditional Bank Lending Alternative Lending Online Business Loans Crowd Funding Family and Friends Lending Traditional Lending Traditional Lending Types National/International Banks - eg Citizens, Bank of America, TD Bank Community Banks – eg The Provident, Enterprise, Eastern, Optima, Northway and more Credit Unions – Service Credit Union, St. Mary’s Credit Union Types Typical Small Business Criterion Typical Small Business Criterion • In Business 12 months or more • $50,000 - $1 million • Credit Score – 720+ • Collateral – All Business assets, personal guaranty, often personal collateral • Ability to Repay – normally minimal DSCR of 1.2 on historic financials • Character – principal with direct experience Current Banking Market Economy is strong, businesses are growing Willing to loosen lending criterion Willing to consider startups Current Banking Market Types of Loans Types of Loans Unsecured loan - up to 75% - all financing SBA 7(a) guaranteed – up to 90% - equipment, working capital SBA 504 – 80%, 85%, 90% - long-term fixed asset, typically real estate Asset Based LOC – based on percent of inventory and receivables (75% and 25%) CDC (504) Lenders – Granite State Development Corp; Capital Regional Development Council; CDC New England (BDC Capital) Alternative Lenders Alternative Lenders 10 NH Economic Development Centers – NH Alliance of Regional Development Corporations Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC) NH Community Loan Fund/Vested For Growth Accion Others industry specific; Farm Credit East, USDA FSA REDC REDC Alternative Lender Participatory Lending/Gap Filling Participatory Lending/Gap Filling Secondary Position to Bank and SBA Usually meet term of bank/SBA Typically provide up to half of equity requirement Direct Loan Direct Loan (may need bank rejection to qualify) $50-$500K Micro-loan - $5-$50K Brownfield Loans Derry RLC New American Micro Loan Fund Loan Criterion Loan Criterion Credit Score - *** Collateral Ability to Repay (DSCR 1.2+ on projections) Character Loan Criterion Terms Rate – 6% floor, typically 7-8% Royalty – occasionally on early stage, high risk Term – 5-20 year Interest only period – up to 1 year Declining prepayment penalty on refinance only Covenants – specific to loan Bank and Alternative Lending Loan Requirements Bank and Alternative Lending Loan Requirements Application Personal Financial Statement (each member 20% or over) 3 Years Business Tax Returns 3 Years Personal Tax Returns (each member 20% or over) Current Year Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Business Plan/Description (based on loan amount) Projections – min 2 years monthly Support Documents (marketing material, appraisals, construction plans, etc) Online Loan Programs Online Loan Programs On Deck, Kabbage, SmartBiz, other High Interest Rates Devil in the Detail Highly Discouraged Crowd Funding Crowd Funding Kickstarter, Indiegogo Meeting Target; Commission Tiered “gifts” Effective at pre-selling product (book, game, other) Need to “know” majority of funders Friends and Family Friends and Family Recommend present request like a bank request (business plan, etc) Draft loan document Interest rates – 8-12% Discuss inability to repay – be honest Q&A Q A & Chris Duffy, Business Advisor Chris@REDC.com 603-772-2655