Pacific Community Ventures is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development financial institution that envisions a world of thriving communities where everyone has a fair shake. Our mission is to invest in small businesses, create good jobs for working people, and make markets work for social good.
We have more than 15 loan programs that can help you achieve them. From start-up and working capital loans to commercial real estate financing, Pursuit has what you need to fund your ambition. At Pursuit, our mission is simple: to provide businesses with affordable loans and resources so that they can reach higher, transform and grow. This transformation may start with an individual borrower, but ultimately extends into the broader community, taking shape as new employment opportunities, economic development, and positive change.
Unlock opportunity. Grow, Hire, Build, and Thrive The NYC Small Business Opportunity Fund delivers flexible, affordable capital and free business support services to small business owners and emerging entrepreneurs in New York City’s five boroughs. NYC Small Business Opportunity Fund loans are available up to $250,000.
Funding for projects in sectors like Green/Sustainability Industries, childcare businesses, home healthcare agencies.
In collaboration with the Maryland Energy Administration and using Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funds, MARBIDCO offers affordable financing for projects to improve energy efficiency in food and fiber businesses.
Minimum / Maximum Loan Amounts: $2,500 to $30,000 Please note, loan advances may not exceed the cost of actually making the improvements minus any grant incentive funding received for a project.
We support low-income entrepreneurs who have difficulties qualifying for a loan elsewhere by offering a lending model based on social-collateral and peer-support (e.g., initial loans are group loans) instead of traditional underwriting criteria (e.g., credit score, income, and collateral).
As a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), LEDC provides alternative microloan options to start-ups and existing businesses that have difficulty obtaining credit from mainstream financial institutions.
We offer loans ranging from $500 to $250,000 to qualified start-ups and existing businesses. Uses capital include:
We provide loans from $500 to $50,000 Micro-Financing with flexible criteria We loan to Restaurants, Transportation, Service companies, various small businesses, and many more
The Boston Local Development Corporation (BLDC), located in Boston, Massachusetts, works to increase employment opportunities for Boston residents by providing small business loans with a focus on commercial, industrial and service companies.
Although essential for thriving communities, small businesses and nonprofit organizations experience particular challenges with accessing capital to build their operational capacity or expand. CFE is dedicated to closing this financing gap. Entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders can turn to us for term loans and lines of credit, plus technical assistance.