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Buying a Restaurant with SBA Lending – What the Lender Needs

By Robin Gagnon

October 11, 2021

Financing a Restaurant

If you are buying a restaurant with SBA lending, make sure you are ready to go with this checklist of items the bank will need. Some will come from you and others will be submitted by the seller. Most of this is straightforward and simple to...

Buying a Restaurant with No (or Low) Money Down – 5 Options

By Robin Gagnon

September 23, 2021

Buying a Restaurant, Financing a Restaurant

As a Restaurant Broker assisting those buying a restaurant, I am often asked how to accomplish the goal with a small amount of savings. There are several ways. Here are my tips for making it happen and five options for buying a restaurant with no...

Giving Thanks – From the Restaurant Brokers at We Sell Restaurants

By Robin Gagnon

November 26, 2020

Buying a Restaurant, Restaurant Brokers, Restaurants for Sale, Selling a Restaurant, Leasing a Restaurant, Financing a Restaurant

On Thursday, November 26th, the offices of We Sell Restaurants will be closed. We will be joining with friends and family to offer our thanks for a tumultuous year that we are sure everyone wants to see in the rearview mirror. As we offer our...

Financing a Restaurant Purchase with Unsecured Lending

By Robin Gagnon

October 09, 2020

Financing a Restaurant

For many, the dream of buying a restaurant is limited only by the size of their savings or their ability to borrow through an SBA lending program. We are seeing qualified buyers with many years of experience in the industry who have faced layoffs...

How to Buy a Restaurant with Financing Today

By Robin Gagnon

September 15, 2020

Financing a Restaurant

Wondering how to buy a restaurant and curious about the status of lending? Bankers assess risk when creating loans for buying a restaurant with financing. They want to minimize their risk by knowing that you, as the buyer, have strong character....

Three Lessons SBA Lenders Won’t Teach You When Buying a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon

June 24, 2019

Financing a Restaurant

Are you in the market for buying a restaurant? Are you looking at lending resources? If you’re like a lot of buyers, it may be your first experience with SBA lending. Don’t count on getting these lessons from your lending partner but trust We...

Financing a Restaurant Purchase? Here's a Review of the 5 C's of Borrowing.

By Robin Gagnon

December 22, 2016

Financing a Restaurant

Are you planning to finance a restaurant purchase? If so, the restaurant broker's recap of the "Five C's" may be a helpful prelude to SBA lending. Being aware of these five factors can help you determine if you are ready for lending before...

Restaurant Brokers Tackle Financing Option in Radio Show Debut

By Robin Gagnon

August 07, 2013

Financing a Restaurant

The restaurant brokers, Eric and Robin Gagnon were joined on the air recently by industry experts to discuss the topic of financing a restaurant. Guests featured some of the restaurant industry's best and brightest including: David Nillson,...

Crowd Funding – Financing a Restaurant With the Help of a Crowd

By Robin Gagnon

July 29, 2013

Financing a Restaurant

This is the final segment of our five-part series by the restaurant brokers on financing a restaurant. The final option we are exploring in this series is called Crowd Funding. It’s a means of financing a restaurant with the help of your biggest...

Tax Free Stock Conversions for Financing a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon

July 15, 2013

Financing a Restaurant

Wondering how to buy a restaurant if your credit is shot or the owner isn’t willing to finance the purchase? This is the fourth in our 5-part series by the restaurant brokers on options for financing a restaurant and this one focuses on one more...