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How to finance a Ben & Jerry's in Illinois
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most Ben & Jerry's deals in Illinois, from public loan records — typical Ben & Jerry's loan about $350K. A bank already funding the brand in your state knows it twice over.
Most active with Ben & Jerry's in Illinois
Ranked by funded Ben & Jerry's loans in Illinois. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.20 loans · $14M · Arlington Heights, ILFull record →
- 2.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
- 3.1,025 loans · $292M · Berkeley Heights, NJFull record →
6+ funded Ben & Jerry's in Illinois deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- Windy City Scoop Shop 2 LLC in Schaumburg, IL — $431K (2024) · Village Bank and Trust, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $323K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 8 days
- Approved
- 9/9/2024
- First disbursed
- 9/17/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 20
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
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- Windy City Scoop Shop 2 LLC in Schaumburg, IL — $25K (2024) · Village Bank and Trust, National Association
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% variable
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $13K (50%)
- Approved
- 9/9/2024
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 20
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
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- Alpha Smith Inc. in Glenview, IL — $500K (2023) · Readycap Lending, LLC
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 11% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $375K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 4 days
- Approved
- 7/31/2023
- First disbursed
- 8/4/2023
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
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- Windy City Scoop Shop, LLC in Naperville, IL — $365K (2021) · Village Bank and Trust, National Association
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 4.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $183K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 10 days
- Approved
- 4/30/2021
- First disbursed
- 5/10/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 22
- Business age
- Startup, Loan Funds will Open Business
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
Funded by Village Bank and Trust, National Association · Lender record →
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- Windy City Scoop Shop, LLC in Glenview, IL — $350K (2020) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $263K (75%)
- Approved
- 4/22/2020
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $389K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $39K
- Est. cash at closing
- $52K
- Monthly payment
- $3,842
- Annual debt service
- $46K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $58K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Windy City Scoop Shop, LLC in Glenview, IL — $15K (2020) · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 5.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $8K (50%)
- Approved
- 4/22/2020
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
Funded by The Huntington National Bank · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded Ben & Jerry's loans with a Illinois project address. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a Ben & Jerry's purchase in Illinois with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the brand here (from public records), with the real funded Illinois deals. Village Bank and Trust, National Association funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $350K typical Ben & Jerry's loan
- 3 lenders active in Illinois
- 6+ funded Illinois deals
- 8 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
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