Areas Served: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, or Suffolk counties The Southeast Regional Loan Fund (SRLF) makes real estate and equipment loans to Massachusetts businesses located in southeastern Massachusetts with a particular emphasis on fishing and seafood businesses. The SRLF offers: – Loan or bank loan participation up to $100,000 or $250,000 with matching
Read MoreAreas Served: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk counties in Massachusetts and all of Rhode Island. SEED is an Intermediary Lender under SBA’s Micro Loan Program. SEED has access to $5 million in SBA loan funds to assist micro businesses in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk counties in
Read MoreAreas Served: Hampden County, city of Fall River The Fall River Office of Economic Development (FROED) offers Fall River businesses (Hampden County, city of Fall River) low-interest financing through its new FROED “50” Fund. This innovative loan program provides 100% financing opportunities to startup ventures and existing small businesses. FROED “50” Facts – Interest rate
Read MoreAreas Served: Franklin County The FCCDC has raised capital from public and private sources to provide “gap” financing for business start-ups and expansions. The fund seeks to lend to manufacturing, agricultural and other natural resource based businesses, artisans, and retail or service businesses located in core downtown areas. Lending to businesses that will create or
Read MoreAreas Served: Towns of Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Barre, Clinton, Gardner, Hardwick, Hubbardston, Lunenburg, New Braintree, Orange, Royalston, Southbridge, Templeton, Warren, Webster and Winchendon. RCAP Solutions Financial Services has received $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to loan to small businesses in: Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Barre, Clinton, Gardner, Hardwick, Hubbardston, Lunenburg, New Braintree, Orange,
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