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Ambition,
meet funding
With the right plan and the right financing, opportunity is yours. For more than 65 years, we’ve provided businesses with the loans and support needed to aim higher. Let yours be next.
Business loans from $10,000 - $5,500,000+
Discover what’s possible with Pursuit
“Working with Pursuit has been great. They made the process really easy for us and they’ve stayed in touch … we know they’ve got our backs.”
Alaina James
Blend Smoothie & Salad Bar - Hopewell Junction, NY
Go further with a lender that sees your potential
We don’t just make loans, we make loans possible. Pursuit balances speed and diligence to ensure CT, NY, NJ and PA businesses are getting the right small business loan—now, and for the future.
More options,
more opportunity
Access more than 15 small business loan programs custom-fit to your needs, including SBA 504, SBA 7(a), and SBA Microloan
Receive Custom Support
You’ll work one-on-one with a lender dedicated to understanding your business and your borrowing needs.
Experience a
convenient process
Start a small business loan application online where and when it works for you.
Fund your next opportunity
Construction & Improvement
Construction & Improvement
Make your dream business location a reality with affordable funding.
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Owner-Occupied Commercial
Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate
Access below-market rates and up to 90% financing for commercial mortgages.
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We’re a nationally recognized lender that serves businesses in the following states:
Easily find the right business loan
Because we directly offer more than 15 loan programs in CT, NY, NJ and PA, you’re more likely to find a loan that meets your unique financing need, funding timeline, and business situation. Pursuit’s process takes the guesswork out of finding the best business loan.
01
Start Online
Or, call 1-866-466-9232 to speak with a loan representative
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Find your loan option
We’ll let you know what your best funding option is
03
Access Support
Get as much or as little one-on-one help as you need to continue your application
04
Get Funded
We can estimate your time to funding shortly after you start an application
Resources to pursue your goals
“After being turned down for financing twice, I felt dejected. Then, I found Pursuit!” Wunmi says. “Now, I have a team that believes in me and my vision." See how Pursuit helped Wunmi turn a discouraging experience into the successful launch of O.A. Adult Health & Wellness.
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Work with a lender invested in your success
Pursuit is a community-focused lender with a mission to help businesses thrive. Because when they do, entire communities are positively impacted.
785
Total loans made (2023)
$309 million
Total dollars lent (2023)
3,458
Total jobs created/retained (2023)
Creating positive change in challenging times
During the pandemic, COVID relief funding became a lifeline for many small businesses. Communities turned to us to support them through the unprecedented.
Amount of relief funds provided - $880 million
Number relief loans funded - 12,800
Average amount of relief funding received - $69,000
Approved to offer SBA loan products under SBA’s Preferred Lenders Program & SBA Express Program
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