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Buddy Bear Feature

Buddy Bear Car Wash: SomerCor SBA 504 Loan Feature

12/30/2025
Tradition, Legacy, Entrepreneurship For more than fifty years, Phil Degeratto’s Buddy Bear Car Washes have...
Chicago / Client Success Stories / Equipment / Ground-Up Construction / Illinois / SBA 504 / Special Purpose
Supercharging Manufacturers

Daily Herald: Supercharging Illinois Manufacturers

12/22/2025
Manufacturing is part of who we are in Illinois. From food processing, to machinery, to...
Business Owner Resource / Manufacturing / Media / News and Updates / SBA 504
Sunrock Ceramics Feature

Sunrock Ceramics: SBA 504 Loan Feature

12/02/2025
Kiln Creations: For twenty years, Sunrock Ceramics has been a manufacturer for manufacturers. Founded in...
Client Success Stories / Commercial Real Estate / Illinois / Manufacturing / Renovation / SBA 504
grantfeature

Phoenix Bean: SBIF Feature in Edgewater

11/26/2025
SBIF Grant Impact (Bryn Mawr/Broadway) For 25 years, the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) has...
Chicago / Client Success Stories / Food/Nutrition / Grant / Manufacturing / SBIF Grant
Krimson 504 Feature

Krimson Security & Fingerprinting: SomerCor SBA 504 Loan Feature

11/10/2025
Safe and secure: For Sergeant First Class Ryan Kern, a U.S Army veteran, keeping communities...
Client Success Stories / Commercial Real Estate / Illinois / Office/Professional Services / Renovation / SBA 504
Busy Beaver Buttons & Merch

Busy Beaver Buttons & Merch: SomerCor SBA 504 Loan Feature

10/22/2025
Busy Beaver Buttons and Merch: What started as a one-person operation run from a college...
Chicago / Client Success Stories / Commercial Real Estate / Illinois / Manufacturing / Renovation / Retail / SBA 504
IMEC graphic

Investing in the Makers: Financing, Workforce, and Innovation for Illinois Manufacturing

10/09/2025
October is Manufacturing Month, a time to honor the people, innovation, and impact behind one...
Illinois / Legislative/Regulatory / Lender Resource / Loan / Manufacturing / SBA 504 / SBA 504 Refinance / SBA News
Program Change Graphic

SBA 504 Loan Fees Waived for Manufacturers

10/07/2025
Effective October 1, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) instituted fee waivers for manufacturers...
Legislative/Regulatory / Lender Resource / Manufacturing / SBA 504 / SBA News
Two men in a factory looking at something on the ground.

Growth Opportunities for Manufacturers: SBA 504 Equipment Loans

09/23/2025
Right now manufacturers in Illinois face both increased labor challenges and avenues for growth. The...
Business Owner Resource / Equipment / Green Energy / Manufacturing / SBA 504
A man in blue shirt holding up a metal object.

Scaling Up for Skilled Trades: Three Reasons to Use the SBA 504 Program

09/18/2025
The SBA 504 loan program is a great option for skilled trade professionals looking to...
Business Owner Resource / Commercial Real Estate / Construction/Trades / Refinance / Renovation / SBA 504

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