SBA loans
SBA loans are federally guaranteed products designed to reduce lender risk while offering small businesses longer terms and lower down payments than conventional credit. The Small Business Administration backs a portion of each loan, enabling banks to say yes to businesses that might not meet traditional underwriting standards. In Fraser, manufacturers near the 15 Mile and Groesbeck corridor and service companies in the retail districts along Utica Road benefit from these flexible structures when conventional bank loans fall short.
Foothill Advances acts as your broker, not the lender. We evaluate your needs, assemble your documentation, and present your application to multiple SBA-preferred lenders in the network. This approach saves you the time of shopping bank to bank and increases the likelihood of approval because we know which institutions favor your industry and loan size.
Local insight
Fraser sits at the heart of Macomb County's manufacturing and small-business ecosystem. Companies serving automotive suppliers, machine shops near Masonic Boulevard, and family-owned retail operations need capital that matches multi-year growth plans rather than short-term patches. SBA 7(a) loans deliver terms stretching ten to twenty-five years, making monthly payments manageable even when cash flow is seasonal or tied to long production cycles.
Consider a precision tooling shop looking to add CNC equipment and hire two machinists. Conventional equipment loans might demand steep payments over five years. An SBA 7(a) loan spreads the same principal across ten years, preserving working capital for payroll and materials while the new machines ramp up revenue.
SBA loans
We start with a no-obligation consultation at our Warren office, minutes from Fraser via 15 Mile Road. You explain your goals, we outline which SBA program fits best, and we build a complete package: financial statements, business plan narrative, collateral summary, and use-of-funds breakdown. Then we submit to lenders who already trust our pre-qualification process, cutting weeks off the timeline.
Because we are a broker serving Warren and the surrounding communities, we have no internal lending committee to please. Our only job is finding you the best match. If SBA 7(a) isn't the right tool, we pivot to working capital, equipment financing, or another product from our suite of SBA loan options without starting over.
Common questions
Talk to a local advisor and get matched to the right program, no obligation.