Fee Free Funding for Local Entrepreneurs

Micro Loans

Royal Business Bank offers Micro loans to help local home-based businesses and newly established sole proprietorship / DBA (Doing Business As) name owners start, sustain, and grow their businesses.

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Select the Micro Loan for Your Needs

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Community Micro Loan

To provide liquidity and working capital to small, primarily home-based businesses.

 

  • Eligibility: Any home business*
  • Loan Amount: $1,000
  • Interest rate (APR): 0.00%
  • Loan Term: 100 Months
  • Interest Rate: 0.0%
  • Fees: No fee
  • Prepayment Penalty: No
  • Requirements:
    • Loan proceeds must be used for business purposes only. This product is not eligible for consumer purposes.
    • The business must be located in one of the following counties of CA, NY, NJ, IL, NV, or HI: Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York, Cook, Clark, Middlesex, or Honolulu.
    • Borrower is at least 18 years old.
    • Business must have less than $1,000,000 in gross revenues.
    • Applicant must not have been convicted of a felony, filed for bankruptcy within the last five years, and/or have a tax lien or a judgement lien in excess of $1,000.
    • No minimum FICO score.

* Some limited types of businesses are ineligible. Please consult with a bank employee for details.

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Micro Loan

To finance purchase of another business, office remodeling, expansion of business, equipment purchase, inventory or operating expenses.

 

  • Eligibility: Business entity and/or individual doing business under a DBA*
  • Loan Amount: $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 with limit determined by annual sales.
  • Interest rate (APR): WSJ Prime Fixed at the time of loan approval.
  • Loan Term: 1, 2, or 3 years
  • Fees: No fee
  • Prepayment Penalty: No
  • Requirements:
    • Loan proceeds must be used for business purposes only. This product is not eligible for consumer purposes.
    • The business must be located in one of the following counties of CA, NY, NJ, IL, NV, or HI: Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York, Cook, Clark, Middlesex, or Honolulu.
    • Borrower is at least 18 years old.
    • Business must have less than $1,000,000 in gross revenues and earn a profit.
    • Applicant must not have been convicted of a felony, filed for bankruptcy within the last five years, and/or have a tax lien or a judgement lien in excess of $1,000.
    • Minimum FICO Score of 600.

* Some limited types of businesses are ineligible. Please consult with a bank employee for details.

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