Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's support program to work in conjunction with the Small Business Administration SBA-7a loan.

Toby Rittner, President & CEO Council of Development Finance Agencies, discusses CDFA, development finance trends, best practices, case studies, and a wide variety of development finance programs.

This listing provides basic information on a wide variety of Ohio's development finance tools.

Oakland County Business Finance Corporation SBA 504 formal loan blank application.

Mark Barbash presents the Finance Fund's involvement with state and federal New Markets Tax Credits, including a case study project.

This handbook from the California Financial Opportunities Roundtable covers a wide range of access to capital-related programs and services available throughout the state, including loan programs, bonds, innovation finance.

Grady Hedgespeth of the U.S. Small Business Administration provides an overview of recent SBA loan program activity and performance.

Gary Smith of Chester County Economic Development Council reviews the organization's programs to support economic development and capital access in the region.

The Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund provides matching dollars to support commercialization projects. This document outlines program definitions, eligibility requirements, application process, and award process.

This chart from the U.S. Small Business Administration compares the various 7(a) loan programs along eligibility, structure, terms, and more.

Overview information on four federal finance programs, one each from the EPA, USDA, SBA, and Commerce, are presented by Erin Tehan of CDFA in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 2 | 2012.

South Eastern Economic Development (SEED) Co. created this thorough overview of the SBA 504 program, including a factsheet, program guidelines, applications, cost sheet, and more.

The Ohio Statewide Development Corporation (OSDC) participates in both the SBA 504 and Ohio 166 loan programs. This packet explains the programs and provides information about working with OSDC.

The Oakland County Business Finance Corporation, a Certified Development Company, created this factsheet on the U.S. Small Business Administration 504 Loan Program.

This chart from the Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development provides basic information for every loan-related program offered in the state.

This document from Enterprise Florida, Inc. overviews the agency's access to capital programs, which include loan guarantees, loan participation, bond finance, innovation finance initiatives, and more.

This memo from the California Treasurer's Office reports on a recent U.S. Small Business Administration clarification of the way SBA 504 loans and IDBs can work together on a single project. The memo includes a sample of an allowable financing...

This presentation by James Hammersley of the U.S. Small Business Administration discusses how the SBA's 7(a) and 504 for programs can -- and cannot -- be used with certain State Small Business Credit Initiative programs.

This article featuring four federal innovation finance programs was written by Erin Tehan for the third issue of CDFA's magazine, Development Finance Perspectives.

This presentation by Stanley Luboff from the State of Illinois discusses the four State Small Business Credit Initiative programs approved in the state: a capital access program, collateral support program, participation loan program, and venture...

Ohio bioscience, which is supported by federal programs, the Ohio Third Frontier, and private investment, grew significantly in 2010, according to this report published by BioOhio.

This fact sheet from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency defines community development activities, investments, and services that qualify for Community Reinvestment Act purposes.

This issue of Community Development Investments from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency covers community development corporations (CDCs). Topics include tips for creating multibank CDCs, encouraging economic development, and project case...

The Small Business Administration 7(a) Guaranteed Loan Program is covered in this fact sheet from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. General program requirements, bank participation, and specialized programs are all discussed.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies released the Federal Financing Reference Guide with generous sponsorship support from Stifel Nicolaus and additional support from Business Oregon and the City of Minneapolis. The Federal Financing...

This report to Secretary Locke was created by the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The report provides policy recommendations for incentivizing early- and later-stage access to capital for high-growth companies.

This presentation by Charles D. Tansey covers the Working Capital Guarantee and Export Credit Insurance programs available through the Ex-Im Bank.

This Legislative Report for the Connecticut Development Authority (CDA) reviews the details of all financing programs operated by the CDA. The programs include direct loans, a capital access program, bonds, and more. Details include financing...

This Community Development Insights report was primarily written by Kristopher Rengert and released through the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. This Insights report discusses the SBA's Export Working Capital Program and the Ex-Im Bank's...

The Economic Report of the President, published by the Government Printing Office, was transmitted to Congress in February 2011. Chapter 7 covers the Administration's efforts to support small businesses through federal policies and programs....

The U.S. Small Business Administration has published a list of the Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) that are officially licensed throughout the United States. All listings include company contact information, and some also state investment...

The South Central Kansas Economic Development District uses a variety of different tools to provide access to capital for business and industry. They offer SBA loans, an EDA-funded RLF, loan guarantees and other options.

This U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) report summarizes the SBA's 2009 performance, aided by ARRA provisions and funding, and includes a justification of their budget request for 2011. The 2011 budget request is projected to support $28...

The SBA lending programs have seen increased usage thanks to ARRA provisions allowing for easier access to small businesses. Kathy Kyrish of Capital CDC explains the SBA 504 and 7(a) programs in this presentation.

Olivia Rebanal discusses the National Development Council's Grow America Fund in this presentation.

Rick Palank of the St. Louis County Economic Council discusses their line of access to capital tools in this presentation.

This report from the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy examines finance issues affecting the small business owner. Recent surveys show that small business lending standards have grown more stringent and loan demand has fallen. This...

Michael Schwartz from Chesapeake Development Corp covers the basics of the SBA 504 lending in this presentation.

This presentation by Sherwood Robbins of the Chester County Industrial Development Authority covers several Small Business Administration (SBA) programs, including SBA 7a loans, America's Recovery Capital (ARC) loans and the Dealer Floor Financing...

Judy Canales of USDA Rural Development gives an overview of their economic and community development programs in this presentation, including many direct lending and loan guarantee programs.

Sherwood Robbins from the Chester County Economic Development Council gave this presentation discussing the SBA 504 and 7(a) programs, including changes made by ARRA.

Barry Surma from Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation discusses the basics of the SBA 504 loan program in this presentation.

Ross Wood of Capital CDC, a certified development corporation in Texas, gave this presentation explaing how the SBA 504 loan program works and giving examples of how it has been used in Texas.

Dennis S. Melton, District Director, St. Louis District with U.S. Small Business Administration, presents about some of the U.S. Small Business Administration's financing programs and the important role small businesses play in the economy.

SBA provided this piece to provide background information about the SBA Patriot Express Pilot loan program to encourage small business development by veterans and members of the military community. This resource will help explain who is eligible...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified 254 federal programs that provide services to support the business sector. This report highlights these programs and distinguishes them by agency and highlights the programs available. ...

Julie Evans presented at the CDFA Annual Summit about the SBIR/STTR and NSF programs as well as her role with working with small firms to establish access to capital.

Joe Peek from the University of Kentucky, Lexington compiled this report for the U.S. Small Business Administration. The study investigates the contribution of relationship lending to the value of banks by estimating the market premium placed on...

Small business often face a hard time access financing. The SBA 7(a) Program is a tool to encourage investment in small businesses. Lehman Brothers provides a fact sheet to explain the 7(a) program.

Small businesses often find it difficult to access capital to expand their businesses. The SBA 504 Loan Program, allows small business access to lower than what is typically available. This Main St. fact sheet explains the SBA 504 lending program...