How it works
Applying starts with a phone call to (860) 743-7281. We ask about your business, your funding need, and your timeline. Most Hartford business owners spend fifteen minutes on that first call. We don't push you into a generic application; we figure out which program fits, SBA 7(a) loans, working capital, equipment financing, commercial real estate, business lines of credit, or invoice factoring. Then we get matched to a lender who actually writes loans for businesses like yours.
Hartford sits at the crossroads of insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing. A broker who knows the Constitution Plaza financial corridor and the Park Street small-business strip understands that a medical billing company in Asylum Hill needs different terms than a machine shop in the South Meadows industrial zone.
Qualifying
Gather three months of business bank statements, your most recent tax return, and a rough outline of what the money will do. If you're buying equipment or property, bring the quote or listing. If you're refinancing debt, list the current balances and monthly payments. We don't need everything perfect on day one, but these pieces let us move fast.
You can drop off documents at our office at 20 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103, Hartford, CT, or discuss them over the phone. No email. We keep your information between you, us, and the lender we introduce.
We submit your profile to lenders in our network and typically hear back within 48 hours. You'll get options, term length, collateral requirements, funding speed. We explain each one in plain language, then you pick. Once you choose, the lender orders any final verifications, drafts documents, and wires funds. Most Hartford business loans close in two to three weeks; working capital and invoice factoring can land in days.
This is no-obligation. If the terms don't work, you walk away. Our job is to find the right fit, not to force a deal.
You're applying through a broker, which means you see multiple lender options instead of one take-it-or-leave-it offer. That comparison saves Hartford business owners time and often money, because lenders compete on different strengths, rate, speed, collateral, or industry expertise.
Common questions
Why Hartford owners trust Glenwood Lending
Talk to a local advisor and get matched to the right program, no obligation.