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SBA 7(a) Loan Program, a program | The Grid by Zolidar

SBA 7(a) Loan Program

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

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Last updated at 2026-07-20

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About this program

The SBA's 7(a) guaranteed-loan program can finance employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and worker-cooperative conversions, including a company reloan to the trust and preferred-lender eligibility.

Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018

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Key facts

Status note: Employee-ownership uptake has been limited: fewer than five ESOP loans per year in FY2018 through FY2021.

What they finance

Offerings: Senior loan, Loan guarantee or collateral
Ownership models: ESOP, Worker cooperative
Employee-ownership focus: Partial

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