The 2015 State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) National Conference will take place May 11 to May 13, 2015 in Washington, D.C. This is the fifth national conference that will convene SSBCI stakeholders to facilitate knowledge-sharing, promote deployment of SSBCI funds, share new SSBCI policy guidelines and best practices, and facilitate understanding of challenges and successes of various models of increasing capital access to small businesses. Email SSBCIconference@treasury.gov with any questions.

Please join CDFA after the 2015 National SSBCI Conference as we advocate for SSBCI on Capitol Hill. Contact Kevin White for more information.

In this GAO report on Small Business Credit Programs, the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) and the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) are examined. Through its findings, the GAO recommends better impact reporting of SBFL.

The Office of the Inspector General reports on one of Rhode Island's SSBCI venture capital program, Slater Technology Fund. The report finds that the program properly used $1.5M in SSBCI funds.

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In this presentation by Holly Hunt, SSBCI Program Manager for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia's SSBCI programs are explained. These programs include a loan participation program, credit guarantee, and a capital access program.

In this presentation by Emily Jarrett of the California Pollution Control Financing Authority, the California Capital Access Program is discussed.

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