HAVE YOU EVER IMAGINED WHAT IT MIGHT BE LIKE TO START, OR BUY, A SPORTS FACILITY of some kind? If a sports facility is not exactly in your (or your client's) budget, don't let that slow you down. There are thousands of sports and sports-related businesses that need financial help from lenders like the ones in the report below. This report gives some of the biggest names in sports lending.

SPORTS FACILITIES COME IN MANY TYPES. On one hand, there are indoor sports like bowling, billiards, and Internet gaming. On another, there are outdoor sports like rollerskating, putt-putt golf, tennis, swimming and hangliding (to name a few). And there are sports franchises and professional sports at the local, state or national level.

SWIRLING AROUND EVERY ONE OF THESE SPORTS are all kinds of sports-related busineses—from baseball memorabilia sales to concession stand contracts.

WHY ARE THESE LOANS AVAILABLE? you ask. For a number of good reasons that can help you, namely:

• Lenders know what income level to expect from each type of facility, based on the size of the complex.
• Loans can be based on expected cash flow and a known repayment schedule for the loan at a given interest rate.
• Collateral is available in the form of the equipment used in the facility—such as alleys, billiard tables, docks, etc.
• Actual income can be projected based on the location of the facility, the population of the surrounding area, nearness of competition, etc.

• Your business numbers are in line with the usual facility.
• You have a short Business Plan for your facility.
• Your resume and business plan look professional.
• You have some business experience in the field.
• Competing facilities are not too close to yours.
• You have a reasonably good credit score.