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 />
Mountain Biz<strong>Capital</strong><br />
153 South Lexington Ave.<br />
Asheville, NC 28801<br />
P: 828-253-2834<br />
F: 828-255-7953<br />
Area: Western North Carolina<br />
www.mountainbizworks.org<br />
Brian Griffin, Chief Credit Officer<br />
828-253-2834 ext. 16<br />
brian@mountainbizworks.org<br />
The Support Center<br />
3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 350<br />
Raleigh, NC 27604<br />
919-803-1437<br />
www.thesupportcenter-nc.org<br />
Vicki Lee Parker<br />
vparker@thesupportcenter-nc.org<br />
Short-term Loans and Revolving Lines of Credit (CAPLines)<br />
CAPLines is an umbrella program under which the SBA helps small businesses meet their short-term<br />
and cyclical working capital needs. The program is a revolving line of credit that gives small businesses<br />
access to short-term credit <strong>for</strong> up to ten years (except <strong>for</strong> Builders CAPLine which is 5 years). There are<br />
four short-term working-capital loan programs <strong>for</strong> small businesses under the CAPLines umbrella.<br />
These programs are Seasonal, Contract, Builders, and Working <strong>Capital</strong> Line of Credit Program.<br />
www.sba.gov/content/caplines<br />
Community Adjustment & Investment Program (CAIP)<br />
The Community Adjustment & Investment Program (CAIP) was created to help communities suffering<br />
job losses due to changing trade patterns following the North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
(NAFTA). The North American Development Bank (NADBANK) has partnered with the SBA and the U.S.<br />
Department of Agriculture to make credit available to businesses in eligible communities to create or<br />
retain jobs. To be eligible, business applicants must be located in a CAIP-eligible community and must<br />
be able to demonstrate that the loan will be used to create or preserve at least one job <strong>for</strong> every<br />
$70,000 in federally guaranteed loans they receive over a 24-month period. NADBANK pays the SBA<br />
guaranty fee <strong>for</strong> approved loans.<br />
<strong>Businesses</strong> located or being established in the following North Carolina counties are eligible <strong>for</strong> the<br />
program as of 5-2013: Edgecombe, Halifax, Mitchell, Richmond, Robeson, Ruther<strong>for</strong>d, Scotland and<br />
Wilson<br />
For more in<strong>for</strong>mation, please see<br />
www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/sbaloantopics/SpecialPurposeLoans/caip/index.html<br />
Pollution Control Loan<br />
The Pollution Control Loan is a 7(a) program with a special purpose of pollution control. The program is<br />
designed to provide financing to eligible small businesses <strong>for</strong> the planning, design, or installation of a<br />
pollution control facility. This facility must prevent, reduce, abate, or control any <strong>for</strong>m of pollution,<br />
including recycling. This program follows the 7(a) guidelines; however the proceeds must be <strong>for</strong> fixedassets.<br />
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