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Rural Opportunities Loan Fund: Helps business expansion and other business needs when jobs are created or saved. Available in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, Lincoln, Grant, Adams, Whitman, Garfield, Asotin counties and rural Spokane County. Angel Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net): ACE-Net is a precedent-setting national equity capital market serving accredited individual investors in early-stage high-growth entrepreneurial ventures. ACE-Net is grounded upon two fundamental positions: U.S. entrepreneurs and venture investors constitute a vital competitive edge in world markets; and the know-how and the capital of self-made, high-net-worth individuals are two of the country's least understood and most underutilized economic resources. ACE-Net must be accessed via the internet and is sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Center for Venture Research, and a consortium of universities and economic development organizations. {Return to Top} Cascadia Revolving Fund:
Cascadia is a private,
nonprofit community development loan fund. Socially-concerned individuals and
organizations deposit funds with Cascadia which are pooled and lent to small businesses
which cannot access traditional sources of credit-especially those owned by women and
minorities, businesses located in distressed communities (high unemployment areas), and
businesses that restore and/or preserve the environment. Child Care Facility Fund:
This fund provides financial and technical assistance to businesses to start or expand
employer-based child care facilities. Applications for loans and grants are approved
by a board with expertise in financing and child care. Community Development Block Grant Float Loan Program:
This program uses federal CDBG funds as a source of interim
financing for business projects that are able to secure an irrevocable letter of credit
and are willing to commit to making jobs available to low-income people. To obtain
financing, the business must be located in a small cities CDBG-eligible jurisdiction. Community Development Finance Program:
The Community Development Finance (CDF) Program is available to help
business secure long-term expansion loans. Development Loan Fund: The Development Loan Fund (DLF) provides gap financing for businesses that will create new
jobs or retain existing jobs, particularly for lower-income persons, in nonentitlement
areas of the state experiencing high unemployment. Evergreen Community Development Association A U.S. Small Business
Administration-licensed development corporation which provides SBA 504 funding for
eligible businesses. (800) 878-6613 Export-Import Bank of the United States (Eximbank) The Export Assistance
Center (EFACW) is the "city/state" representative of the Export-Import Bank of
the Unites States. Eximbank is the U.S. government agency that facilitates the
export financing of U.S. goods and services. HUD Section 108 Program This program is
used to attract and leverage private-sector funds by pledging future state CDBG awards as
security for loans which meet established criteria. Tax-Exempt Bond Finance Credit-worthy small manufacturing and processing
companies can access below-market-rate financing through the Washington Economic
Development Finance Authority (WEDFA)'s tax-exempt bond programs for a maximum of $10
million per project. 1000 Second Avenue, Suite 2700 Seattle, WA 98104-1046
phone: (206) 587-5634 Business and Industry Guarantee Loan Program. The primary purpose of this
program is to create and maintain employment and improve the economic climate in rural
communities.
Intermediary Relending Program Loans. Loans to finance business facilities
and community development projects in rural areas, including cities with populations less
than 25,000.
Rural Business Enterprise Grants Assists public bodies, nonprofit
corporations, and federally recognized Indian tribal groups to finance and facilitate
development of small and emerging private business enterprises located in rural areas. U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs: Puget Sound Agency
Business and Economic Development, 300-6 Colby Avenue, Federal Building, Everett, WA 98201
phone: (425) 258-2651 U.S. Small Business
Administration: Spokane District Office - Eastern Washington The Small Business
Administration (SBA) is a federal agency which provides assistance in the form of direct
loans, loan guarantees, counseling, helping small businesses secure government contracts,
and acting as a special advocate for small businesses with other federal and state
agencies and the private sector. SBA has many programs to assist small businesses.
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