The Insider's Guide to Small Business Loans (PSI SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS LIBRARY) Koehler, Dan M. and Akin, Camille

Essential for the small business operators in search of capital, this helpful, hands-on guide simplifies the loan application process as never before. The Insider's Guide to Small Business Loans is an easy-to-follow road-map designed to help you through the red tape and show you how to prepare a successful loan application.
A one-of-a-kind handbook that will take you step-by-step through the loan application process, explain the basics of borrowing, help you understand the Small Business Administration (SBA) and how it can help you, and give you the inside scoop on your loan source options and how to approach a lender.
Packed with helpful resources such as SBIC directories, SBA offices, microloan lenders, and a complete nationwide listing of certified and preferred lenders - plus more than a dozen invaluable worksheets and forms, including a sample small business loan application.

An active participant in the small business community for more than 25 years, Dan M. Koehler has owned his own small business as well as held policy-making positions in the SBA. Mr. Koehler was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as a delegate to the National White House Conference on Small Business. Dan M. Koehler is a former deputy regional director of the SBA for the New York region, and currently, he is president of the American Alliance of Small Business.