Business Financing

Ready to apply for your business loan for that Practice? or need some financing for that new Retina Optos? Dat and Aaron has partnered with these recommended to offer fast, flexible business loans or equipment financing designed for the unique needs of optometric professionals

Business Loan | Commerical Financing | Equipment | Merchant Services

 Bank Of America Practice Solutions


No matter where you are in the growth of your practice, it’s important to choose the right financing. At Bank of America Practice Solutions, we’ve been helping medical professionals achieve their goals for more than 20 years.

Our all-inclusive financing covers all of your needs — from office design and equipment installation to training, supplies and even working capital. We offer the following types of loans:


Optometrist Loan: Up to $5 Million


  • ✅ Cold Start-up | Practice Purchase Loan

  • ✅ Express Equipment Loans & Upgrades

  • ✅ Commercial Real Estate (Conventional and SBA) + Flexible Terms 7-20 Years

  • ✅ Renovations | Expansion Additional Locations

  • ✅ Merchant Services Directly by BofA.

  • ✅ Primarily all our loans are conventional financing, but we also offer SBA financing if needed (conventional financing offers lower rates & faster closing)

  • ✅ Flexible terms on loans between 7 – 20 years with industry low rates


Location Requirements: Eligible in all States


Contact: Michael Smith | Michael.Smith-11@Bofa.com | (480)-486-8912

Merchant Services

Wells Fargo Business Financing


With over a decade of experience working nationally in the OD financing space, Darren Jackson has helped many optometrists nationally secure practice, equipment, and commercial real estate loans, business banking services, and merchant services. My value as an national optometric banker:

  • Over a decade of experience working nationally in OD financing space.
  • I’ve helped many optometrists nationally secure practice, equipment, and commercial real estate loans, business banking services, and merchant services.
  • Excellent customer service
  • Knowledge of the Optometric industry.

Optometrist Program | Services Offered: 

  • Commercial real estate purchase loans up to 25 years fixed for existing buildings and ground up construction projects.

  • Cold start-up loan up to 10 years fixed

  • Practice acquisition loan up to 10 years fixed 

  • Business loan refinancing up to 10 years fixed 

  • Practice remodel, expansion, and additional location loan up to 10 years.

  • Practice Real Estate Conventional (non-SBA) loan for existing practice owners.

    • Loan is up to $1,000,000. Can be used for real estate purchase, real estate refinance, and real estate equity out loan.


Location Requirements: Eligible in all States


Contact: Darren Jackson | Email Darren.Jackson@wellsfargo.com | (571)-489-1100

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