SBA Announces Streamlined SBA-backed Lending Procedures for Franchisors
In November 2016, the SBA announced a streamline of the SBA-backed lending procedures for many franchisors. This process was refined in February 2017 and again in October 2017, and the latest round of revisions is set to take effect on January 1, 2018. Most notably, there is a new SBA “registry” (the “SBA Franchise Directory,” maintained by the SBA itself) that will provide a centralized list of every franchisor whose
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