Montana SBA-April 2009 Newsletter

During the first half of 2009, the Montana SBA District Office approved 159 loans totaling $26,757,260. Of the 159 loans,
155 totaling $23,846,260 were approved under SBA’s flagship 7(a) guaranteed loan program, and 4 loans totaling
$2,911,000 were made through the 504 Certified Development Company Program, a program that provides growing businesses
with long-term fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.

New businesses accounted for
65 of the loans and totaled $11,898,560. Thirty-one loans totaling $3,794,860 were made to women owned businesses, 23
loans totaling $1,830,100 were made to veterans, and 17 loans totaling $3,821,000 went to minority owned businesses.
The most frequently financed businesses included: supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores, full-service
restaurants, landscaping services, all other specialty trade contractors, general automotive repair, and offices of dentists.

And don’t forget…our Annual Small Business Week Awards Banquet is coming up on June 5th being held in Missoula at the
Hilton Garden Inn. Find more information including a listing of our winners on page 2. A registration form for the event is
attached, please note that registration forms and payment for the event is due by May 27th to MCDC. We have a great cast of
entrepreneurs this year including three Regional Award Winners and two Nationally recognized Award Winners. We hope to
see you all there!

In this issue you’ll find lots of information pertaining to the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, the Montana District Office
is working hard to get these new updates/programs out to small businesses and lenders.

Please visit http://www.sba.gov/recovery
for more information or call the District Office with questions. We will keep you updated as new information becomes available.

Full Newsletter: http://www.matr.net/files/F–USERS-CDBAKER-Myfiles-PIO-Newsletter-2009-April-April2009.pdf