Access to Capital Directory for Entrepreneurs

A curated database designed to help entrepreneurs learn about sources of funding, including equity, debt and grant capital, with a special focus on CDFIs supported by Bank of America and organizations supporting underserved entrepreneurs.

If you’re a business owner—whether you’re a startup or a long-time entrepreneur—you know that getting the money you need to operate and grow your business is critical to success. That’s why Bank of America and Seneca Women created this Access to Capital Directory. It puts at your fingertips hundreds of organizations providing funding for entrepreneurs across the U.S.

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Featured Sources of Capital

Champion Community Investments (formerly Southern Illinois Coal Belt Champion Community)

CDFI

$150,000

Champion Community Investments is proud to be one of the leading lenders to eligible new and established businesses in a 12-county region of southern Illinois. We work closely with our partnering federal agencies, regional Small Business Development Centers, Entrepreneurship Centers, local economic developers, and certainly the commercial lenders in the region to ensure that sufficient capital is available to fuel business growth and job creation.

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Central Texas Angel Network

Angel

Angel, Early Stage

A nonprofit, member-based organization, the angel group features more than 185 individual accredited investors from an extensive cross-section of sectors and backgrounds. CTAN members not only invest; they also mentor entrepreneurs and connect them to business resources, providing critical support to the success of early-stage business and the Texas economy.

DreamSpring (formerly Accion)

CDFI

Early Stage, Growth Stage, Late Stage, Startup • $2,000,000

At DreamSpring, we believe human potential is unleashed when all people have the opportunity to shape their own future. We offer small business loans and lines of credit across the US, including: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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Urban Innovation Fund

Venture Capital

Seed

A venture capital firm that provides seed capital and regulatory support to entrepreneurs shaping the future of cities—helping them grow into tomorrow’s most valued companies.

Invest Her Ventures

Venture Capital

Angel, Early Stage

InvestHer Ventures is the first venture capital fund in Chicago that promotes, supports, and invests in early-stage tech companies built by female founders

Black Operators Ventures

Venture Capital

Pre-Seed, Seed • $1,300,000

Black Operator Ventures is a seed stage fund created by Black founders, for Black founders. We are industry & sector agnostic. We invest our capital (up to $1.3M), time, and resources into resilient, coachable, experienced Black founders.

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U.S. Small Business Administration Loans 

An SBA loan from Bank of America offers easier qualifications and lower down payment than most standard loans.

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