Recommendations for SBA Preferred Lenders in Southern CA?

June 24, 2025
by a searcher from Gettysburg College in La Jolla Shores Beach, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
Hi all, I own a commercial cleaning business that’s grown to two markets (California and Colorado), reaching $85,000 in monthly recurring revenue in just under two years since launch. We recently signed an LOI for a $2.6M acquisition of another cleaning company in California ($592k SDE)
We’re now looking to secure SBA 7(a) financing and are strictly looking to work directly with a Preferred SBA Lender - no brokers. Ideally, we’d like to work with a lender that has a physical presence in San Diego or Southern California, and bonus points if they have experience financing service-based or janitorial businesses.
I’m doing my own outreach, but always appreciate the help of this great community.
If you’ve worked with any SBA lenders in SoCal that you’d recommend, I’d love a warm intro or contact name.
Thanks in advance!
from University of Southern California in Santa Monica, CA, USA
from University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, CA, USA