Focus Area: Minority Founders
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
AVCOG provides financing assistance for startups, expansions and modernizations throughout the tri-county area. Funding for the agency’s lending, grant and technical assistance programs is secured through a mix of state and federal loan and grant programs and strategic partnerships.
3CORE
3CORE is a private, nonprofit corporation that works as the economic development planning and coordinating agency for California’s Tri-County region, composed of Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties and the nine member cities located therein. We will help you secure your next small business loan.
ECDI
ECDI is a top U.S. SBA-intermediary microlender providing responsible, affordable lending and comprehensive small business development services. We serve all of Ohio along with select areas of Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia.
National Minority Supplier Development Council Business Consortium Fund, Inc.
We are America’s most comprehensive financing and technical support organization exclusively serving NMSDC-certified businesses, providing loan programs and consulting services.
Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce
Our mission is the economic empowerment of African American communities and small businesses in Beaufort County. The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization dedicated to offering products, services, and educational programming for multi-cultural business owners and professionals within the Beaufort and neighboring communities.
New Jersey Community Capital (Community Loan Fund of New Jersey)
Whether investing in vibrant arts and cultural institutions, community facilities, early child care centers or diverse small businesses, we know that the strongest community-building efforts are localized and resident-driven.
Black Business Investment Fund
BBIF is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). We are a mission-driven organization which helps Black, minority and underserved small businesses thrive by providing loan capital alongside business development training.
Bridgeway Capital, Inc.
We help small businesses access new opportunities. We offer flexible loans and business education to grow small businesses and help them provide employment opportunities in low-income communities. Bridgeway can help you take your business plan and connect it with capital to launch or expand your business.
Albany Community Together, Inc.
ACT! provides capital, coaching and connections with a focus on African Americans, other populations of color and low-income persons. We work in partnership with banks to meet the credit needs of small business owners. Our programs serve to close the financial gap, to make the business owner “whole” financially.
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
Lending money to launch and grow small businesses is at the core of AEDC’s work. We know that many, if not most, small enterprises struggle to access adequate capital and this is especially true for our largely low- and moderate-income clients. The scale of small business in the North Country can make access to traditional financial institution capital difficult, especially for just-starting entrepreneurs.
