Areas Served: Ventura County


The EDC-VC Revolving Loan Fund is a county-wide program that provides funding for a wide range of eligible businesses in Ventura county, California. With loans ranging from $20,000 to more than $200,000, EDC-VC assists local businesses to ensure they thrive in a competitive economy. The EDC-VC Business Loan Fund is also offered by EDC-VC to help defense and defense-related businesses create commercial, civilian and nonmilitary applications for their technology or products. Loan funds assist dislocated defense-related workers too. The six core business clusters covered by EDC-VC business loan funds include:
  • Agriculture
  • Biomedical
  • Environmental
  • High technology/communications
  • Metals/machinery
  • Plastics
Loans amounts range from $10,000 to $250,000. Maximum loan term is 84 months. Rates vary between 2% above prime to below prime and are set by the loan board. Origination fees will not exceed out-of-pocket expenses plus 2% of the loan amount. Eligibility is limited to the following: three years of business financial statements and projections; a loan rejection letter from a bank; create at least one new job per $25,000 lent. Collateral for loans includes the personal real estate of guarantor if available; any assets purchased by the loan; and a UCC-1 filing on all business assets. EDC-VC works closely with the cities of Ventura and Simi Valley on their Business Assistance Loan Programs. Available loans are long-term, low-payment, below-market-priced financing for new and existing businesses. Contact Information Economic Development Collaborative Address: 1601 Carmen Drive, Suite 215 City: Camarillo State: California Website: https://edcollaborative.com/

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.