Capital Opportunities for Small Businesses - sbtdc
Capital Opportunities for Small Businesses - sbtdc
Capital Opportunities for Small Businesses - sbtdc
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C A P I T A L O P P O R T U N I T I E S F O R SMA L L B U S I N E S S E S<br />
considers two questions when choosing a borrower: will your business use natural resources<br />
sustainably and contribute to the retention of <strong>for</strong>ests and can your business make good use of a small<br />
loan ($15,000 or less) and repay it<br />
The Shade Fund also provides an opportunity to support green, <strong>for</strong>est-related business ventures and<br />
entrepreneurs working to turn sound ideas into reality by becoming a Shade Fund lender.<br />
The Shade Fund<br />
Rick Larson, Director of Sustainable Ventures<br />
919.951.0113<br />
The Conservation Fund<br />
1655 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 1300<br />
Arlington, VA 22209<br />
Sequoyah Fund<br />
The Sequoyah Fund is an independent, non-profit Native American Community Development Financial<br />
Institution (CDFI). The organization evolved from a loan fund program of the Eastern Band of Cherokee<br />
Indians. The program was managed by the business development department. A decision was made to<br />
take this loan fund program through a rigorous reorganization process and establish an independent<br />
Native CDFI that could receive CDFI certification from the US Treasury. The Sequoyah Fund obtained<br />
this certification in 2005. Loan products include small business start-up loans, business expansion<br />
loans, and loans <strong>for</strong> façade renovation in the Cherokee Central Business District.<br />
Sequoya Fund<br />
810 Acquoni Rd.<br />
POB 1200<br />
Cherokee, NC 28719<br />
828.554.6720<br />
www.sequoyahfund.org<br />
SlowMoney NC<br />
Slow Money NC has $25,000 available <strong>for</strong> Slow Money loans. Slow Money is looking to make several<br />
loans to local, sustainable farms or local related businesses to start or expand their businesses.<br />
Slow Money NC lets you reconnect with a portion of the money that you entrusted to strangers in<br />
faraway places and, instead, help build a more local, durable economy from the soil up! When you<br />
make a loan to a farmer or other local food enterprises so they can expand and flourish, you can truly<br />
enjoy the fruits of their labor.<br />
Loan applications can be made at www.slowmoneync.com and questions can be directed to<br />
info@slowmoney.org.<br />
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